#Girlboss

Breaking the rules just for fun is too easy—the real challenge lies in perfecting the art of knowing which rules to accept and which to rewrite. The more you experiment, take risks, and make mistakes, the better you’ll know yourself, the better you’ll know the world, and the more focused you’ll be.

Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world. When you choose your clothing right, it feels good.

education in itself: It was one of the first times that I had ever finished something that I set out to

In a 2011 TED Talk in San Francisco, author and speaker Mel Robbins talked about how the chances that you are you are about 1 in 400 trillion.

He said that he felt like he’d “gotten off at the wrong stop,” as if there’s a bus traveling through space and time that randomly opens its doors and drops souls off to live through whatever time they’re assigned. I don’t believe we’re all fit for the time we’re assigned. It’s a weird world we live in, and until time travel exists we’ve all got to

things because I want to do them, and not because I have to, I can accomplish

You want to know what four words I probably hate the most? “That’s not my job.” Nasty Gal is not a place where these four words fly. At

I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. —Joan

Don’t ever try to impress upon the person you’re about to fire how hard the situation is for you, because that person is losing his or her job, so it’s obviously harder on them. Resist the urge to overexplain or even to apologize. Keep it as short and sweet as you possibly can, because the more personal you try to make it, the more personally your