Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren’t able to adapt to change and respond quickly enough.
TONY HSIEHWhatever you’re thinking, think bigger.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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I think the most important thing is just if you hire people whose personal values match the corporate core values – and not just the stated ones.
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To never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead.
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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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Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we’ve gotten better.
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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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Launching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast.
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Money alone isn’t enough to bring happiness… happiness is when you’re actually truly ok with losing everything you have.
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Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
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I think everyone should get a little exposure to computer science because it really forces you to think in a slightly different way, and it’s a skill that you can apply in life in general, whether you end up in computer science or not.
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Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you.
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The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose.
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Business is all about learning to balance the short-term, medium-term and long-term and I think it’s when things are going well it covers up a lot of mistakes and bad decisions because you’re growing so quickly.
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Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins.
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Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).
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Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.
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