The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEGiving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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With technology today, companies are less in control of their brand
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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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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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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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I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.
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The goal isn’t how much money you make, but how much you help people.
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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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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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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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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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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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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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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 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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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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