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Sabotage

Who did therapy once in the life already heard the expression “you are sabotaging yourself” from the person that is sitting in front of you and has the high capacity to staring at you for forty-five minutes without judge you for even one second. Sometimes they don’t tell in this words, or use the word “sabotage”, but they make you understand that your life doesn't get better because you don't believe in yourself.

When I told my friends about my transfer to Houston, some of them suggested me to create a blog where I could write the humor posts that I’ve post on Facebook. They told me that they’ve liked the way I write. I didn’t take this serious and thought they were being just nice to me.

However, some two months ago I published a book in Brazil after I had been invited for two different publishing houses. When I picked the book up in my hands, I started to realize that I could be a good writer as my friends had told me. I kept this thought in my mind.

Some days ago, I started to read a book that my friend Graziella Caputo indicated me. It is: Lean in - women, work, and the will to lead – written by Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook COO). In this book, Sheryl shows with examples experienced by her and with academic researches that women usually deny their abilities, their achievement … We usually sabotage ourselves! Sheryl says that we don't proud of ourselves because we live in a world where “to feel proud” is a men’s feature.

If a man hears from his friend that he is a good writer and should invest in a blog, I am sure he would feel very proud of his ability and would take the advice very seriously. That was I did, after published a book and after read Sheryl’s book! Ok, I took almost one year to believe in my friends and create this blog.

I hope, I really hope my friends were right about my ability to write. I also hope they enjoy to read this blog as I’ve enjoy write for them.

To read

Lean in: women, work, and the will to lead

Sheryl Sandberg