Source: Good News Network
The Lesson: Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door-to-door before she got the idea for her billion dollar company. Her journey through the world of business has taught her a lot of lessons – and in this podcast episode, she shares some advice on how others can navigate the same obstacles.
Notable Excerpt: “I am most proud of the fact that I was able to achieve this in a really kind way, that I can look at myself in the mirror and I am where I am, and I feel really good about it, really good about myself … You know, when I first started Spanx, I was at a cocktail party and three guys came up to me and said, ‘Sara, we heard you just started a business, and invented something,’ and I said, “Yes,” and they go, ‘You know, business is war.’ And I just looked at them and then one guy patted me on the back, and he said, ‘Yeah, I hope you’re up for it. I hope you’re ready for war.’
And I went home that night, in my apartment…
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