Setbacks and fear are inevitable. The thing that distinguishes the ultimate successes from the ultimate failures is this: What do you do with them?
BLAKE MYCOSKIESetbacks and fear are inevitable. The thing that distinguishes the ultimate successes from the ultimate failures is this: What do you do with them?
BLAKE MYCOSKIEWhen you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.
BLAKE MYCOSKIETOMS didn’t have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that’s sustainable.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEWhen you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEGiving does not just feel good, but it’s really, really good for business, and it’s good for your personal brand.
BLAKE MYCOSKIESomeday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.… If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it and correct course along the way.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEStories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEWhen you’re buying a pair of TOMS, if you don’t feel like you’re part of a community, then I’ve failed.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEVogue Magazine does something really interesting here: They make it look like I know exactly what I’m doing. Because Vogue made it look like I knew exactly what I’m doing, stores from all over started calling.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEWhen people start serving together, they forgot about all their stress, […] all their own problems. They start focusing on someone else’s.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEI think once you start traveling, you don’t stop
BLAKE MYCOSKIEA leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEGiving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEI did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEBe tenacious. One thing that has allowed me to have some level of success is that I am fine with cold-calling people. It doesn’t scare me to call someone who has no idea who I am and say I’d love to take you to lunch.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEAllow your team to incorporate giving into their life through their job. Not only do employees stay around a lot longer, they do a lot more good.
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