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I had always been taught that life was the other way around -- that you had to make sure you got what was coming to you . . .

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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
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I'm not a what if. I want to just do it, try it, give it my all, and if it's not meant to be, I can accept that. But I had to do it.
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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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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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If that's what everybody else is doing, that is not what I'm going to do!
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The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more we did for our customers, the more they did for us.
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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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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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The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.
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There are people out there who want to say yes. That gave me confidence to keep asking.
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Don't stop at the first no. You have to be a risk taker. If there weren't room for creativity, the patent office would close down.
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No is an unacceptable answer. I'm allergic to no.
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