Many years ago, back near the start of her career, she regarded the domestic demands of motherhood as a dubious prospect, claiming her work was her love, and how could she do that and bring up a child at the same time? The answer, presumably, was not to work for a dozen years.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Work-life balance choices involve difficult trade-offs like delaying family.
- In plain terms
- Choosing career over children is hard and has costs.
- What can you take from it?
- Career choices often require personal sacrifices.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What trade-off do you face?
- How do you define success?
Another view
It is possible to balance work and family differently.
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