There is no normal. What my job was a few years ago was completely different than what it is today. As soon as I have it dialed in, the company changes and the team changes and my role changes as a result. What the company needs is always evolving, and I don't get to choose what I want to do as much as I thought I would be now - which is OK. It keeps me in this position of learning new things and keeping me humble. There is always something I don't know, and I'm comfortable with that.
Sophia AmorusoWell advice people have told me that is that, "If people aren't suing you, you haven't made it," which I don't necessarily believe but with greater success comes greater responsibility and being one of the few female entrepreneurs who I think has been as public as I have been, you're definitely under a spotlight. It's difficult to manage.
Sophia AmorusoKnowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.
Sophia AmorusoI guess it has to be healthy, you have to be honest with yourself and I think that's when ego is okay.
Sophia AmorusoForcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for me.
Sophia AmorusoMany people are too lazy to go out, can't afford to, or are too swamped. If you can manage your workload and get out for lunch, more power to you. You're at the wrong employer if you find yourself penalized for something so human.
Sophia AmorusoItโs the age-old concept of like attracts like, or the law of attraction. You get back what you put out, so you might as well think positively, focus on visualizing what you want instead of getting distracted by what you donโt want, and send the universe your good intentions so that it can send them right back.
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