I'd Get Kicked Out Of Buildings All

When I Was 7, I Came Up With The Idea Of 'charm Socks.' My Mom Would Take Me To Buy Bags Of Plastic Charms, We Would Sew Them On Frilly White Socks, And I Sold Them At School.

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.

The Thing About Fashion - It's Like Ducks Going Quack, Quack Quack. It's Being Dictated From Above, And It Just Makes Me Want To Rebel Against It.

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.

Don't Solicit Feedback On Your Product, Idea Or Your Business Just For Validation Purposes. You Want To Tell The People Who Can Help Move Your Idea Forward, But If You're Just Looking To Your Friend, Co-worker, Husband Or Wife For Validation, Be Careful. It Can Stop A Lot Of Multimillion-dollar Ideas In Their Tracks In The Beginning.