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.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.
More Blake Mycoskie Quotes
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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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Giving does not just feel good, but it’s really, really good for business, and it’s good for your personal brand.
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Make the most out of every single day you have on earth and be thankful for them.
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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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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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TOMS is no longer a shoe company… we’re a one-for-one company.
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Vogue 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.
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Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life – like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you.
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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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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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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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I surround myself with inspirational quotations.
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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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Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
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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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