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Each chapter is incredibly practical. Dean does a good job of giving examples of what he is writing about. The best thing for me is that Dean keeps emphasizing that the goal here is intimacy with God. Many of have used disciplines so that we can feel good about what we have done. For example, for me I have read the Bible at times in the past and then thought great now I can check that off the list and I am off to the next task to be completed.
The Path Toward Passion convicted me in so many ways and yet without any guilt. It is like my eyes have been opened to what I could not see before. And I am renewed in my passion for spending time with God for no other reason at all but to pursue an intimate relationship with Him. I hope God uses this book in your life as He has in mine! This little book may just be the best purchase you can make for the price. Solid, challenging teaching, the experience of a life lived passionately toward God, and a real connecting of the soul passionately seeking intimacy with God with the God Who Himself is the Relentless Pursuer.
Commit yourself to follow the Nine Disciplines covered here, and do so purposefully, and you will find a "beyond belief" connection with God's heart. See all 6 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.
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He left the corporate world and never looked back. Thought experiments I want to do occasionally: I should think through what I want to do with the money I'm hoping to earn and think about whether those things are what I really believe will make me happy. Psychologically, it's hard because of all the inertia to overcome. Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins. I'd started to force myself to think again about what I was trying to get out of life. I asked myself what I was trying to accomplish, what I wanted to do, and whether I should be sitting at a different table.
To live and deliver WOW 1.
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Deliver WOW through Service 2. Embrace and Drive Change 3. Create Fun and a Little Weirdness 4. Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded 5. Pursue Growth and Learning 6. Build Open and Honest Relationships with Communication 7. Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit 8. Do More with Less 9. Be Passionate and Determined Tell personal stories 3. Essentially, promoting people more often in smaller increments or having more milestones and helping people have more good friends at work are awesome ways to make your company culture great.
Pleasure rock star happiness 2. Passion flow and engagement 3. Higher purpose being part of something bigger than yourself Pleasure is unsustainable and is analogous to profits in terms of a business. As much as possible I should aim to fill my life with flow activities and finding a way to be part of something bigger.
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Jan 08, Srikanth Krishnamurthy rated it liked it. Delivering Happiness begins like an autobiography of the author one of the successful entrepreneurs Mr. It was a great comeback in the second and third sections of the book which delivered not only happiness but also many other ingredients such as motivation, passion , inspiration, core values and so forth at its best.
He sets a gr Delivering Happiness begins like an autobiography of the author one of the successful entrepreneurs Mr. He sets a great example for people who are passionate for business and entrepreneurship right from their childhood and bring profit. He described the success story about zappos and the core values which makes it unique and stupendous. In the final section apart from portraying about zappos and its successful relationship with amazon he also introduced and focussed on the term happiness wherein it plays a vital role for everyone to be happy anytime. He believed that we will be in the seventh heaven when we rejoice with our real happiness not necessarily through business but in what we think, what we say, and what we do are in harmony.
Overall Delivering Happiness - Happiness delivered wholeheartedly in many ways from a best real life story. I've been on a kick with reading these leadership books I was supposed to read anywhere from years ago. I knew going into this that Zappos, as an Amazon property, has been able to maintain their own culture and operate fairly independently from Amazon. This was a good story of how Tony started this entrepreneurial ways, as early as in his early childhood trying to sell punk buttons to people, to starting a shoe business from scratch.
From interviews, I've always found Tony to be a fun and ea I've been on a kick with reading these leadership books I was supposed to read anywhere from years ago. From interviews, I've always found Tony to be a fun and easy-going guy to listen to speak, and I really appreciated the time to reflect on Zappos core values, and what they mean to me personally, especially since at Goodreads we share some of the same core values. Sep 20, Lena rated it liked it Shelves: In Delivering Happiness, a book that is part memoir and part business development story, Tony shares the lessons he's learned from a lifetime of trying to figure out how to make money and the unexpected places that journey ultimately led him.
The first part of the book covers Tony's personal history, including his first childhood attempts at turning a profit, his college restaurant efforts, and his co-founding of LinkExchan Zappos' CEO Tony Hsieh has some interesting things to say about business. The first part of the book covers Tony's personal history, including his first childhood attempts at turning a profit, his college restaurant efforts, and his co-founding of LinkExchange, which would ultimately be sold to Microsoft for more than enough money for him never to have to work again. But Tony did continue to work again, including setting up a venture capital fund that invested in Zappos when it was a struggling online shoe company whose business model had yet to be proven.
Ultimately driven by a desire to prove that his success with LinkExchange was not a one-time fluke, Tony ended up taking over as Zappos' CEO and investing everything he had into making the struggling company successful. Along the way, he came to see that there was far more to creating a successful company than just the bottom line, and he began pioneering the creation of the corporate culture that has made Zappos consistently rank as one of the best companies to work for in America.
