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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More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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If you’re worried about putting food on the table or putting a roof over your head, that stress is definitely will contribute to unhappiness, but once you have your basic needs met then incremental money.
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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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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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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What’s the best way to build a brand for the long term? In a word: culture.
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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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Open, honest communication is the best foundation for any relationship, but remember that at the end of the day it’s not what you say or what you do, but how you make people feel that matters the most.
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Help inspire people to realize they are capable of changing the world.
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Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
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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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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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Launching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast.
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Your culture is your brand.
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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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There’s a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.
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