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.
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.
More Blake Mycoskie Quotes
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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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Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite.
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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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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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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 most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
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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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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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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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I surround myself with inspirational quotations.
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With technology today, companies are less in control of their brand
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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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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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Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
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Giving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters…You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.
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