People label themselves husbands, wives, moms, sisters, and friends before they label themselves Democrats or Republicans.
— Stephanie Ruhle
I write out my schedule for the week ahead on a white board. I step back. I take a second to look at it - to evaluate what each commitment means to me and my family. I ask myself, 'Will my participation have an impact? Is my attendance essential to the success of the event or to the person I'm supporting, even if I know I won't be present?'
Americans of all backgrounds and in all kinds of circumstances are stressed out by feeling overwhelmed and being over-committed.
All of my life, I've been blessed with a fast metabolism and a petite physique.
International Women's Day means many things to many people. Officially, it is 'a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.' These are important points that deserve to be called out - so we all remember their significance.
I don't remember at all what was said at my college graduation, and I think that's the case for many people.
Seek out different perspectives.
We live surrounded by people who sound like us, vote like us, spend like us. We get only the news we want to. And then scream into the social media echo chamber that is designed to serve us up information we already like.
We are all human, and we do bad things sometimes.
All of us, as humans, as Americans, as people who are lucky enough to be a part of this country's ideals, should care about our neighbors seeking refuge.
When I had my first child, I was too embarrassed to tell a single soul that I wasn't the over-the-moon, picture-perfect new mother I was supposed to be.
No doubt bias exists everywhere, but Wall Street is a ferocious battlefield with everyone in search of the next rainmaker or best strategy. It shouldn't matter who delivers it.
Investing is pure.
The most talented investors are animals solely focused on winning.
It's essential that the media is sober and intentional in everything they do, and that's something we should all keep top of mind.
You know it's time to step back and take a long, hard look at yourself when a New York City cabbie is giving you life advice.
Like a lot of overcommitted, overworked Americans, I do not have much time to exercise. Plain and simple. Instead of merely accepting this sad fact, I remind myself of it constantly, so that on the 95 percent of days I know I won't make it to the gym, I remember to go out of my way to get my body moving.
Like most, I've had an on again, off again relationship with fitness, sometimes beginning every day at the gym only to forget about my membership for months at a time.
My favorite commencement addresses are the ones that get real and don't make too many promises.
I never expected to join the ranks of commencement speakers, especially at my alma mater. I had a tough time there, left eagerly, and returned rarely.
The smartest and most successful people I know are the people who are constantly evolving, always learning. It does not end with school.
Work-life balance is not just a buzzy, self-help term that real business people laugh at. You need it.
Graduation is an important day. It is a significant achievement.
The inhumane treatment of families turned an immigration issue into an immigration crisis.
We may not want to say it out loud, but motherhood is hard.
Wall Street is not the right career for everyone or for every woman. That is clear. But it can't be wrong for every woman. A big job in a trading house can't only be the head of Human Resources or chief operating officer in charge of overhead.
In reality, no one on Wall Street cares about anything except performance.
I think the media's responsibility is to get to the bottom of things - to get to the truth.
In devoting more time and attention to fewer commitments, we can have a bigger impact on the things that matter most.
Life has a way of creeping up on us.
Of course the female experience is different from those of our male peers - just like every woman's story is different from their fellow females.
Completing college is a big deal, and commencements do a good job of making the moment feel big.
Life - life is not fair. But it can be extraordinary.
Just because something doesn't confirm your existing beliefs does not mean it's a hoax.
I've never been the smartest or most qualified for any job I've ever had, and I'm talking waitressing, babysitting, you name it. But I know I've got the will to win. And I learned how to bet on myself and take a shot.
There are women crossing the border, finding border control agents to turn themselves in so they can begin the process of asylum, only to have their children taken from them with no idea of where they're going or when they'll see them again.
The jobs Americans don't want are the ones the migrants fill.
From Warren Buffett to Jamie Dimon to Paul Tudor Jones, no one has cracked the code and put a critical mass of top women in the C-Suite or near it.
During my eight years at Deutsche Bank, the bank ticked every box with the elite development programs, coaching, mission statements for the advancement of women - and I was proud to be a part of it.
Since leaving DB, I have participated in many conferences and swish events that other financial institutions have held for their women's groups.
