Life - life is not fair. But it can be extraordinary.
Stephanie Ruhle
When I was 23, 24, I started covering hedge funds - a lot of this was luck - when no one else did. This was before hedge funds were the prettiest girl in school: this was pre-nose job and treadmill for hedge funds, when nobody talked to them - back then, it was just all about insurance companies and money managers.
Just because something doesn't confirm your existing beliefs does not mean it's a hoax.
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.
Completing college is a big deal, and commencements do a good job of making the moment feel big.
In many ways, I don't think journalism is any different from banking. And I don't think that banking is any different from parenting.
I joined Bloomberg Television as an anchor in 2011 after spending fourteen years on Wall Street. In many ways, the industries are similar: it's about relationship-building, trust, and problem solving.
For me, I don't have a loyalty to a set of ideals.
Two of our favorite excuses for holding onto a few extra pounds and being out of shape: Too little time and too little money.
When I started at NBC, I'm quite sure there wasn't a plan or initiative that we need to make sure the girls are anchoring the shows.
People stop believing what the media tells them when they see media superstars say things like, 'Let the economy fail.'
Work-life balance is not just a buzzy, self-help term that real business people laugh at. You need it.
I know how important it is to drink water, but plain H2O bores me to death, so I inevitably end up dehydrated.
For so many career women who are also mothers, our own well-being comes last. But when you take the time to make your health a priority, other parts of your life will fall into line.
People confuse integrity with the idea of a high moral standing. I think integrity is saying you're going to do something and doing it.
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.
People just want to live their best lives. They want to be socially free, physically safe, and financially secure.
We try so hard to be excellent and only want the best of the best but, instead of the greatest day ever, try to have a good one.
Having the responsibilities of family life forced me to drown out office politics and focus on delivering my best at home and work.
Whatever job you're asked to do, whether you think it's mundane, boring, or beneath you, do the best job you can. No assignment should be treated as a task. Before you can climb the ladder, you need to build a good foundation.
Seek out different perspectives.
If you're like me, and self-motivation just doesn't get the job done, maybe a little fitness-app competition is just what you need to ignite your need to get moving. It's worth a shot!
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.
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.
We are all human, and we do bad things sometimes.
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.
I love watching the N.Y.C. Marathon - it might even be the best day of the year. I'm already in a true romance with the Big Apple, but the determination, spirit, sport, and glory that are all in full force on race day make it a true standout.
The inhumane treatment of families turned an immigration issue into an immigration crisis.
There's only one thing I love more than race day: the morning after! The morning after the Marathon, New York catches running fever. The Hudson River bike path on Manhattan's west side was like a traffic jam of joggers on Monday morning. No doubt the great race fires up the endurance athlete in all of us - and it's beautiful.
I think I have a loyalty to try to make the best news show I can every day.
Very early in my career, I almost went to journalism school.
When I first started working, I thought I would have a career in my 20s and a family in my 30s. But when I got pregnant with my first, I was really just hitting my stride professionally. That's when I realized it wasn't an either/or decision.
The most talented investors are animals solely focused on winning.
Since leaving DB, I have participated in many conferences and swish events that other financial institutions have held for their women's groups.
In reality, no one on Wall Street cares about anything except performance.
Investing is pure.
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.
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.
We may not want to say it out loud, but motherhood is hard.
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.
The jobs Americans don't want are the ones the migrants fill.
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.
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.
Graduation is an important day. It is a significant achievement.
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.
The smartest and most successful people I know are the people who are constantly evolving, always learning. It does not end with school.
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.
I don't remember at all what was said at my college graduation, and I think that's the case for many people.
My favorite commencement addresses are the ones that get real and don't make too many promises.
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.
