The problem when someone feels burned out, bored, unchallenged, or stifled by their work is not the job itself but rather the environment and playground rules given to them to do the job at hand.
TONY HSIEHIf there are too many competitors, even if you’re the best it’s a lot harder to win.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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Success is getting to a point where you’d be truly OK with losing everything you have and starting over.
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Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.
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Your culture is your brand.
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For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.
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Your brand is your culture.
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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 asked ourselves what we wanted this company to stand for. We didn’t want to just sell shoes. I wasn’t even into shoes – but I was passionate about customer service.
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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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Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins.
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Most companies are very quick to hire and slow to fire, when really it should be the other way around.
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Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
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For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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It doesn’t cost anything to say hi when you pass someone else in the hallway, whereas, most corporations if you pass you avoid eye contact.
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Things are never as bad or as good as they seem.
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Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we’ve gotten better.
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