Keep it simple: own as little as you can get away with, schedule everything, keep a notebook, don’t let technology enslave you.
BLAKE MYCOSKIESetbacks and fear are inevitable. The thing that distinguishes the ultimate successes from the ultimate failures is this: What do you do with them?
More Blake Mycoskie Quotes
-
-
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.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
I am a big believer in the value of traveling while you are young. The experiences you have in other countries can inspire greatness.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
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.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
Giving does not just feel good, but it’s really, really good for business, and it’s good for your personal brand.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
When you incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
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.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you’re doing.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
When people start serving together, they forgot about all their stress, […] all their own problems. They start focusing on someone else’s.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
TOMS didn’t have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that’s sustainable.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
Your backpack is a part of your identity as a student.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
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.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
Make the most out of every single day you have on earth and be thankful for them.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE -
I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.
BLAKE MYCOSKIE