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Ruth Porat

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252 total appearances

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Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

What is the art of the possible is fundamentally changed. And so when I think about the type of people that are imperative. It's always been people with a growth mindset who want to learn, who push themselves. And that is true now with a sense of urgency because you just go back to this Google Translate and the vertical lift is what we're seeing in so many areas.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

What is the art of the possible is fundamentally changed. And so when I think about the type of people that are imperative. It's always been people with a growth mindset who want to learn, who push themselves. And that is true now with a sense of urgency because you just go back to this Google Translate and the vertical lift is what we're seeing in so many areas.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

What is the art of the possible is fundamentally changed. And so when I think about the type of people that are imperative. It's always been people with a growth mindset who want to learn, who push themselves. And that is true now with a sense of urgency because you just go back to this Google Translate and the vertical lift is what we're seeing in so many areas.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So you want to move with speed and think broadly about what is the art of the possible.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So you want to move with speed and think broadly about what is the art of the possible.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So you want to move with speed and think broadly about what is the art of the possible.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So when I was first diagnosed with cancer, it was terrifying. My children at the time were five, seven, and nine. And I just... Wanting to make sure I was there to see them grow up, to be their mom. It was absolutely, absolutely terrifying. And I think that one of the important points to your question is one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in our lifetime.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So when I was first diagnosed with cancer, it was terrifying. My children at the time were five, seven, and nine. And I just... Wanting to make sure I was there to see them grow up, to be their mom. It was absolutely, absolutely terrifying. And I think that one of the important points to your question is one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in our lifetime.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

So when I was first diagnosed with cancer, it was terrifying. My children at the time were five, seven, and nine. And I just... Wanting to make sure I was there to see them grow up, to be their mom. It was absolutely, absolutely terrifying. And I think that one of the important points to your question is one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in our lifetime.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

40% of Americans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime. And so there are some really important learnings that I've had that I... I really actually like to share with people because I think there's a level of optimism, which when you first hear that awful diagnosis, it's hard to realize that you can have. The first thing is I learned to love the word manageable.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

40% of Americans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime. And so there are some really important learnings that I've had that I... I really actually like to share with people because I think there's a level of optimism, which when you first hear that awful diagnosis, it's hard to realize that you can have. The first thing is I learned to love the word manageable.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

40% of Americans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime. And so there are some really important learnings that I've had that I... I really actually like to share with people because I think there's a level of optimism, which when you first hear that awful diagnosis, it's hard to realize that you can have. The first thing is I learned to love the word manageable.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

When I was first diagnosed and realized I needed to go through chemo as well. It was a terrifying concept, but I actually learned that even chemo was manageable. I was one of the lucky ones. I know some people do have reactions to it, but this was 20 years ago and it's only gotten better since then. And the level of care, the quality of care and the success rate is extraordinary.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

When I was first diagnosed and realized I needed to go through chemo as well. It was a terrifying concept, but I actually learned that even chemo was manageable. I was one of the lucky ones. I know some people do have reactions to it, but this was 20 years ago and it's only gotten better since then. And the level of care, the quality of care and the success rate is extraordinary.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

When I was first diagnosed and realized I needed to go through chemo as well. It was a terrifying concept, but I actually learned that even chemo was manageable. I was one of the lucky ones. I know some people do have reactions to it, but this was 20 years ago and it's only gotten better since then. And the level of care, the quality of care and the success rate is extraordinary.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

The process itself is manageable. The second really important lesson that I learned, and I learned this the second time I was diagnosed with cancer. It felt like at that point, it was this never-ending uphill battle. And I spoke to someone who had cancer a number of times, and he told me a story that...

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

The process itself is manageable. The second really important lesson that I learned, and I learned this the second time I was diagnosed with cancer. It felt like at that point, it was this never-ending uphill battle. And I spoke to someone who had cancer a number of times, and he told me a story that...

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

The process itself is manageable. The second really important lesson that I learned, and I learned this the second time I was diagnosed with cancer. It felt like at that point, it was this never-ending uphill battle. And I spoke to someone who had cancer a number of times, and he told me a story that...

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

I've repeated frequently because it inspired me so much, which was that when you have cancer on good days, a bird will come to your shoulder. And that bird will say, you may think you're having a good day, but actually you have cancer. And I was assured that over time, the bird would come less frequently. And one day that bird would fly away for good.

Redefiners
Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

I've repeated frequently because it inspired me so much, which was that when you have cancer on good days, a bird will come to your shoulder. And that bird will say, you may think you're having a good day, but actually you have cancer. And I was assured that over time, the bird would come less frequently. And one day that bird would fly away for good.