Failure is not the outcome - failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.
Interpretation
Failure is a lack of effort, not the act of failing itself.
In this quote, Sara Blakely emphasizes that the true failure lies in not attempting to pursue one's goals and ambitions. She encourages individuals to embrace the possibility of failure as a part of the learning and growth process, and not to let the fear of failing prevent them from taking action towards their aspirations.
In practice
During a motivational speech to students at a school.
My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.
Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you're guaranteed to do them differently.
I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver.
I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I'd have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating.
I made a conscious decision not to tell anyone in my life. Now I tell people - don't tell anyone your idea until you have invested enough of yourself in it that you are not going to turn back. When a person has an idea at that conception moment it is the most vulnerable - one negative comment could knock you off course.
I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
I have incredible stamina- the what-do-I-got-that-they-ain't-got kind of stamina.
To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.
You need never be discouraged or afraid. The way through difficulties has always been prepared for you, and you will find it if you exercise faith.
I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done.
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