The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you’re doing.
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.
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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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[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.
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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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The most important step of all is the first step. Start something.
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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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The more you give, the more you live.
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TOMS is no longer a shoe company… we’re a one-for-one company.
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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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Make the most out of every single day you have on earth and be thankful for them.
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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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When people start serving together, they forgot about all their stress, […] all their own problems. They start focusing on someone else’s.
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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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[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.
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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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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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