Vocabulary list:
- A million dollar idea: uma grande idéia, uma idéia que vale 1 milhão de dólares.
- Entrepreneur / Entrepreneurship: empreendedor(a) / empreendedorismo.
- USD 5,000 set aside in savings: USD 5.000 guardados/economizados.
- Compliment: elogio.
- Come up with: inventar algo, trazer uma solução
- Brand new: completamente novo, novinho em folha.
- Actually: na verdade
- Build awareness: criar / construir o reconhecimento da marca
- Be willing to: estar disposto a algo
- Vulnerable: vulnerável
Now, watch the video:
We recommend you watch the video at least twice.
In the first time, pay attention to the use of the vocabulary presented above.
Before playing it for the second time, take a look at the questions below. After watching it, try to answer them correctly.
1. Sara mentions she started the company Spanx because:
(a) she had USD 5,000 in savings
(b) she wanted to develop a new bra
(c) she was a frustrated consumer
(d) she is a self-made entrepreneur
2. According to Sara, when people say that your idea is not a great idea, that means:
(a) you’ve come up with something brand new
(b) they want to give you a compliment
(c) you need to make a complement to your product
(d) that your product is a waste of time.
3. What was her job before founding Spanx?
(a) She sold candies door-to-door
(b) She was a fashion designer
(c) She was an actress
(d) She sold fax machines
4. What are the three tips that she gives for entrepreneurs to focus in the beginning of their journeys?
(a) Make it, Sell it, Build Awareness
(b) Have an Idea, Find an Investor, Sell it
(c) Find an Investor, Make it, Sell it
(d) Build awareness, Find an Investor, Just do it
Check the answers at the end of the page.
Practice Your Listening Comprehension and Writing
Have you ever thought about starting a business? What kind of business would you like to to have?
List of Listening Classes:
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- The Winners and Losers of Holiday Shopping Season
- CEO Talks – Leadership and Perspective
- OECD Global Economy Outlook for 2021
- Bernard Marr – Technology Trends for 2021
- How to Financially Thrive in the Long Run
- Ford’s Fight to Remain an American Icon
- How Memories Form and How Can We Lose Them
- Procurement vs Purchasing
- How Smartphones Sabotage Your Brain
- Peru Country Brand
- Hyperloop – The Future of Travel
- What is a Business Model?
- How to answer the question: Tell me about yourself?
- Why is poverty rising in Japan?
- The Tiny House Market
- Alibaba’s keyless and cashless hotel
- The Rise of Lowsumerism
- The Decoy Effect
- Does Your Job Match Your Personality?
- Google and Amazon are now in the oil business
- The Unicorn That Transformed the Design Industry
- Investment Real Estate
- Sara Blakely Teaches Entrepreneurship
- How Red Bull Makes Money?
- Interview with Paulo Kakinoff – CEO of Gol Airlines
- Sneaky Ways Starbucks Gets You to Spend More Money
- Mark Zuckerberg Testifies Before Senate
- 10 New Tech Inventions 2020
- Indra Nooyi
- Living on US$ 150k a Year in NYC
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- Farewell of Heineken CEO
- Ikea’s Capitalism
- Why Apple Fails in India?
- How to Create a Morning Routine – Tim Ferris
- Augmented Reality Magic Leap
- How to create a great brand name
- Case Interview
- The Future of Insurance
- Local Motors
- Don’t ever buy a car
- Relentless
- Coronavirus threatens to become a global economic pandemic
- Interview with Bill Gates in 1991
- Silent Meetings
- What is Design Thinking
- Why gender-based marketing is bad for business
- The Types of Mentors for Your Career
- Why Uber is Losing Money?
- Is Norway a Perfect Economy?
- Finding Your Passion
- Steve Jobs Speech
- Larry Page to Step Down
- Gravity CEO
- How to Structure Your Day for Peak Performance
- How to ask for a raise
- The Spectacular Rise and Fall of WeWork
- 10 Job Skills for 2020
- Alibaba’s New Retail Explained
- How to Create a Budget to Reach Your Financial Goals
- Tesla Solar Roof
- Don’t Just Sell Stuff – Satisfy Needs
- How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work?
