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Sara Blakely Quotes

Where I get my energy is: ‘How can I make it better?’ Picture Quote #1

Where I get my energy is: ‘How can I make it better Picture Quote #1

I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties Picture Quote #1

It’s really a full-time job to manage our lives Picture Quote #1

I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying Picture Quote #1

Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills to get a prototype made to calling Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. I had to position myself to get five minutes in the door with buyers Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, ‘Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,’ and he would high-five me and say, ‘Way to go.’ Picture Quote #1

The thought of my mortality - I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number’s up Picture Quote #1

The thing about fashion - it’s like ducks going quack, quack quack. It’s being dictated from above, and it just makes me want to rebel against it Picture Quote #1

My training of cold - calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx Picture Quote #1

My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top Picture Quote #1

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My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for seven years Picture Quote #1

I’ll mix a lot of things. I’ll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents Picture Quote #1

I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah had chosen Spanx as one of her favorite products in 2000. I had boxes of product in my apartment and I had two weeks notice that she was going to say she loved it on TV and I had no shipping department Picture Quote #1

I cut the feet out of my control top pantyhose to wear under these white pants and that was the ah - ha moment that started Spanx. My own butt was my own inspiration! Picture Quote #1

I cut the feet off of a pair of panty hose and it allowed me to wear a pair of great strappy sandals. I didn’t see lines but the hose rolled up at my feet - and that’s how Spanx born Picture Quote #1

Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ is my go-to song to pump myself up if I’m having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech Picture Quote #1

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When I was 7, I came up with the idea of ‘charm socks.’ My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school Picture Quote #1

The word ‘Spanx’ was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it Picture Quote #1

We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time Picture Quote #1

The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness Picture Quote #1

Perseverance is the key to starting a successful business Picture Quote #1

I’ve always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream Picture Quote #1

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My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Don’t let what you don’t know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you’re guaranteed to do them differently Picture Quote #1

The word ‘Spanx’ was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ll mix a lot of things. I’ll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents Picture Quote #1

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Where I get my energy is: ‘How can I make it better?’ (Sara Blakely Quotes) Where I get my energy is: ‘How can I make it better (Sara Blakely Quotes) I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties (Sara Blakely Quotes) It’s really a full-time job to manage our lives (Sara Blakely Quotes) I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying (Sara Blakely Quotes) Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills to get a prototype made to calling Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. I had to position myself to get five minutes in the door with buyers (Sara Blakely Quotes) 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 (Sara Blakely Quotes) I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, ‘Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,’ and he would high-five me and say, ‘Way to go.’ (Sara Blakely Quotes) The thought of my mortality - I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number’s up (Sara Blakely Quotes) The thing about fashion - it’s like ducks going quack, quack quack. It’s being dictated from above, and it just makes me want to rebel against it (Sara Blakely Quotes) My training of cold - calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx (Sara Blakely Quotes) My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top (Sara Blakely Quotes) My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for seven years (Sara Blakely Quotes) I’ll mix a lot of things. I’ll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents (Sara Blakely Quotes) I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah had chosen Spanx as one of her favorite products in 2000. I had boxes of product in my apartment and I had two weeks notice that she was going to say she loved it on TV and I had no shipping department (Sara Blakely Quotes) I cut the feet out of my control top pantyhose to wear under these white pants and that was the ah - ha moment that started Spanx. My own butt was my own inspiration! (Sara Blakely Quotes) I cut the feet off of a pair of panty hose and it allowed me to wear a pair of great strappy sandals. I didn’t see lines but the hose rolled up at my feet - and that’s how Spanx born (Sara Blakely Quotes) Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ is my go-to song to pump myself up if I’m having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech (Sara Blakely Quotes) When I was 7, I came up with the idea of ‘charm socks.’ My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school (Sara Blakely Quotes) The word ‘Spanx’ was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it (Sara Blakely Quotes) We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time (Sara Blakely Quotes) The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness (Sara Blakely Quotes) Perseverance is the key to starting a successful business (Sara Blakely Quotes) I’ve always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream. (Sara Blakely Quotes) My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx. (Sara Blakely Quotes) 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. (Sara Blakely Quotes) Don’t let what you don’t know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you’re guaranteed to do them differently. (Sara Blakely Quotes) The word ‘Spanx’ was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it. (Sara Blakely Quotes) 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. (Sara Blakely Quotes) I’ll mix a lot of things. I’ll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents. (Sara Blakely Quotes)

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