The goal isn’t how much money you make, but how much you help people.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEBe 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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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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The most important step of all is the first step. Start 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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I think once you start traveling, you don’t stop
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Your backpack is a part of your identity as a student.
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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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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 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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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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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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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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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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[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.
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A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers and opens doors.
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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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