Blake called his creation TOMS Shoes which stands for 'Tomorrow's Shoes' and promised to give a pair of new shoes to a child in need for every pair that he sold. Starting with only two hundred pairs of handmade shoes, optimism, and entrepreneurial charisma, Blake successfully launched TOMS into the high fashion world. Blake's mission is to prove that you can achieve financial success and make the world a better place at the same time.
In this book, he shares the six counterintuitive principles that have guided the growth of TOMS for the past three years: Make business personal Be resourceful without resources Reverse retirement Keep it simple Stay humble Give more, advertise less The result is an inspiring account of a young man whose entrepreneurial spirit was able to affect change in the world, and a call to others to be inspired to do the same.
Part of her hopes some physical distance between them may help things with Kate, and part of her — frustrated and upset — simply wants to leave Kate behind. In Awatangi, Jess meets Keri, a local lawyer who has also recently returned home. Like Jess, Keri surfs, and like Jess, she seems to feel some attachment to her family roots in Awatangi.
Jess is drawn to Keri, but forces herself not to let anything happen. Despite everything, Kate is still Jess's closest friend, and she has loved Kate all her life.
She feels she has to give the situation with Kate as long as she can to work itself out. Awatangi is about coping with feelings for a close friend that are not returned, set in a small holiday township on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is an exploration of getting what you've always wanted and it not being enough, of being in love with one person and wanting another, and of finding out that life doesn't always turn out as expected.
The author describes how he left a lucrative business consulting job to found the nonprofit Pencils of Promise, an organization responsible for building schools for the poor in developing countries around the world and which recently completed its two hundredth school. As the founder and CEO of the management training organization Executive Essentials, Michelle Tillis coaches and trains leaders to experience continual growth and achieve results through the power of collaboration, communication, and relationships.
In 11 Laws of Likability, she presents activities, self-assessment quizzes, and real-life anecdotes from professional and social settings to show readers how to identify what's likable in themselves and use those characteristics to build connections with other professionals. The worst thing anyone can do when trying to establish a personal bond with someone is to come across as manipulative or self-serving. This book presents a new paradigm that shows even the most networking-averse how to network well--and maybe even enjoy the process.
We all know that networking is important, and that forming relationships with others is a vital part of success. But traditional forms of networking often remove emotions from the equation--focusing only on immediate goals. This book teaches readers how to build the kind of deep relationships that have true staying power, bring genuine joy, and provide long-term support. What if the smartest people in the world understand something that the rest of us don't? They do. What if they know that in order to achieve success, they will sometimes have to do things that others may initially perceive as stupid?
The fact of the matter is that the smartest people in the world don't run from stupid, they lean into it in a smart way. In The Power of Starting Something Stupid, Richie Norton redefines stupid as we know it, demonstrating that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid. What if the key to success, creativity, and fulfillment in your life lies in the potential of those stupid ideas?
No more excuses. Learn how to start something stupid-the smartest thing you can do. Drawing on years of research, including hundreds of face-to-face interviews and some of the world's greatest success stories past and present, Richie shows you how stupid is the New Smart-the common denominator for success, creativity, and innovation in business and life.
Everything you need to know to look after yourself to bring about and maintain perfect health, prosperity, wealth, happiness, quality of life and longevity. It reveals that we are, without realising, not doing enough or the right things to protect our health and prosperity which is equally extremely damaging to nature, wildlife, oceans, sea-life, fresh springs, waterways and air, and us.
The Book by Linde utilises new and ancient knowledge from around the world, over the millennia identifying what changes we need to make to enhance every aspect of our lives with simple solutions for almost every situation.
It is your most powerful contribution to protecting, nurturing and saving our planet. It is highly recommend to read from cover to cover but, it is packed with valuable information to just use as a Reference Manual on a day to day basis.
Thank you very much for getting started with this book! You are reading this now because I hope you have the chance to feel the love, peace, and joy I feel. If you read one chapter each day, you might be amazed before you are halfway through! You get 28 chapters in this book designed to be read one day at a time in the morning, throughout the day, or at night. I do this myself each day and share in my voice what I am learning in my daily journey of being the best person I can be today.
Here are the titles for the 28 chapters in this book. From reading these, you can get a great idea of what this book will help you with! Amazing things happen in appreciating the now. How to thrive by taking your own advice. Are you praying for help? You will receive it. How to deal with uncertainty when you don't know. Take your pick: choosing to be happy or sad. How to take responsibility for your emotions and thrive. How to tackle your problems right now. Achieving happiness with positive affirmations every day.
Feeling tired? Create an uplifting daily self-care routine. Publication date. In , while travelling in Argentina, young entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie encountered children too poor to afford shoes, who developed injuries on their feet that often led to serious health problems. Blake knew he wanted to help, but rather than start a charity, he went against conventional wisdom and created a for profit business to help the children who he met.
With the help of a local shoemaker, Blake struck out to merge activism and fashion in the form of a local canvas shoe worn by farmers and gauchos alike, called the alpargata. As you read this summary, you will discover how the TOMS shoe brand has reinvented the notion of business through giving. You will also discover : the story of a resourceful young entrepreneur: Blake Mycoskie; that it is possible to start a business without a business school education; that everyone can make a difference in the world; how to deal with the fears associated with starting a business; the keys to starting an entrepreneurial project.
By telling the story of the brand, he hopes that readers will in turn take up the cause that makes sense. To help them, he begins by identifying six principles that have helped TOMS grow: find a good story to tell, confront your fears, be resourceful even without money, keep it simple, build trust and give.
It's up to them to apply them at their level! Unlock your potential to make a difference in the world. We all want to do something that matters. We all hope that our lives will leave a positive impact on the world. Unfortunately, however, we often get stuck along the way, overwhelmed by the weight of our own fears or the grind of everyday life.
Covering ten major worldwide religions, Theodore Malloch provides an overview of the practical wisdom of the major faith traditions for management. It includes case studies of over twenty multinational corporations focusing on their values, spiritual inspiration and business strategy. It is essential reading for business leaders, researchers and students of business ethics and spirituality courses and includes full teaching guidance.
In challenging what a money-making company could do with its earnings, TOMS incorporated a giving component within its business model, making giving intrinsic to each sale. For every pair of shoes sold, another pair would be given away to a child in need.
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