A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
BLAKE MYCOSKIENo 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 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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With technology today, companies are less in control of their brand
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TOMS is no longer a shoe company… we’re a one-for-one company.
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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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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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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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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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The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
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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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Your backpack is a part of your identity as a student.
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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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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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The goal isn’t how much money you make, but how much you help people.
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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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