Anna Wintour’s Tips For Success: Everyone Should Get Sacked At Least Once

The most powerful woman in fashion, Anna Wintour, has shared her secrets to success in a brand new book called Winners and How They Succeed by Alistair Campbell. The book includes tips from other successful people including Hillary Clinton and Arianna Huffington.

Interestingly, the editor of US Vogue suggests that everyone must be fired at least once: “I think everyone should get sacked at least once. It forces you to look at yourself. It didn’t feel it at the time, but it was definitely a good thing for what it taught me. It is important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life. Perfection doesn’t exist.”

Anna has edited Vogue for nearly 30 years and before taking the helm of the world’s fashion bible was actually sacked from her role as fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar.

Nick-named Nuclear Wintour because of her aloof personality, she also had these pearls of wisdom to share on how to create success.

ON IMPROVEMENT

“We never have post mortems. We move straight on. I don’t need people to tell me if it was a good issue or a bad issue; we know, so we just move forward.”

ON BEING A LEADER

“It’s coming up with an idea and executing it. Ideas are a dime a dozen – it is how it is carried out.”

ON BEING INSPIRED

“I really think you have to go out and see things – screenings, theatre, exhibitions. I travel a lot. Every time you go out, even a walk in the street, you have an idea.”

ON MAKING DECISIONS AND BEING CONFIDENT

“Even if you aren’t sure of yourself, pretend that you are, because it makes it clearer for everyone else. Most people prevaricate. I decide fast. I think it’s helpful to people who work for you. the world we are in is about instinct and being fast and responding.”

ON MORNINGS

“I get up every day at 5am – I have always been an early riser – and I always look forward to coming into the office.”

ON TURNING OFF

“I don’t have a high-powered life out of work. I like to go to the country for the weekend with the kids and the dog and play tennis. I am very good at turning off. I don’t like the city at weekends, I have a garden I adore, a life that is very private – and the polar opposite of all of this.”

Taken from Winners and How They Succeed by Alistair Campbell; amazon.co.uk

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