Giving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters…You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEKeep it simple: own as little as you can get away with, schedule everything, keep a notebook, don’t let technology enslave you.
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I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.
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The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
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TOMS is no longer a shoe company… we’re a one-for-one company.
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The more you give, the more you live.
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The goal isn’t how much money you make, but how much you help people.
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Setbacks and fear are inevitable. The thing that distinguishes the ultimate successes from the ultimate failures is this: What do you do with them?
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Be 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.
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I am a big believer in the value of traveling while you are young. The experiences you have in other countries can inspire greatness.
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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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I don’t think college is for everyone. School is awesome, but for me, I was learning a lot more outside the classroom in the real world than I was in school.
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No matter how convenient it is for us to reach out to people remotely, sometimes the most important task is to show up in person.
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[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.
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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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If you organize your life around your passion, you can turn your passion into your story and then turn your story into something bigger – something that matters.
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Allow 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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