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 AmorusoIt's definitely scary to follow a book that's been turned into a Netflix series and found as much success as Girlboss did.
Sophia AmorusoIn my teens I saw the world in only black and white. Now I know that most things exist in a certain gray area. Though it took a while to get here, I now call this gray area home. I once believed that participating in a capitalist economy would be the death of me, but now realize that agonizing over the political implications of every move I make isnโt exactly living.
Sophia AmorusoWhat do you do when youโre living in a hut for $500 a month and subsisting on Boston Market and Subway? You just keep doing what youโre doing.
Sophia AmorusoKnowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.
Sophia Amoruso