Finished LEAN IN!

I finished reading Sheryl Sandberg's book. I had some hopes for this book, and it was very good in the beginning. It had been some time since the last time I had read a book on leadership, so I guess that reading motivating stuff that I could relate to made me very enthusiastic. 

Nevertheless, as I continued reading, it was like, "I already know this". Don't get me wrong, the book is very good! I guess me and Sheryl share the same ideas. The thing is, Sheryl is american, and I am portuguese. I come from a femininist culture (more blurriness between genders behaviors), whilst Mrs. Sandberg comes from a masculine culture (the gender roles are more defined). That said, nothing in this book was particularly "new" to me. Because I share the same views on gender differneces. But what I liked the most was the encouragement. She beautifully wrote encouragement words that can fire up anyone.

And...she actually mentioned and cited Tina Fey's book! What a coincidence! I wrote some posts ago I wanted to read both these books. And in the end, Sandberg actually quotes Fey's words! Next read? Bossypants!

Sheryl is my role model. She's beautiful. She's successful. She's smart.

Changing the subject a bit...I've been thinking about something else lately.
Everything I read about Japan, before coming here, was written mostly by american people. So I was seeing Japan, from that perspective, and not really, as a portuguese person, coming from Portugal. I was being influenced by the comparison between japanese and american values. And Portugal, has some values that are similar to those of Japan.