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.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEThe most important step of all is the first step. Start something.
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Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.… If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it and correct course along the way.
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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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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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[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.
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I think once you start traveling, you don’t stop
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Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
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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 surround myself with inspirational quotations.
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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 most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
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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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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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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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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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A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers and opens doors.
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Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life – like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you.
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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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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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When you incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.
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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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The more you give, the more you live.
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What got us to where we are today is not going to get us to where we need to go tomorrow.
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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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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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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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