I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Snatam Kaur is a yogini, and I find her music deeply spiritual. I feel more love and I feel more peace when… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I like games that are complex - the deeper you get into the game, the more there is to learn. — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Use the energy that fear creates to focus the mind more intently on the present moment - where fear doesn't exist. — John Mackey Copy Share Image
In general, when you travel, you get into a different reality and are able to more accurately reflect on your ordinary life.… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The more profit we make, the more stores we can open, the more donations we can make to our community, the more… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I believe our philosophy of conscious capitalism will eventually be widely adopted primarily because it is a better way to do business,… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
To me, you make a tradeoff. It might be a little bit more expensive. But you're getting a better tasting, higher quality… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I've always thought the main argument for organic was more environmental than a health argument. I just don't think spraying a lot… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I think for leadership positions, emotional intelligence is more important than cognitive intelligence. People with emotional intelligence usually have a lot of… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
We wanted to preserve as many jobs as possible, so when our sales continued to decline in August 2008, we did about… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
More than once in the history of Whole Foods Market, the company was unable to collectively evolve until I myself was able… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will… — John Mackey Copy Share
The way most people approach business - and the way they mostly teach in business school - involves the analytical mind. It divides it… — John Mackey Copy Share
“I realized that with everything I did from that point onward, I would have to ask myself this question: "How would I feel if… — John Mackey Copy Share
At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the… — John Mackey Copy Share
I think it's absolutely essential that the people that work for a company need to feel that they're part of something bigger - that… — John Mackey Copy Share
If you have a mental model that says big corporations are fundamentally greedy and selfish and exploitative, you don't really want to have an… — John Mackey Copy Share
The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's dynamic. It… — John Mackey Copy Share
A healthy society rests on three pillars: business, government and civil society, or non-profits. Each has a distinct and important role to play, and… — John Mackey Copy Share
Human beings are made up of many different values, and sometimes those values are in tension with each other. — John Mackey Copy Share
I was looking for the meaning of life when I was in college. And my deal with my dad was as long as I… — John Mackey Copy Share
Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week,… — John Mackey Copy Share
Free enterprise capitalism has been the most powerful creative system of social cooperation and human progress ever conceived, but its perception and its role… — John Mackey Copy Share
I've been doing long-distance backpacking since 2002 when I hiked the Appalachian Trail. You start to calm down and relax and get into the… — John Mackey Copy Share
We knew it was going to be a market, and we knew it was a food market. Well, what kind of food market? It's… — John Mackey Copy Share
As a company grows, its purpose grows with it. It has the potential to evolve your purpose. — John Mackey Copy Share
