The Thought Of My Mortality - I

With Every Obstacle That Has Happened To Me In My Life, My Brain Immediately Says, ‘where Is The Hidden Blessing?’ In Starting A Business And Growing A Business, Every Day Is Learning How To Manage Obstacles.

Most Of Us Want To Tell Our Coworkers Or Friends, Or Husbands Or Wives, Our Ideas. For What Reason? We Want Validation. But I Feel Ideas Are Most Vulnerable In Their Infancy. Out Of Love And Concern, Friends And Family Give All The Reasons Or Objections On Why [you] Shouldn't Do It. I Didn't Want To Risk That.

I Always Joke And Say I Want To Invent A Comfortable Stiletto And Then Retire.

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.

Failure To Me Became Not Trying Versus Not Succeeding