First, you have to have fun. Second, you have to put love where your labour is. Third, you have to go in the opposite direction to everyone else.

When your back is against the wall financially, creative juices flow.

You've got so many groups that have no voice in this world - the indigenous, the poor. So how can I use the resources that I have and bring them up, highlight them. And it's not that difficult. It's just choosing and concentrating and focusing.

If you've got a partner that's supportive and you're doing something you enjoy it doesn't ever become a job or a burden. Its about community, new friendships, support mechanism.

At The Body Shop we had always been measured by how many jobs we had created, and I got a major award from the Queen on that.

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.

I have always found that my view of success has been iconoclastic: success to me is not about money or status or fame, its about finding a livelihood that brings me joy and self-sufficiency and a sense of contributing to the world.