WOMEN

28 Mighty Women Part Their Best Advice

SHERYL SANDBERG

Chief Operating Officer of Facebook; 10th Most Powerful Woman in the World (Forbes); age 42

"I've cried at work. I've told people I've cried at work. And it's been reported in the press that 'Sheryl Sandberg cried on Mark Zuckerberg's shoulder,' which is not just what happened. I talk about my hopes and doubts and ask people about theirs. I try to be myself—honest about my strengths and failings —and I encourage others to do the same. It is all professional and it is all personal, all at the very same time."

HELEN GURLEY BROWN

American Author, Publisher, and Business woman, and Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years

"Cosmo was all about receiving anywhere from nowhere. If you could wall as un-prepossessing, nothingburger, mouseburger, as me and get along just by doing the best you could, then wasn't that a good idea to try?"

ELLEN ALEMANY

Chairman and CEO of RBS Citizens Financial Group; Head of RBS Americas; age 56

"I know numerous women just like me who have high-stress jobs that comprise lots of travel. I have always found it important to take time for yourself to relax and stay fit. My favorite stress reliever is to take a long, brisk morning walk through the neighborhood with my dog, Pablo. It's enjoyable and a good run."

HEATHER THOMSON

President and Founder of Yummie Tummie; Star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of NYC; age 42

" Hold your flaws as much as your features. You are a full bundle and no one sees just one part. At the end of the day, if you can't love what you contemplate to be your flaws, then you have to make an efforted to change them."