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Two articles with TIMELESS Fastlane advice...
10 Lessons You Won't Learn in Business School
10 Lessons I Learned from Sara Blakely That You Won't Hear in Business School - Forbes
Notice the process. It took her TWO YEARS to create. In the meantime, she told very few about her "idea".
Some takeaways...
Don't misinterpret this for "Don't listen to the market" -- rather than, don't take your friends/family advice/opinion as sacred.
Sadly, most people avoid failure by not taking action. If you don't take action, you can't fail!
5 Startup Tips from Sara Blakely
Top Five Startup Tips From Spanx Billionaire Sara Blakely - Forbes
Guys, this advice is rock solid and quite simply, as Fastlane as you get.
10 Lessons You Won't Learn in Business School
10 Lessons I Learned from Sara Blakely That You Won't Hear in Business School - Forbes
Notice the process. It took her TWO YEARS to create. In the meantime, she told very few about her "idea".
Some takeaways...
Don't Seek Validation from Others
Don't misinterpret this for "Don't listen to the market" -- rather than, don't take your friends/family advice/opinion as sacred.
Fail big
Sadly, most people avoid failure by not taking action. If you don't take action, you can't fail!
Sara’s beloved father followed Wayne Dyer’s guidance in teaching his children the power of failing big. Each day, her father would ask – “So, what did you fail at today.†And if there were no failures, Dad would be disappointed. Focusing on failing big allowed Sara to understand that failure is not an outcome, but involves a lack of trying — not stretching yourself far enough out of your comfort zone and attempting to be more than you were the day before. Failing big was a good thing.
You CAN figure it out – you have the ability. Sara knew absolutely nothing about women’s undergarments, patenting a new product, manufacturing, marketing, product development, website development, online commerce, and more. But that didn’t stop her. She researched what she needed to, hired out what she couldn’t do, and marched forward with undying commitment and energy. Don’t stop yourself from pursuing an idea because you don’t think you have what it takes.
9) Don’t worry about the outer “stuff†until the time is right. Sara worked tirelessly from her apartment creating her product, avoiding investing in outside office space or other marketing and business tools until the product had taken off. She didn’t have a formal website until she made it on the Oprah show and needed one. Anything that wasn’t essential to building the product and getting the name out there simply wasn’t a priority.
5 Startup Tips from Sara Blakely
Top Five Startup Tips From Spanx Billionaire Sara Blakely - Forbes
Guys, this advice is rock solid and quite simply, as Fastlane as you get.
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