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#GIRLBOSS By Sophia Amoruso Book Review
I’m about a year too late to the party, but having recently watched the Netflix series I felt inspired to read the book itself. I am of course talking about #GIRLBOSS.
You probably already know by now, but #GIRLBOSS is written by Sophia Amoruso, founder of multi-million dollar fashion empire Nasty Gal, and is a bit of a rags to riches kind of story. Sophia tells her tale in this book which is part autobiography, part motivational speech.
I didn’t know much about Amoruso or her Nasty Gal empire before I watched the tv series, but I felt that the book was kind of like getting a pep talk from your sassy, savvy (and very rich) friend. I enjoyed the first half of the book. It made me feel inspired and wanting to get up and go do something extraordinary but unfortunately my interest dwindled towards the end of the book. There’s only so many times you can read “I am the CEO of a $100-million-plus business” and not grow jaded.
This is not a self-help book in the sense that it will give you insider info to help you run your own empire. What it will give you is a bit of a pep talk to go out there and get stuff done.
Here are some of my favourite quotes:
“The energy you’ll expend focusing on someone else’s life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol”
“Focus on the positive things in your life and you’ll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening. But before you start to think you just got lucky, remember that it’s magic, and you made it yourself”
“When your goal is to gain experience, perspective, and knowledge, failure is no longer a possibility. Failure is your invention”
“It’s cool to be kind. It’s cool to be weird. It’s cool to be honest and to be secure with yourself. Cool is the girl at a party who strikes up a conversation with you when she notices you don’t seem to know many people there”
“Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world”
Purchase your copy of #GIRLBOSS here.
Have you read #GIRLBOSS? What did you think of it? And what motivational books would you recommend? Feel free to comment below!