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Find Your Allies Fast with philanthropist Melinda French Gates

2025/4/15
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A Bit of Optimism
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Melinda French Gates: 我的人生经历了很多重大的转变，包括离开微软、创立盖茨基金会、离婚以及开始新的慈善事业。这些经历让我更加坚韧，不再害怕改变。我意识到，个人身份不应该仅仅局限于单一角色，而应该是一个多维的整体。成功进行人生转变的关键在于‘走向’某事，而不是‘远离’某事。在人生转变中，拥有支持你的朋友非常重要，他们能帮助你度过艰难时期。在面对艰难时期之前做好准备，例如寻求朋友的支持，能帮助你更好地应对挑战。在朋友面临人生转变时，给予他们空间去悲伤和感受情绪，而不是试图解决他们的感受，非常重要。即使在感到无力的时候，我们仍然可以选择与谁一起度过人生转变，这是我们掌控的一部分。在人生的不同阶段，我逐渐找回了曾经的自信和活力。社会对女性的歧视和不平等造成了她们在职业发展中面临的诸多障碍。年轻女性应该主动寻找能够支持她们的人，而不是仅仅依赖于工作环境的改变。处于领导地位的人应该主动为他人创造空间，尤其是在女性面临被忽视或被压制的环境中。在人际关系中，给予和索取应该平衡，才能获得更好的支持和帮助。 Simon: 积极倾听Melinda分享的人生经验，并就女性赋权、人生转变、以及慈善事业和投资等话题与Melinda进行深入探讨。

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Change happens to all of us whether we choose it or not. What’s the best way to go through transition, especially when it’s something we didn’t want?

Melinda French Gates has seen her fair share of big transitions. A philanthropist, author, and champion for female empowerment, she spent decades building the Gates Foundation into one of the mightiest charitable organizations in the world. But after 25 years, she decided it was time for a change. Leaving the Foundation and her marriage to Bill Gates behind, she struck out on her own for a new decade of philanthropy.

I was delighted to sit down with Melinda to talk about how we can successfully navigate the big changes in life, and why finding your allies during tough transitions is the best way to start a new chapter.

This…is A Bit of Optimism.

For more on Melinda French Gates and her work, check out:

her book, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward)

her investment and philanthropy organization, Pivotal Ventures)