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Dierdre Verkamp

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“There is something so tender about this to me, about being willing to have your makeup wash off, your eyes tear up, your nose start to run. Its tender partly because it harkens back to infancy, to your mother washing your face with love and lots or water, tending to you, making you clean all over again.”
― Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith

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“later,”
― Todd Burpo, Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

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“if-then” rewards usually do more harm than good. By neglecting the ingredients of genuine motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose—they limit what each of us can achieve.”
― Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

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“You master mathematics if you are willing to try. That’s what Schoenfeld attempts to teach his students.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success

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“When a woman excels at her job, both male and female coworkers will remark that she may be accomplishing a lot, but is “not well-liked by her peers.” She is probably also “too aggressive,” “not a team player,” “a bit political,” “can’t be trusted,” or “difficult.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

tags: women, workplace-attitudes

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