Part I: Excuses to Let Go Of
1. Google dictionary, s.v. “excuse,” accessed September 15, 2018, https://www.google.com/search?active&q=Dictionary#dobs=excuse, taken from Oxford Dictionaries, s.v. “excuse,” https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/excuse.
Excuse 1: That’s Not What Other Women Do
1. Brené Brown, “Listening to Shame,” TED video, 20:32, talk presented at TED2012, March 2012, transcript, 13:20, https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.
Excuse 9: Good Girls Don’t Hustle
1. From the title of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s book Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History (New York: Knopf, 2007).
Part II: Behaviors to Adopt
1. Google dictionary, s.v. “behavior,” accessed September 24, 2018, https://www.google.com/search?active&q=Dictionary#dobs=behavior, taken from Oxford Dictionaries, s.v. “behaviour,” https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/behaviour.
Behavior 1: Stop Asking Permission
1. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed. (2016), s.v. “qualify,” emphasis added.
Behavior 3: Embrace Your Ambition
1. Oxford Dictionaries, s.v. “ambition,” accessed September 25, 2018, https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/ambition.
Behavior 4: Ask for Help!
1. J. F. O. McAllister, “10 Questions for Madeleine Albright,” TIME, January 10, 2008, http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1702358,00.html.
Behavior 7: Learn to Say No
1. Original quote by Derek Sivers. Quoted at Jen Hatmaker (@jenhatmaker), “As you move into 2016 hoping for a saner schedule that prioritizes your actual life and keeps you focused on the things that matter the most,” Facebook, January 4, 2016, https://www.facebook.com/jenhatmaker/posts/as-you-move-into-2016-hoping-for-a-saner-schedule-that-prioritizes-your-actual-l/881671191931877/.
Part III: Skills to Acquire
1. Oxford Dictionaries, s.v. “skill,” accessed September 20, 2018, https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/skill.
Skill 2: Confidence
1. Tara Sophia Mohr, “Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified,” Harvard Business Review, August 25, 2014, https://hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless-theyre-100-qualified.
Skill 4: Effectiveness
1. Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (Hudson Bend, TX: Bard Press, 2013).