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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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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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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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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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Instead of getting an iPad, I now use my iPhone with a giant magnifying glass attached to my face.
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Help shape the stories that people are telling about you.
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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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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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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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The problem when someone feels burned out, bored, unchallenged, or stifled by their work is not the job itself but rather the environment and playground rules given to them to do the job at hand.
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Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you.
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Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.
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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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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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