122 Quotes by Blake Mycoskie

The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you’re doing.

Vogue Magazine does something really interesting here: They make it look like I know exactly what I’m doing. Because Vogue made it look like I knew exactly what I’m doing, stores from all over started calling.

Who is Tom? There is no Tom. If we sell a pair of shoes today, we give away a pair of shoes tomorrow. Originally we thought of “Tomorrow’s Shoes,” but I could only fit “TOMS” on the label. I had no idea everybody would want to meet him. There is no Tom; it’s an idea for a better tomorrow.

Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life – like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you.

Simplicity is simple. Perhaps this sounds redundant. But it’s true, and it’s important.

Giving does not just feel good, but it’s really, really good for business, and it’s good for your personal brand.

With technology today, companies are less in control of their brand.

Learning how someone else is already doing the thing you want to do, or a version of it, can eliminate fear – every path is easier to follow when you see someone else’s footprints already on it.

Everyone belongs to some community, whether it’s based on your background, your home state, your college, or your favorite sports team. By identifying all the possible communities to which you belong, you may well find an affinity group – and a story – that helps get your business off the ground, secures your dream job, or lets you achieve whatever goal you are pursuing.