For starters, Sara Blakely was the inventor of a product that apparently today is something that women and men now consider necessities: underwear made with adjustable fabric, Spanx.

Spanx is a registered trademark of Sara Blakely. This fabric allows the garment to mold the body of the wearer.

The first thing that happened to Sara were the footless pantyhose, i.e. you can use socks with sandals.

Sara Blakely take the path is not easy, but it is extremely rewarding. Sarah had an idea, $ 5,000 and the stubbornness of a mule. What follows are their tips for success in business.

1. If you have an idea, do not tell it to your friends or family for as long as possible.

According to Sara, and I agree totally with it, when an idea is born, is too vulnerable and we must defend it from those who want to kill, to give their point of view, which usually tend to leave us dead in the boot track and leave you exhausted trying to explain to people the idea instead of pursuing it.

2. Do not be intimidated by anyone who sees no rhyme or their ideas. Sara faced town lawyers who felt that his idea was not a patentable invention, stubbornly refused to change it and persevered until the came true.

3. You are your best focus group. If you believe in your idea and the need that this will solve, then do it. Many people told Sara that her idea of ​​footless pantyhose, would not work and she just went online and found no one offering the product.

4. Be able to do everything. No job is beneath you. Sara Blakely personally sold his footless pantyhose, into account department store found on the road.

You cannot expect things to be sold it out to kick the street. Sara said that there were many women who gave idea to “share with the owner of the company,” not knowing who spoke with the owner itself. Learned a lot about sales and because women buy the things they buy.

5. Do it for yourself. If you think your idea is a real blow, do not try to sell it to another, do it yourself. His big idea is your opportunity to achieve their dreams so does not sell, work on it and make it reality.

6. Invest in marketing and selling your product. Sara Blakely began her business with only 5 easy dollars, as we said, so I had to write the patent lawyers, advertising buy or rent an office.

Instead, she approached the media to let you know your product, traveled throughout the United States, and spent the day in the hosiery department stores teaching women the benefits of the product.

She called all friends and asked them to buy Spanx. She even put your product in high-end stores, but next to the cash register. We must do everything possible to sell your product.

7. Do not let not knowing to intimidate you. Sara says she never attended a business seminar, but because it had the courage to call a buyer for Neiman Marcus, which at her insistence, offered to attend to just 10 minutes.

Many people will not start because he expects to know absolutely everything a business. Do not let those things stop you, go ahead with your idea and realize your dreams.

My impression is that true success is determined by the ability to get out of the box, be better every day in what we do, even if it means leaving your comfort zone, and take the risk of failure.

When addressing our focus, we take the available options and do a job that touches the other, then we are succeeding. If you dare to the opportunities that are scary, create something unique and does things that few people have the courage to be on the right track.

Spend more time on a problem is not the way. Put more courage, passion and determination if it is. Be clear about these things reveal their true competitive advantage.

Many people who have discovered the way to success, to discover themselves. Examples abound everywhere. These are people who have dedicated themselves to look for that are exactly what they like to do in life and find it, success has been urging.

Discover what are the things we really like to do and want to do, leading to break the fear, even with the status quo. Especially when we have been indoctrinated to play a specific role in society where we live.

Education for example, prepares people to work not to create jobs. A few like that kind of life and even feel satisfied with what they do, others are unhappy and are not satisfied with the role it has had to play and therefore decide to make changes in their environment to generate transformations in the universe.

Unfortunately there are few, most opt ​​for resignation. If you are unhappy with the situation, deep within you, know each other better and find out things you are passionate and like that to be able to make free, will be on your way to discover your true competitive advantage.

Lack of time is no excuse. Make time in your schedule to invest in their own personal and professional motivation. Draw a plan with a commitment to yourself to follow it.

See what you think of these tips to keep you motivated

1. A healthy mind in healthy body. Positive thoughts bring benefits to physical health and vice versa. Therefore, betting on a balanced diet and physical activity practice whenever you have time.

