Don't Be Intimidated By What

Within The First Year Of Launching My Company, Spanx, I Decided To Go Over To England And Cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, And Selfridges The Same Way I Had Cold-called Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, And Bloomingdale's Here In The United States.

I Think Failure Is Nothing More Than Life's Way Of Nudging You That You Are Off Course. My Attitude To Failure Is Not Attached To Outcome, But In Not Trying. It Is Liberating. Most People Attach Failure To Something Not Working Out Or How People Perceive You. This Way, It Is About Answering To Yourself.

I Have This System Where If I Buy Three Or Four New Things, I Give Away Three Or Four Things. Sometimes, It's A Very Painful System, But Shopping Is Even Better When You Know That Someone Else Who Needs It Will Be Getting. Keep The Clothing Karma Going, I Say.

I Got A Call From The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Had Chosen Spanx As One Of Her Favorite Products In 2000. I Had Boxes Of Product In My Apartment And I Had Two Weeks Notice That She Was Going To Say She Loved It On Tv And I Had No Shipping Department.

When I'm Bored Or Tired Of Being Blonde, I'll Throw On A Wig. It's A Lot Less Of A Permanent Way To Change Your Look, And I Have About 10 - All Different Colors, Shapes, Bobs, Long Hair, Short, Feathered.