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Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you.

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Tony Hsieh
Age: 46 †
Born: 1973
Born: December 12
Died: 2020
Died: November 27
Businessperson
Computer Scientist
Entrepreneur
Internet Entrepreneur
Urbana
Illinois
Xie Jiahua
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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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To never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead.
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Help shape the stories that people are telling about you.
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Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.
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Money alone isn't enough to bring happiness... happiness is when you're actually truly ok with losing everything you have.
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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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Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
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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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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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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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Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.
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SEO expertise is a core need for today's online businesses.
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The brand is just a lagging indicator of a company's culture.
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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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Most companies are very quick to hire and slow to fire, when really it should be the other way around.
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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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If I was going to go into an office I wanted it to be with people I would choose to be around even if we didn't have to work together and so that was one of the major reasons why I decided out of all the different companies we invested in to work with Zappos.
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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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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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