The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.
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Keep 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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When you incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.
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Your backpack is a part of your identity as a student.
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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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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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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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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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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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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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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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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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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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Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
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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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Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite.
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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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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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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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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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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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TOMS didn’t have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that’s sustainable.
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The more you give, the more you live.
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A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers and opens doors.
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With technology today, companies are less in control of their brand
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