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" I am an entrepreneur. Beyond that, I am a mother and part of a wonderful family that is part of a wonderful business. "
Joy Mangano
Family
Beyond
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" I'm a mom. I work. I have a house to clean, things to organize. We all have certain similar needs, and I address them. "
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" I told myself the next time I had a good idea, I would bring it to market. "
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Good
Bring
" If you experience that feeling of being in a rut in your life, then something's not right. A lot of people who feel that way don't take the time to say, 'O.K., well, what am I doing? Is that what I want to be doing? What is it making me feel this way?' You have to identify what specifically is making you feel stuck. "
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Life
" I would love to see every woman feel that she knows who she is and how she wants to lead. Every part of me is passionate about having the ability to do what I never could do when I was young. "
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Woman
She
" When I look back, some of the greatest people in the history of the world have created things where paths have never been with such resiliency. "
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History
Look
" I'm fortunate to have success, but it was a long and challenging road, so I try to make that not be the case for other women. "
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Other
" Early on, QVC was the most appealing medium for me because it allowed me to share the stories behind my products and directly communicate the features and benefits. "
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Products
Behind
Early
" Find a way and make it happen: I've always been the type of person who couldn't rest until I found a way to make something happen. If I couldn't go around the rock, I'd find a way to go over it or under it or through it. "
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Make It Happen
Find
Rock
" Your destination might not end up being exactly what you envisioned to start with, but if you stick it out and work through the challenges, what you end up with will be far better than you could have ever imagined. "
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End
Challenges
Destination
" There's a lot of pressure to make products better. I don't feel freer. "
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Feel
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Products
" When I was going into inventing, it wasn't a dream the way someone goes into nursing or dancing. Because there's a path with that. It's very different when you say, 'I have an idea and it doesn't exist.' It's a very different path. "
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Dancing
Path
You
" Something I learned along the way is that you really have to have courage in life. You can do amazing things on any level. It doesn't have to change the world; it can just impact the people around you - that's just as amazing. "
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Courage
Change
Life
" I was just was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, ringing out a mop. So, I said, 'There's gotta be a better way.' "
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Tired
Hands
Said
" I'll see somebody struggling with something, and it doesn't matter if it's ironing or mopping or traveling, my brain just starts to percolate. "
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Matter
Somebody
Brain
" I'm a firm believer in the circle of commerce. "
Joy Mangano
Firm
Firm Believer
Circle
" It warms my heart more than anything when somebody comes up to me and says, 'You inspired me to do this.' "
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More
Up
You
" Obviously, you have to find the confidence within yourself to pursue your ideas, but there's nothing wrong with having people around you who are going to say, 'I think that's a great idea,' or, 'I think you're doing the right thing.' "
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Yourself
You
People
" I actually didn't believe the producers when they said, 'Joy, we're writing a movie about your life'. I was like, 'Oh, OK, fine, call me tomorrow.' "
Joy Mangano
Joy
Believe
Writing
" From the start, I was focused on getting the Good Housekeeping Seal. I wanted to go on TV and tell everyone that the Miracle Mop had it. Now, I can proudly say 26 of my products have been approved! "
Joy Mangano
Start
Everyone
I Can
" You have to make a decision: Am gonna be the person that takes the risk? Am I gonna be the person that says I'm gonna start this business and I'm gonna follow through with it no matter what the obstacles? "
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Obstacles
Start
Business
" As natural as it is for a parent to talk about their child, it is for me to talk about my product. "
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About
Me
Parent
" I think the movie, 'Joy,' has so many touchpoints with so many people because it is about the ordinary, but a lot of the times, the ordinary is extraordinary. "
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Think
Extraordinary
Joy
" Years ago, Barry Diller asked me to be a judge on a pilot for an inventor show on USA, and when it was over, the producer, Ken Mok, took me out to dinner and really got me talking. It was a long dinner. Afterward, he said, 'One day, I'm going to write your movie'. "
Joy Mangano
Judge
Dinner
Day
" The Miracle Mop created an entirely new category of stick goods - the twist mop. And when I demonstrated it for people, they'd invariably say, 'I have to have that.' "
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Twist
New
Miracle
" Inventing is something that has always come very natural to me. As a child, I was always fiddling with things, making contraptions. I'd see something, go home, and try to make something even better. "
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Child
Always
Try
" Trust your instincts: If your instincts have always served you well, trust them and follow them. "
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You
Always
Follow
" When I wake up, I think, 'What can I do to help others?' I think we all owe the world something. That's the way I am when I'm designing a product. "
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World
Wake Up
I Am
" It's common for people to start questioning themselves. As a female, I'm going to offer the advice I gave myself: You look at your strengths, you look at your goals, and accept that you are who you are. Be true to that. "
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Myself
Goals
People
" I grew up with an Italian family in an era when a woman's path was laid out for her: You got married and had children. Simple, right? Then I got to a point around the age of 30 when I had three little children and was a single mom, and I realized life was not so simple. "
Joy Mangano
Woman
Path
Life
" You can find a product and be aware of all the other products out there in just seconds. That's a very attractive method for companies and consumers. At the same time, it also creates a lot of competition. "
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Competition
You
Time