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Embrace what you don`t know

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Sara Blakely
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 27
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Patron Of The Arts
Stand-Up Comedian
Clearwater
Florida
Entrepreneur
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You’ve got to embrace what you don’t know.
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What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look.
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Failures are life's way of nudging you and letting you know you are off course. Trying new things and not being afraid to fail along the way are more important than what you learn in school.
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Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.
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You’ve got to visualize where you’re headed and be very clear about it. Take a polaroid picture of where you’re going to be in a few years.
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I feel like money makes you more of who you already are.
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I didn't want women to walk out of the dressing rooms feeling depressed and wanting a cocktail.
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I'm obsessed with the customer. I am the customer. I really don't think you can go wrong if you don't take your eye off of that. Serving the customer. How does she feel? I feel like the fashion industry has cared a lot about how we look but not about how we feel.
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Ideas, even million-dollar ones, are most vulnerable in their infancy don't share them with too many people. However, don't hide your plan from people who can help you move it forward.
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My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top.
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Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.
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Everything in our society is so purposeful.
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Where I get my energy is: 'How can I make it better'?
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Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset.
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Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your idea forward, but if you're just looking to your friend, co-worker, husband or wife for validation, be careful. It can stop a lot of multimillion-dollar ideas in their tracks in the beginning.
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Failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. This way, it is about answering to yourself.
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I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say.
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If somebody can do something 80 percent as good as you think you would have done it yourself, then you've got to let it go.
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Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful.
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Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.
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