Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEKeep 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 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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The most important step of all is the first step. Start something.
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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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Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite.
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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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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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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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[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.
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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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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 incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.
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[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.
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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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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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