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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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Blakely , 52, is the founder and executive chairwoman of Spanx , the Atlanta-based shapewear company that rocketed to fame after Oprah Winfrey included it on her “Oprah’s Favorite Things” list in 2000. It was a total training ground, because all I heard was no for the first two years of trying to get Spanx off the ground,” she says.

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Life after all is a marathon, not a sprint. I was lucky enough to work for a company that tried that for a while, and found it really helped with focus in my lagging hours. At my last position I had actually trained myself to fall asleep for the duration of my break. Thanks for sharing this great article!

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5 Ways To Work Smarter | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement

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Life after all is a marathon, not a sprint. I was lucky enough to work for a company that tried that for a while, and found it really helped with focus in my lagging hours. At my last position I had actually trained myself to fall asleep for the duration of my break. self education. Thanks for sharing this great article!