Sara Blakely Quotes About Failing

Quotes about: Failing

• My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.

  Sara Blakely

  Birthday, Dad, Growing Up

• When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, 'So what did you guys fail at this week?' If we didn't have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he'd high-five me. What I didn't realize at the time was that he was completely reframing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn't the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'I didn't try that because I was scared,' that is failure.

  Sara Blakely

  Success, Brother, Growing Up

• Failure is not the outcome - failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.

  Sara Blakely

  Inspiration, Resilience, Trying

• I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, 'Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,' and he would high-five me and say, 'Way to go.'

  Sara Blakely

  Brother, Dad, Father

• Most of the reason we don’t do things is because we’re afraid to fail. I just made a decision one day that I was not not going to do things in my life because of fear.

  Sara Blakely

  Decision, One Day, Failing

• Failures are life's way of nudging you and letting you know you are off course. Trying new things and not being afraid to fail along the way are more important than what you learn in school.

  Sara Blakely

  Motivational, School, Important

• When I was a child, my father used to encourage my brother and me to fail. At the dinner table, instead of asking about the best part of our day, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something to tell him, he would be disappointed. When we shared whatever failure we'd endured, he'd high-five us and say, 'Way to go!' The gift my father gave us by doing this was redefining what failure truly meant.

  Sara Blakely

  Motivational, Brother, Children

• I would say where I feel like I'm struggling the most in learning and giving myself permission to fail is in finding the balance in life. There are different aspects to women: there's the mother, there's the working woman, there's the wife, the friend, the sister, the daughter and so just figuring that all out. I continue to want to try new things and give myself permission to not be great at it.

  Sara Blakely

  Daughter, Mother, Struggle

  "Spanx Dallas Grand Opening: Exclusive interview with Sara Blakely". Interview with Natalie Keinan, www.thefashionhour.com. July 9, 2014.

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