- Radical Wisdom for a School, a Company, a Life
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- Google Duplex
- Brazil World Cup Legacy
- Create Slides People Will Remember
- Blue Ocean Strategy
- Digital Nomads
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Heineken – The Candidate
- Columbia Sportsware
- Futurism
- What do people want from their leaders?
- Artificial Intelligence
- Googleplex
Answers:
1-c / 2-a / 3-d / 4-a
21 respostas para “Sara Blakely Teaches Entrepreneurship”
I never thought about having a business, I think I didn’t born to be an entrepreneur I fell that it is not my style. Although, I need to say her speech is exciting and really gives the idea that we can!
Hello Jenifer,
Sara is very inspiring, right? I’m a huge fan!!
Don’t worry about this, each person has his/her own preferences, and it is totally fine. There is no right or wrong! 🙂
PS: I think I wasn’t born…
What a Woman? I have thought about starting a business and I want to mix two things the first one is related to my professional skills that are electrical engineering the other one is related to sustainability, veganism, which are things I believe the society needs.
Hello Jessica,
Sara is amazing, right?
Nice!! The areas you’ve mentioned are very important to our society and I’m sure there are a lot of opportunities to seek. 🙂
I’ve already thought about building a nacional logistics company from scratch, but , nowadays I think different, I prefer to try to be an executive in a multinational company and maybe work in another country.
Thank you for your comment, Bruno.
Life is really full of choices and there is no right or wrong when it comes to decide being an executive or and entrepreneur.
It is just important to make a thorough analysis of the potential scenarios before making a decision.
Hello, Ho and Augusto. I Like this process type to Listen. Thank you .
That’s great Geraldo!
Just a quick tip: instead of “type” you can use the word “methodology”.
For exemple: I like this methodology to improve my listening.
Well, I had to listen only one more time and I answered the quiz correctly. Very happy! My listening is quite good!
Hello Ho and Augusto!
No, I never thought about having my own business, I was not born with this gift of entrepreneurship. However, I believe that there may be a way to develop the entrepreneurial spirit as well.
Hi Ho and Augusto!
What a inspiring woman! Thank you for this video.
I would very much like to work for myself, but I have no ideia about the kind of the business I would like to start rsrs.
Hello Ro and Augusto!
Have you ever thought about starting a business? What kind of business would you like to to have?
Yes, I already thought, in fact, I think about it every day of my life.
I believe that the best way for you to grow in life and be successful is to work with what you like and have your own business doing what you like is fantastic.
Yes, I have ever thought about starting a business. Three friends and I tried to create a social network aimed at artists in general. But after a year, it didn’t work out very well.
By the way, I got the four quiz questions right 🙂
Hi Ho and Augusto,
I worked at a big company more than 30 years and always loved my job. I never tought about having my own business. But I think we can never say “I will never do that”, because you can change you mind or an opportunity can arise, so you have to be open to new possibilities.
Sara is really inspiring. And Jessica I’m an electrical engineer too and now I founded a sustainability Startup.
Hello, Ho and Augusto!
I loved the video! Sara’s story teaches us that to achieve a goal in our lives, we need to be courageous, and, above all, resilient, because there will always have people to discourage us to make our dreams come true.
I’ve never tought about this. Actually, I’m not a entrepreneur person. I like to be a employee.
Hi Augusto and Ho!
This video is very motivating. I already thought about opening a finance consultancy,
but because of the pandemic I had to postpone it to the next year.
Hello everyone!
My dad was a entrepreneur, I always think about. He tryed help me some times, but i always had fear.
Now, I’m in the last year of college, and if I don’t find a job, maybe I’ll try open my office.
Hi Jaqueline,
Welcome to the platform!
Just some minor corrections:
– was AN entrepreneur (before vowels, we use “an” instead of “a”.
– tried to help em.
Which course are you taking in college? I am sure you’re going to do well!
Hi Augusto, thank you for the encouragement!
I study accounting.