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Interview Patty

10 Quotes From Women Business Leaders

Houston Financial Strategies for Small Business

1. - Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx. - “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know.

That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.”

2. - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. - “Option A is not available. So let’s kick the sh** out of option B."

3. - Lori Greiner, inventor, QVC host and ‘Shark Tank’ investor. - "Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist -- while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!"

4.- Mellody Hobson, of Ariel Investments. - “If we can learn to deal with our discomfort and just relax into it we'll have a better life.”

5. - Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics. - “Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.”

6. - Barbara Corcoran, real estate magnate and ‘Shark Tank’ investor. - "The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves."

7. - Eileen Fisher, fashion designer. - “Life-fulfilling work is never about the money -- when you feel true passion for something, you instinctively find ways to nurture it.”

8. - Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. - “If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.”

9. - Andrea Jung, former CEO of AVON and president of Grameen America. - “My parents ingrained in me early on that the perfect score is always something to strive for. I want to win and I want to succeed no matter what.”

10. - Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post. - “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”

Source: entrepreneur

Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.

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