I thought about how easily we are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.
TONY HSIEHWhatever you are thinking, think bigger.
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Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).
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We asked ourselves what we wanted this company to stand for. We didn’t want to just sell shoes. I wasn’t even into shoes – but I was passionate about customer service.
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Ask yourself: would you be comfortable printing everything your employees, customers & partners have to say about your culture?
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For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose.
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If someone is self-aware, then they can always continue to grow. If they’re not self-aware, I think it’s harder for them to evolve or adapt beyond who they already are.
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A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it’s harder to turn quickly.
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Our belief is that if you get the culture right, most of the other stuff, like great customer service, or building a great long-term brand or empowering passionate employees and customers, will happen on its own.
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Help shape the stories that people are telling about you.
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SEO expertise is a core need for today’s online businesses.
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I believe that there’s something interesting about anyone and everyone – you just have to figure out what that something is.
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Get the culture right, and everything else just falls into place.
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Most innovation comes from outside your industry applied to your own
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The biggest (and hardest) lesson I’ve learned in life is that the external world is just a reflection of the world within.
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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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