There’s a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.
TONY HSIEHThere’s a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.
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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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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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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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Most innovation comes from outside your industry applied to your own
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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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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To never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead.
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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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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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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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Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.
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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 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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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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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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