Psychological
What if failure was just proof you showed up?
Growing up, Sara Blakely's father asked her and her brother the same question every night at dinner: "What did you fail at today?" If they had nothing to report, he'd be disappointed. Not because he wanted them to lose. Because it meant they hadn't tried anything new.
My dad would high-five me when I told him about my failures.— Sara Blakely
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The thinker
Spanx Founder & Self-Made Billionaire
Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx and became the youngest self-made female billionaire. She credits her relationship with failure as the single biggest factor in her success.
Based on Sara Blakely: How Spanx Got Started — Inc. Magazine, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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