Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' is my go-to song to pump myself up if I'm having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech. Sara Blakely eminemlosenervous Change image and share on social
What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look. Sara Blakely efforteffortlessfashion Change image and share on social
It's really a full-time job to manage our lives. Sara Blakely fulljoblive Change image and share on social
The thought of my mortality - I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number's up. Sara Blakely findlotmortality Change image and share on social
I'm just like so many women - I was frustrated, I had these white pants that I had spent a lot of money on, and you get home and you think, 'What am I really supposed to wear under this?' So it was a frustrated consumer moment. Sara Blakely consumerfrustratehome share on social
Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up. Sara Blakely stageterrifythrow Change image and share on social
I cut the feet out of my control top pantyhose to wear under these white pants and that was the ah-ha moment that started Spanx. My own butt was my own inspiration! Sara Blakely buttcontrolcut Change image and share on social
Within the first year of launching my company, Spanx, I decided to go over to England and cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Selfridges the same way I had cold-called Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's here in the United States. Sara Blakely bloomingdalecallcold share on social
When I was 7, I came up with the idea of 'charm socks.' My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school. Sara Blakely bagbuycharm Change image and share on social
My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx. Sara Blakely callcoldhuge Change image and share on social
