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If you think you can, then you’re half way there. If you say, ‘I can’t,’ then you’re defeated.

Debbi Fields

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Debbi Fields
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 18
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Businessperson
Businesswoman
Oakland
California
Mrs. Fields
Debra J. Fields
Debra Jane Sivyer
Defeated
Half
Way
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Number one, I absolutely love making chocolate chip cookies. I mean, it's fun. It's exciting. Beyond the fact that I love making them, I love eating them.
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If youre going to be at a job environment, you should love it. You shouldnt do it just for money. You should do it because you love it. And the money comes naturally.
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I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything.
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I feel like any time I'm doing what I love, my big pay-off is watching somebody else be the receiver.
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I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor. When you're starting out, especially as an entrepreneur, you really don't know what you're doing. You go out there and you try so many things. The key in the process, to me, is that you keep trying and you never give up.
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The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.
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Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.
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We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share. You want to look inside your heart and your soul, and you want to tap into the one thing you love to do. Develop it. Share it. Nurture it. You were meant to have that gift.
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The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.
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I love to nurture, I love to help people. I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor.
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Being good enough never is.
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Be great at what you do, and don't ever settle for mediocrity or else you will always wonder how great you could have been.
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Small business in America is what fuels the American economy. We need more small business to assist us in creating a great nation and in creating more jobs. It's this frontier that is endless in terms of opportunity and potential.
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What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best - which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.
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What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself.
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There is always competition. Whatever you do, there will be competition, and you have to decide how you’re going to play. For me, I had to be the very best. I had to be the very best. Because, if I was not the very best, I would end up being number two.
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When somebody says, You can't, I say, Why not?
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No is an unacceptable answer. I'm allergic to no.
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I've never felt like I was in the cookie business. I've always been in a feel good feeling business. My job is to sell joy. My job is to sell happiness. My job is to sell an experience.
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All I need as payment is a smile. That just really pushes me forward so that I'm always capturing the next opportunity to develop myself.
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