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.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEStories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
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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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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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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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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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When 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.
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The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you’re doing.
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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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I think once you start traveling, you don’t stop
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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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Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way.
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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite.
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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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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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When you’re buying a pair of TOMS, if you don’t feel like you’re part of a community, then I’ve failed.
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