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Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you're trying to do more than just make money.

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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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Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
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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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Instead of getting an iPad, I now use my iPhone with a giant magnifying glass attached to my face.
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A lot of people realize I don't have to work in this job that I'm miserable at every year, or every day, and I don't have to live in, for example, New York City where it's super expensive and if I live somewhere else that is less expensive and could pursue my passion like, I can afford to do that.
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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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Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.
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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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...the best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead.
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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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For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.
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To WOW, you must differentiate yourself, which means do something a little unconventional and innovative. You must do something that’s above and beyond what’s expected. And whatever you do must have an emotional impact on the receiver.
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Business is all about learning to balance the short-term, medium-term and long-term and I think it's when things are going well it covers up a lot of mistakes and bad decisions because you're growing so quickly.
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Studies find top 3 most stressful moments in people's lives: death, divorce, and properly pronouncing Worcestershire sauce.
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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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Help shape the stories that people are telling about you.
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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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Good businesses generate missions to drive their profits. Great businesses generate profits to drive their missions.
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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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