To never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead.
TONY HSIEHHelp shape the stories that people are telling about you.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.
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There’s a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.
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Hopefully 10 years from now people won’t even realize we started out selling shoes. They will just think about Zappos as a place to get the best customer service.
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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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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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Good businesses generate missions to drive their profits. Great businesses generate profits to drive their missions.
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The brand is just a lagging indicator of a company’s culture.
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Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
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Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we’ve gotten better.
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Our customers call and e-mail us to say that’s how it feels when a Zappos box arrives. And that’s how we view this company.
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Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.
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Just figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values.
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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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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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Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.
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