Well 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 AmorusoOne of the best things about lifeโa reason not to go blindly after one goal and one goal onlyโis that sometimes it will take you to something that is way cooler than anything you would have consciously set out to do in the first place.
Sophia AmorusoYou'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 AmorusoI stopped feeling like I didn't belong anywhere, and realized that I actually belonged anywhere I wanted to be.
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 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 Amoruso