The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol. Sophia Amoruso More Quotes by Sophia Amoruso More Quotes From Sophia Amoruso I’ve been wondering for a while now if the CEO role is one that I want – and the one that I’m best at. Sophia Amoruso roleswonderwant I stopped feeling like I didn't belong anywhere, and realized that I actually belonged anywhere I wanted to be. Sophia Amoruso wantedfeelings No matter where you are in life, you'll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be. Sophia Amoruso worrying-too-muchpeoplethinking I wanted to do something really visual and photogenic. Sophia Amoruso photogenicvisualswanted Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back. Learn to create your own opportunities. Know that there is no finish line; fortune favors action. Race balls-out toward the extraordinary life that you’ve always dreamed of, or still haven’t had time to dream up. And prepare to have a hell of a lot of fun along the way. Sophia Amoruso dreamopportunityfun We choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen ... or not. Sophia Amoruso toolsusebelieve A #GIRLBOSS is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it. Sophia Amoruso want It's really, really eclectic. It's not a business book [Girlboss], but it's still a book that should make you want to get up and do things and think about your life. And for a book that looks that beautiful on a coffee table, I think that's a very special thing. So it's hopefully a new genre I guess, of book. It was so fun to put together and fun to write, that was really a pleasure. Sophia Amoruso coffeefunbeautiful One of the best things about life—a reason not to go blindly after one goal and one goal only—is 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 Amoruso goalwayfirsts Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back Sophia Amoruso abandonhabitmight You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen. Sophia Amoruso creativityhard-workdetermination Without ego I don't know how identity works, I don't know... I need to sit down and re-read some philosophy or something. Sophia Amoruso egoidentityphilosophy Compete with yourself, not with others. Sophia Amoruso True success lies in knowing your weaknesses and playing to your strengths Sophia Amoruso weaknessknowinglying I believe that there is a silver lining in everything, and once you begin to see it, you'll need sunglasses to combat the glare. Sophia Amoruso sunglassesbelieveneeds It's definitely scary to follow a book that's been turned into a Netflix series and found as much success as Girlboss did. Sophia Amoruso netflixscarybook The world loves to tell you how difficult things are, and the world's not exaggerating. But difficult doesn't mean impossible, and out of the bajillions of things in this universe that you can't control, what you can control is how hard you try, and if or when to pack it in. Sophia Amoruso world-lovetryingmean Focus on the positive things in your life and you'll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening Sophia Amoruso shockedhappeningsfocus It's definitely hard, it's hard to get into a Monday, it's much easier to work through a weekend and accomplish a lot, but I don't think that's the healthiest way to live. Sophia Amoruso weekendmondaythinking Create your own job. Become the master of what you do. Fully imerse yourself in your culter. Be humble. You are never above having to pack boxes. Never forget where you came from. And always be polite. Good old-fashioned manners can get you very far. -Jenne Lomardo Sophia Amoruso never-forgethumblejobs
