这本书的中文版是《向前一步》，在书店偶然看到原版，觉得还是尽量不要读译本。作者Sheryl Sandberg是前Facebook的COO。书里有她的个人经历，她的观察，思考以及她的改变，她也希望更多的女性能够从内心aspire to the top。
Lean in，字面意思是向前一步、往桌前坐。刚入职的时候，有一次开一个很多人参加的会，新入职的我们坐在了围桌的外圈，老板进来时跟大家说，如果你不往桌前坐，说明你心里自觉自己对这个会议来说不重要。一个潜意识的退缩行为，却暴露着内心的恐惧，在此后的会议里，我也常常会记起老板说过的话，既然选择参会，就不要把自己摆成一个”旁观者“的角色。
We lower our own expectations of what we can achieve；
Many of these girls watched their mothers try to "do it all" and then decide that something had to give. That something was usually their careers.
When jobs are described as powerful, challenging, and involving high levels of responsibility, they appeal to more men than women.
Many women still see ambition as a dirty word.
当她在会议室让大家往桌前坐时，"They demurred and remained in their seats", they seemed like spectators rather than participants.
她为“how women hold themselves back"感到震惊，我也同样感到难过。让我有点难过的是，当下有很多倡导平等的提议，或是对不平等的指责，但在这些提议、指责背后，女性同时也给自己构筑了足够多的阻碍，让自己选择放弃原本是足够平等的机会。
”I realized that in addition to facing institutional obstacles, women face a battle from within.“
有点像《工作，消费主义与新穷人》所讲，严格意义上讲，社会并没有阻碍穷人去找工作，或者有多少歧视造成了不公平，相反，更多时候是穷人失去了抓住机会的意愿。
中间有一些建议给到大家，我其实觉得不论男女，是都适用的：
There is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you.
opportunities are rarely offered, they are seized.
Sharing emotions builds deeper relationships.
最后，我非常喜欢这本书的结尾，她说：
I look toward the world I want for all children ——and my own. My greatest hope is that my son and my daughter will be able to choose what to do with their lives without external or internal obstacles slowing them down or making them question their choices. If my son wants to do the important work of raising children full-time, I hope he is respected and supported. And if my daughter wants to work full-time outside her home, I hope she is not just respected and supported, but also liked for her achievements.
I hope they both end up exactly where they want to be. And when they find where their true passions lie, I hope they both lean in ——all the way.
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