“Leverage is the ability to apply positive pressure on yourself to follow through on your decisions even when it hurts.”

“Fight Like a Girl is a mind-set, a sense ofempowerment that can be applied daily toeveryday decisions. It is to protect yourself,defend your identity, and secure your selfworth”

“Can you…make it different this time?”“Different, how?”“Different position, different…something. I want to learn it all.”Whoa, pressure. When Maira’s genius brain wanted to learn something, she really applied herself.”

“Still, history is the long process of outsourcing human ability in order to leverage more of it.”

“I was so sure and I didn’t want to admit I got it that wrong. And when you’re that sure and end up getting it that wrong, you lose faith in yourself, your ability to make the right decisions about your life.”

“...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think.”