6 lessons from a woman who earned a billion

This amazing woman Sarah Blakely is the founder of a great startup Spanx. At the moment, she is only 41. This is quite small, given the fact that she made her own condition, and of course, given its size. Previously, she worked as a regular fax seller at an average firm, and in 2000 she decided to invest $ 5000 in the development of women's slimming clothing.

In the past 50 years, women have in fact worn uncomfortable underwear and often not in size. And Sarah took and resolved this issue.

Here are 6 steps and lessons from the fax seller to the real business superstar:

1. Failures must be major

Every day Sarah's dad asked her: "Tell me, daughter, what have you failed to do today?" When there were no failures, dad was upset. This made it clear that concentrating on major failures as a failure is not the end result, but not a lack of effort. This happens when you live in your comfort zone, this lack of article attempts to be better than yesterday.

2. Do not share fragile ideas quickly.

Sarah for a year kept her idea of ​​a new type of underwear for women before the prototype developed. Only after she knew that she was 100% ready to launch, she organized a meeting with friends and told them about her work.

Sarah is sure that ideas are very defenseless and fragile. Wait a moment when everything is ready. Wishing you well, people will offer you many reasons why this may not work. But by this time you will have all the answers.

3. Visualize

Sara is a very big fan of visualization. She imagined what would be on the Oprah show 15 years before it happened. She knew it would happen. She saw the couch in her head, Oprah Winfrey, and of course her conversation with her. Then it remains only to insert the missing pieces in this puzzle.

Before success, Sarah contacted a large number of manufacturers and lawyers in order to patent her idea and make a good sample. And each time she was asked the question, who is she? and what kind of people are behind it. Replying that she is a simple girl, Sarah, everyone answered her "no." Until the manufacturer appeared who did not say "ok". Why? That day, he told her daughters about her idea, and they liked her very much.

4. At work hire people you trust and that you like.

Sarah hired her friends to play the role of manager. She was sure that they would not let her down and would cope - and they did cope, although in this area they knew practically nothing.

5. It is not necessary to move in order.

This woman did everything on the run, without fear of difficulty. She was sure that everything would work out, and the difficulties that arise are not difficulties, but little things in life. So it was. She was able to negotiate a deal with a large network of Neiman Marcus, when she did not yet have full mass production, and she agreed with Oprah to meet at her office - although at that time she did not have her office. But everything was somehow solved and quite successfully. What does this tell us? Always move forward and do not stand still, never will be success!

6. You will be able to understand anything.

You just need to believe it! You are capable and that will be enough. Sarah also did not know anything about production, nor about women's underwear, or about online trading or marketing. She just started to try and everything turned out. The main thing is not to say to yourself - "I do not know this, I do not know how." Do not give up your ideas - they are beautiful!