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Given life's variables, I would never recommend that every woman lean in regardless of circumstances.
考慮到生活的各種變數(shù)，我從不會建議每位女性在任何環(huán)境下都要向前一步，積極進(jìn)取，
There have been times when I chose not to.
我自己也有好幾次選擇了說“不”。
In the summer of 2006, a tiny start-up called LinkedIn was looking for a new CEO, and Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn's founder, reached out to me.
2006年夏天，當(dāng)時規(guī)模還很小的初創(chuàng)公司LinkedIn需要找一位首席執(zhí)行官，公司創(chuàng)始人里德·霍夫曼對我發(fā)出了邀請。
I thought it was a great opportunity, and after five years in the same position at Google I was ready for a new challenge.
我認(rèn)為這是個絕佳的機會，而且在谷歌工作了5年后，我也已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。
But the timing was tricky. I was thirty-seven years old and wanted to have a second child.
但那時正趕上我準(zhǔn)備要第二個孩子的備孕期。
I told Reid the truth: regrettably, I had to pass because I didn't think I could handle both a pregnancy and a new job.
于是，我對霍夫曼如實相告，拒絕了這個工作機會，因為我認(rèn)為自己無法同時應(yīng)付懷孕和新工作。
His reaction was incredibly kind and supportive.
他的反應(yīng)相當(dāng)寬容，也對我的選擇表示理解。
He tried to talk me into it, even volunteering to work full-time at the company to support me during that period, but it was hard to see a path through.
他甚至提出在我休假期間代理我的工作以示支持，但我還是覺得事情很難解決。
For some women, pregnancy does not slow them down at all, but rather serves to focus them and provides a firm deadline to work toward.
對一些女人來說，懷孕完全不會讓她們放慢事業(yè)上的腳步，反倒會讓她們頂著一個“最后期限”，更為關(guān)注地工作。
My childhood friend Elise Scheck looks back fondly on being pregnant, saying she has never felt so productive.
我的童年好友埃麗澤·舍克十分懷念懷孕的日子，她說自己從來就沒有那么高效過。
She not only worked her usual hours as an attorney but organized her house and put five years of photos into albums.
她不僅保證了身為律師的日常工作時間，還把5年以來拍攝的照片都整理好，一一放進(jìn)了相框。
For others, like me, pregnancy is very difficult, making it impossible to be as effective as normal.
對一些人來說，比如我，懷孕的日子就相當(dāng)難過，完全不可能像平時那樣高效工作。
