Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren’t able to adapt to change and respond quickly enough.
TONY HSIEHHave fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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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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I made a list of the happiest periods of my life & I realized that none of them involve money.
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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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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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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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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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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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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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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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For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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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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Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you.
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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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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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