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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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Tony Hsieh
Age: 46 †
Born: 1973
Born: December 12
Died: 2020
Died: November 27
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Rather than focus on trying to get a lot of customers to market yourself, really focus more on the actual product or service itself and existing users to, like, what would make them happier, what would make them come back more and more times or in our case buy more often.
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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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Your personal core values define who you are, and a company's core values ultimately define the company's character and brand. For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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Just figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values.
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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.
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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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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 best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead.
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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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You've gotta love the game. To become really good, you need to live it and sleep it.
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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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I made a list of the happiest periods of my life & I realized that none of them involve money.
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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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If someone is self-aware, then they can always continue to grow. If they're not self-aware, I think it's harder for them to evolve or adapt beyond who they already are.
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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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SEO expertise is a core need for today's online businesses.
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For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
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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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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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