Most Of Us Want To Tell Our Coworkers Or Friends, Or Husbands Or Wives, Our Ideas. For What Reason? We Want Validation. But I Feel Ideas Are Most Vulnerable In Their Infancy. Out Of Love And Concern, Friends And Family Give All The Reasons Or Objections On Why [you] Shouldn't Do It. I Didn't Want To Risk That.

-Sara Blakely

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Most Of Us Want To Tell Our

Sara Blakely

Most Of Us Want To Tell Our Coworkers Or Friends, Or Husbands Or Wives, Our Ideas. For What Reason? We Want Validation. But I Feel Ideas Are Most Vulnerable In Their Infancy. Out Of Love And Concern, Friends And Family Give All The Reasons Or Objections On Why [you] Shouldn't Do It. I Didn't Want To Risk That.

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Husband

Validation

Ideas

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.'

Brother

Dad

Father