“No matter where you are in life, you’ll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.”— Sophia Amoruso, kindle.amazon.comTagged: Alpha Female, Girl Boss, boss, Woman, Women
“The energy you’ll expend focusing on someone else’s life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Be Your Own Idol
“You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Hard Work, Creativity
“If you believe that what you’re doing will have positive results, it will, even if it’s not immediately obvious.”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Believe In Yourself
“Don’t get me wrong: I’m loyal to every person I’ve hired. But my loyalty lies with the greater business, which means the hundreds of others whose jobs could be at stake if we have the wrong person in the wrong role. I know this sounds harsh, but it’s that level of objectivity that leaders need to ha…”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Loyalty, Hiring
“If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you haven’t, stop complaining. You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as just saying, 'He…”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Getting What You Want, Carrers, Carrer
“Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back. Learn to create your own opportunities. Know that there is no finish line; fortune favors action. Race balls-out toward the extraordinary life that you’ve always dreamed of, or still haven’t had time to dream up. And prepare…”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Opportunity, Extraordinary
“Don’t ever grow up. Don’t become a bore. Don’t ever let the Man get to you.”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Growing Up, Stay Young, Youth, The Ending
“In my teens I saw the world in only black and white. Now I know that most things exist in a certain gray area. Though it took a while to get here, I now call this gray area home.”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: How We Change, Looking Back, Living Grey
“Every day I got up, went to work, and got hit in the face with something that I never could have predicted from a business that I'd originally started so I wouldn't have to talk to people. I went from doing small tasks with measurable results (selling more clothes!) to abstractions like going on E!…”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.comTagged: Business Changes, Growth, Unpredictable, Impossible To Predict