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Compete with yourself, not with others.

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Sophia Amoruso
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: April 20
Businessperson
San Diego
California
Sophia Christina Amoruso
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The last thing the world needs is another boring person or another boring brand, so embrace all the things that make you different. Alter your clothes all you want, but don't you dare alter your inner freak - she's got your back as much as I do.
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I'm not out there picking out every single item that we sell, and also we don't even make every single item that we sell.
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Focus on the positive things in your life and you'll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening
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There's so many moving pieces, but to be as public as I've become and to be at the front and take the brunt of anything that happens is a huge responsibility, but also something that takes some time to step into and that has been really challenging.
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The world loves to tell you how difficult things are, and the world's not exaggerating. But difficult doesn't mean impossible, and out of the bajillions of things in this universe that you can't control, what you can control is how hard you try, and if or when to pack it in.
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Well advice people have told me that is that, If people aren't suing you, you haven't made it, which I don't necessarily believe but with greater success comes greater responsibility and being one of the few female entrepreneurs who I think has been as public as I have been, you're definitely under a spotlight. It's difficult to manage.
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My philosophy is that you sell things for more than you bought them.
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I'm telling you that you don't have to choose between smart and sexy. You can have both. You are both.
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I guess it has to be healthy, you have to be honest with yourself and I think that's when ego is okay.
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The biggest challenge is people thinking you know everything going on in your company, because you're at the top of it and you started it. But the thing is, nobody knows everything about anything.
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I was OK before this, I will be OK after this.
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I'm just always making things that are personal but hopefully also inspiring, and share not just my story, but other people's stories.
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Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.
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You create the world, blink by blink. It is entirely yours to discover and yours to create.
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When you think about people, you give them power.
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When your goal is to gain experience, perspective, and knowledge, failure is no longer a possibility
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What do you do when you’re living in a hut for $500 a month and subsisting on Boston Market and Subway? You just keep doing what you’re doing.
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If you believe that what you’re doing will have positive results, it will— even if it’s not immediately obvious.
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That has been challenging but also such a pleasure to branch out and do different things.
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I think there are times when I can be a good thing.
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