I am so thrilled that Nancy Lublin, the founder of Dress for Success and now the CEO of Do Something, Inc., wrote the Forward for The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide. Nancy founded DFS when–as she often says– she was bored to tears in her first year of law school, and needed to throw herself into something exciting and tangible. Armed with just an unexpected $5,000 inheritance check, her ideas, and a little help from three nuns in Spanish Harlem, she founded DFS– an organization that provides work-appropriate clothing for low-income women trying to get back on their feet. Within three years, the organization had outposts in more than 30 cities nationwide.
One particularly inspiring Go-Getter Girl Nugget of Wisdom that Nancy shares in the Forward is something she learned from this experience: “Every time you want to say the word ‘but,’ switch it for ‘and’ instead.”
In other words, change your mindset so that instead of thinking “obstacles in my way” think “tasks I need to accomplish.” For example:
- “Oh, I would love to open my own business, but I don’t have any capital” becomes “I would love to open my own business and I need to get capital.”
- “I’d love to get an interview at this company, but I don’t have a contact” becomes “I’d love to get an interview at this company, and I need to find a contact there.”
- “I’m dying to switch careers, but I have no experience in X field” becomes “I’m dying to switch careers, and I need to get some experience in X field.”
You get the idea 
Such a simple but oh-so-useful nugget of wisdom from Nancy– and she shares so many more in the book!
Tags: Celebrities, Mentoring, Profiles
