Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins.
TONY HSIEHLearn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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I believe that there’s something interesting about anyone and everyone – you just have to figure out what that something is.
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Every employee can affect your company’s brand, not just the front-line employees that are paid to talk to your customers.
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Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.
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Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
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Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them.
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Just figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values.
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Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.
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What’s the best way to build a brand for the long term? In a word: culture.
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The ultimate definition of success is: you could lose everything that you have and truly be okay with it. Your happiness isn’t based on external factors.
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We decided that if we get the culture right, most of the stuff, like building a brand around delivering the very best customer service, will just take care of itself.
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Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.
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If someone is self-aware, then they can always continue to grow. If they’re not self-aware, I think it’s harder for them to evolve or adapt beyond who they already are.
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If you’re focused on the friendship as its own reward, serendipitous stuff just happens. I know that sounds weird, but I can tell you for our 12 years of existence, it’s actually how a lot of stuff happens.
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Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
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A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it’s harder to turn quickly.
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