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.
TONY HSIEHMost companies are very quick to hire and slow to fire, when really it should be the other way around.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose.
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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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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Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.
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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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Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them.
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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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Help inspire people to realize they are capable of changing the world.
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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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Get the culture right, and everything else just falls into place.
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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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Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins.
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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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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 brand is just a lagging indicator of a company’s culture.
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