When you're buying a pair of TOMS, if you don't feel like you're part of a community, then I've failed. — Blake Mycoskie Buying Copy Share Image
I love what I do, but it is hard to have a personal relationship when you're never home. — Blake Mycoskie Hard Copy Share Image
TOMS is no longer a shoe company... we're a one-for-one company. — Blake Mycoskie Business Copy Share Image
Make the most out of every single day you have on earth and be thankful for them. — Blake Mycoskie Being thankful Copy Share Image
Life is more fun when you stop caring what other people think. — Blake Mycoskie Caring Copy Share Image
Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication. — Blake Mycoskie Communication Copy Share Image
One thing I'm so grateful for is sidestepping the usual venture capital, private equity route. My friends who have gone that way… — Blake Mycoskie Beholden Copy Share Image
No matter how convenient it is for us to reach out to people remotely, sometimes the most important task is to show… — Blake Mycoskie Grateful Copy Share Image
I believe each of us has a mission in life, and that one cannot truly be living their most fulfilled life until… — Blake Mycoskie Believe Copy Share Image
“Facts are important, but the story matters. Poorly presented facts can even get in the way of the story’s impact.” — Blake Mycoskie Important Story Copy Share Image
The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you're doing. — Blake Mycoskie Advantage Copy Share Image
You know, you hear people talk about soul mates? That one person that you see, and that's it for you? Well, TOMS… — Blake Mycoskie About Copy Share Image
It may sound too good to be true, but once you've seen the happiest people in your life who have nothing, you… — Blake Mycoskie Be happy Copy Share Image
“You don’t always need to talk with experts; sometimes the consumer, who just might be a friend or acquaintance, is your best… — Blake Mycoskie Advice Copy Share Image
Giving feels good, but it's also good for the bottom line. Charity is a viable growth strategy for a lot of companies.… — Blake Mycoskie Advertisements Copy Share Image
“Conscious capitalism is about more than simply making money—although it’s about that too. It’s about creating a successful business that also connects… — Blake Mycoskie Business Copy Share Image
“Remember, once you become successful, life can become a little dry—the adventure and danger are reduced. So when a younger version of… — Blake Mycoskie Adventure Copy Share Image
“When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how… — Blake Mycoskie Business Copy Share Image
I always have my journal with me. It was handmade by a guy at the San Telmo market in Buenos Aires. If… — Blake Mycoskie Able Copy Share Image
If you have a sense that your money is somehow, even indirectly, contributing to a cause that you find morally problematic, then… — Blake Mycoskie Between Copy Share Image
As entrepreneurs, we often get pressured into hiring an industry executive. While it's good to hire people with experience, it can also… — Blake Mycoskie About Copy Share Image
I always thought that I would spend the first half of my life making money so I can spend the second half… — Blake Mycoskie Always Copy Share Image
The most important step of all is the first step. Start something. — Blake Mycoskie Finish Copy Share Image
A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement, — Blake Mycoskie Business Copy Share Image
[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something. — Blake Mycoskie Employee Copy Share Image
[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something. — Blake Mycoskie Giving Copy Share Image
I think sometimes we forget what we have, and occasionally it's important to remind ourselves. — Blake Mycoskie Forget Copy Share Image
If whatever you do helps just one person, you've done something wonderful. — Blake Mycoskie Done Copy Share Image
A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers and opens doors. — Blake Mycoskie Barriers Copy Share Image
What got us to where we are today is not going to get us to where we need to go tomorrow. — Blake Mycoskie Motivational Copy Share Image
Simplicity is simple. Perhaps this sounds redundant. But it's true, and it's important. — Blake Mycoskie Important Copy Share Image
I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns. — Blake Mycoskie Ads Copy Share Image