You're investing in a different part of your life that is really important. It's not as important when you're a kid and you don't require sleep, and you don't get hung over, and you can fire on all cylinders. At 32 I don't consider myself old by any means, but you just find yourself in a place where you can't do everything the way you once did, and you have to take time to reflect and I think that's really important, because you get to appreciate what you have, and to enjoy it.
Sophia AmorusoYou combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.
Sophia AmorusoThe biggest challenge is people thinking you know everything going on in your company, because you're at the top of it and you started it. But the thing is, nobody knows everything about anything.
Sophia AmorusoIf youโre frustrated because youโre not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you havenโt, stop complaining. You canโt expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as just saying, โHey, can I have that?
Sophia Amoruso