2. Stay away from negative people. The envious are always on duty. The best thing is to keep your ideas, successes and discoveries away from such people.

3. Encourage people around you. Positivity is contagious and can turn a listless team in some people more united and prepared when facing difficulties.

4. Do not rely both your goals. Over the months, priorities may change. Be flexible and do not adhere well to old ideas. Do not forget to take charge of your actions, both good and bad.

5. Remember your roots. Visit their former school or the neighborhood where he lived, such actions may raise important memories, making you remember the path it has traveled so far.

6. Do not be such a perfectionist. There is no doubt that want everything to be perfect is what every entrepreneur should keep in mind before starting any project.

But like everything in life, perfectionism, over complicated and makes the satisfaction never reach. Bet on excellence rather than the intangible.

7. Celebrate your mistakes. It is not uncommon for good grades do not remember we have gained throughout our career, however it is likely that you have not forgotten the poor grades he got.

Is that just the greatest lessons are learned from failure. Know the best out of all situations, including and especially of the worst. Nor let soften for success.

8. Think before you speak. The top says it’s no coincidence that we have two ears and one mouth.

9. Grow your affections. Take time to keep friends and family present. The friends we focus, place us as the family, do not forget these with the excuse that they do not have time.

10. Take care of your health. Get regular checkups and be aware of any changes that occur in your body. All evil is curable if detected early, keep that in mind. Without health, there is no way to stay motivated.

1. The neurologist Oliver Sacks, author of several books, is always have a notebook to write down his ideas anywhere, even in the pool or pool.

One of his books was written in the interval training in a pool. The manuscript was delivered to the publisher with ink spots over water.

2. American writer Jonathan Franzen does the opposite: He enclosed in an office with low light, soundproof walls and windows covered.

Without any noise. He immerses himself, after breakfast and start producing.

3. The written Portuguese Nobel literature, José Saramago, writing two pages a day. To be good, no doubt, was enough to publish one book a year.

4. The writer Ernest Hemingway liked to write very early, when there was no noise disturbed him and the day is still fresh.

He used to foot with a hostel and book lists the number of words written per day on a blackboard. When the board was full of productive days, took a license to go fishing.

5. Instead Truman Capote, American writing, was an author “horizontal”. He wrote lying in bed or a sofa. He was always cigarette at hand and coffee, as its first versions were on hand.

Interesting how these people stay productive. In the background lies, a strong commitment and an hard discipline and how do you stay productive at home.

1. Leave everything and go to bed. The president and editorial director of the Portal Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington says that the trick she uses to be more efficient to “stop doing what you are doing and go to sleep a little.”

Nobody in their right mind is going to oppose you, to be more productive, must rest.

2. Be consistent. As much as we are tired or not feeling able to produce anything else, try to be consistent. It’s what bestselling author advises, Stephen King, which undertakes to write 10 pages a day, including weekends and holidays.

That is common among writers, but can be an excellent way to discipline an entrepreneur to get to work even in difficult times.

3. Go to the gym or running. For Richard Branson, Virgin Group chairman, that is a solution to be more productive. Branson says that exercise gives you a daily equivalent of four hours of productivity per day.

4. Play online. For Stephen Gillet, vice-president of Starbucks digital projects, online games let you interact with other players and their developing solutions for specific problems in your work.

5. Keep a manual performance. For the investor Shiram ram is always good to keep a journal about their performance. Itemize in that time you were more productive conditions or had a great success or failure is key for people who are concerned about their productivity. This way you always know how to behave.

6. Fire your assistant. That’s what I advised Larry Page, Google co-founder who realized that his assistant programs, both he and Sergey Brin, unproductive meetings to which they did not wish to attend. Now people just ask them whether they wish to attend other meetings planned.

7. Use the hours of Sunday to catch up with emails, because in this way on Monday as a good start, and have a very productive week.

This is advised the manager of the business side of the Harper’s Bazaar magazine, Carol Smith, who spends four hours of Sunday to answer all mail that has accumulated.

Really interesting topic and you, What things made to be more productive?