“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.” ThinkingWellsLongTermDecisionMistakeGrowingBalanceMediumsLong TermShort TermCover UpsBad Decision Author:Tony Hsieh
“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.” IfsEyeCostContactCorporationsHallwaysEye Contact Author:Tony Hsieh
“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."” PeopleIfsYearsI CanJobsPassionRealizingCitiesNew YorkExamplePursueMiserableExpensiveNew York CitySomewhere ElseMy Passion Author:Tony Hsieh
“I'm a nerd. I like to sit in the library. I don't like to sweat.” LibrarySweatNerd Author:John Amaechi
“I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a little bit less like a freak.” PeopleLooksLittlesMadeIdeasBitsBasketballLittle BitCourtFreakCaptivatedBasketball Court Author:John Amaechi
“I'd probably have to leave home in order to become a basketball player of any note.” HomeOrderPlayerBasketballNotesBasketball Player Author:John Amaechi
“Knowing yourself, knowing where you want to get, combining those things gives you the pragmatic steps.” WantGivingStepsKnowingKnow YourselfPragmaticCombining Author:John Amaechi
“I thought kissing was good with girls, but I always thought you know it probably could be better, so there was nothing really.” KnowsGirlKissing Author:John Amaechi
“There was certainly nothing really sexual about my youth growing up, simply because the fact remains if you're the fat kid in a school and I was the only fat black kid in the school - in fact, I was the only black kid in the school - but if you are kind of ostracized on many different levels in your school the last thing you're worried about is sex.” IfsKindDifferentFactsKidsSchoolLastsSexBlackLevelsGrowing UpGrowingYouthRemainsFatsWorriedDifferent LevelsFat Kid Author:John Amaechi