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" I love fashion, so of course I admire Donna Karan. In the &amp;#039;80s, she redefined the way women dressed with &amp;quot;Seven Easy Pieces&amp;quot; for every body type. And today, Donna Karan International is worth millions. But despite being a legend in the material world, Donna&amp;#039;s power goes much deeper than clothes. She has big designs for making our lives better \u2014 like Spirituality for Kids, a program she created to teach kids compassion for every race, religion, and culture. Here&amp;#039;s how you can take the spiritual road to success. 1. RISE TO THE CHALLENGE. &amp;quot;I was always the worst student. I had to go to summer school for fashion! Then I got fired from my first job. People said I&amp;#039;d never make it as a designer. But what looks like a negative is a blessing: If you look at it as a challenge, it&amp;#039;ll take you to the next level.&amp;quot; 2. DON&amp;#039;T FOLLOW THE PACK.  &amp;quot;With the amount of people in this world, not everybody is going to find your ideas great. Like, I&amp;#039;ll put on these pants and think they&amp;#039;re the coolest things, and you might not. But individuality and uniqueness are my driving force. I never wanted to be &amp;#039;one of everybody.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; 3. DON&amp;#039;T BLAME, ACT! &amp;quot;In my life, I have all of the material things I could want. But there are problems out there in the world, and I feel it&amp;#039;s my responsibility to help fix them. It&amp;#039;s all of our responsibilities. Don&amp;#039;t just look and say, &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s their fault.&amp;#039; Because if you point your finger at someone else, you&amp;#039;ll realize there are three fingers pointing back at you.&amp;quot; 4. BE COMPASSIONATE. &amp;quot;When I say I created something, I laugh \u2014 because the souls of a lot of people went into it. The knitwear people, the yarn people, the dyers, the printers, the sewing people \u2014 think of all of the people that worked on the dress you&amp;#039;re wearing! Everything comes down to the human touch and kindness.&amp;quot; 5. TRUST IN TOMORROW. &amp;quot;Instead of holding on to stuff, let it go. Because nothing is forever \u2014 tomorrow happens. There&amp;#039;s a snowstorm, and then there&amp;#039;s sunshine. We go through pain and suffering, and we go through joy and happiness. Those are the rules of life!&amp;quot;  If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would it be? Chaos. What&amp;#039;s something you haven&amp;#039;t done yet that you would like to do? Take some time off and travel the world on a boat with a loved one. What&amp;#039;s the best compliment you could ever receive?  That I&amp;#039;m a good mother to my daughter \u2014 and to the world.  What is your greatest weakness? Not being able to say no.  What&amp;#039;s your mantra?  Let go. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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