Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.
TONY HSIEHTo never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
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Ask yourself: would you be comfortable printing everything your employees, customers & partners have to say about your culture?
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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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I thought about how easily we are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.
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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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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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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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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.
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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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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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Twitter is like hugging. Just because it’s hard to measure the return on investment doesn’t mean there isn’t value there.
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Your personal core values define who you are, and a company’s core values ultimately define the company’s character and brand. For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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Having a higher purpose is more than just about profits. You actually end up making more profits in the long run because employees really are a lot more engaged and customers see the higher purpose in the company.
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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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