Top 15 Tony Hsieh Quotes

Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).

Money alone isn't enough to bring happiness . . . happiness [is] when you're actually truly ok with losing everything you have.

Things are never as bad or as good as they seem.

Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you.

I had decided to stop chasing the money, and start chasing the passion.

Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins

There’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

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.

No matter what your past has been, you have a spotless future.

"My advice is to stop trying to "network" in the traditional business sense, and instead just try to build up the number and depth of your friendships, where the friendship itself is its own reward. The more diverse your set of friendships are, the more likely you'll derive both personal and business benefits from your friendship later down the road. You won't know exactly what those benefits will be, but if your friendships are genuine, those benefits will magically appear 2-3 years later down the road."

If you have more than 3 priorities then you don’t have any.” — Jim Collins

We must all learn not only to not fear change, but to embrace it enthusiastically and, perhaps even more important, encourage and drive it.

Never outsource your core competency.

It’s important to constantly challenge and stretch yourself, and not be stuck in a job where you don’t feel like you are growing or learning.

Act weak when strong, act strong when weak. Know when to bluff.