While Tony's personal life is interesting, it was the discussion of how Zappos and its unique culture were built over time that was the most useful to me from a business standpoint. Tony shares freely those things that he feels are important in creating a successful company culture, and I admire him greatly for setting new standards with regards to how a business can be used not just for profit, but to genuinely take care of both customers and employees in a way that much of Corporate America has lost sight of.
At times, however, I also found myself frustrated with the overly general nature of the discussion. Talking about abstract concepts like mission statements is not easy, and though he made an attempt to provide examples of some things he was talking about, they often didn't hit the mark. I not infrequently found myself wishing for more specific details to help me better grasp the tangible application of what he was discussing.
Despite that frustration, the book was successful in getting me to to think about what sort of work environment we would like to create for our own employees. I also appreciated the specific examples he did give of how to create a more satisfying work environment, including allowing employees to be in control of their own advancement through setting up skill sets they can acquire at their own pace.
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Unlike a lot of business memoirs, Tony opted to write this book himself. Because of this, the prose is not the most polished, but there is no question as to Tony's authenticity and his passion for his subject matter. I enjoyed reading about the story of Tony Hsieh and Zappos here more than anywhere else because of the way he tells the story. He openly admits he's not the perfect writer, but I definitely agree with some other reviewers here that it makes the story seem much more personable and believable. Although there were some positions he maintains I disagree with, the fact-of-the-matter way he talks about his background and his eventual work with Zappos makes him seem like a person who really is striving I enjoyed reading about the story of Tony Hsieh and Zappos here more than anywhere else because of the way he tells the story.
Although there were some positions he maintains I disagree with, the fact-of-the-matter way he talks about his background and his eventual work with Zappos makes him seem like a person who really is striving to do the right thing. Whether that's the truth or just something he puts on his business card is another point entirely. I believe Tony had a great mission statement going into most of his projects, Zappos most definitely included, and I think it's a mantra that a lot of companies have adopted, especially in recent years.
There are some great lessons to be learned here for anyone interested in business or just anyone looking to provide something to end consumers. I read this right after I read Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, and even though the two books were entirely different in tone and perspective, I enjoyed this book nearly just as much. One problem for me was the fact that Tony seemed to imply that his background was unique and that he had to work incredibly hard to get to where he is now.
I'm not doubting that he put in countless hours of work in the companies he's founded or the unmatched devotion and dedication he has given and continues to give to Zappos. He's an incredibly smart and hard-working person, but he comes from a family that that fits the mold for a lot of Asian households. He's required to excel in academics, required to pick up a "choice" of musical instruments but violin and piano are highly, HIGHLY suggested And it's not a coincidence that he comes from a wealthy family that lived in the Bay Area.
The kind of free time that allowed Tony to start his own business in his own room with his parents' loose money as an "investment" isn't an opportunity most people have. Again, this doesn't mean I think Tony had it easy. The bottom line is that Tony is one of a handful of people who reinvented e-commerce coincidentally Jeff Bezos of Amazon is in that group too , and regardless of how he got there, he deserves the praise and recognition for doing so.
I am absolutely blown away by this book! Tony Hsieh pronounced Shay the CEO of Zappos spoke to my passion to encourage businesses to forefront and drive customer service within their organizational culture which essentially is the brand. This book makes clear the importance of running a business from the bottom to top as opposed to the traditional iron clad top to bottom structure. By sharing with the world the cohesion that existed between Tony, colleagues and employees within the company thr I am absolutely blown away by this book! By sharing with the world the cohesion that existed between Tony, colleagues and employees within the company through both obstacles and triumphs, throughout the years, it demonstrates the effectiveness of faith, determination, and the implementation of positive psychology.
It also proves that these elements, if incorporated, will reap successful results both professionally and personally. I also appreciate the science of happiness framework that Tony shared at the end of the book. Tony has my respect because, he took risks monetary and otherwise that most other businesses, CEO's etc. Simply put, when it came down to it, Tony put his money where his mouth is and showed up for his employees and his company. I used to feel that corporate execs were stuffed shirts whose minds are monetarily programmed, whose heart is set on-, and life's purpose is to- chase the almighty dollar.
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However, Tony's book has shared a different perspective. I now see that there are CEOs like Tony who does exist. There are CEOs who are in touch with their human side, who genuinely care for their employees and understand that employees' productivity is what drives the success of the company. Employees are assets, who are imperative components worthy of investing in paid training and education to create advancement opportunities within companies and business for upward mobility.
This positive positioning builds confidence in employees and creates a 'can do' attitude. If employees feel good about their job it will help them to perform better in their position. As I always say, happy employees make productive employees. You know how a book can keep you anchored in the world full of frustration and distraction.
You know when everything around you is whirling and when you open the book it's another world and you find joy and peace. Yeah that's my personal feeling with this book. I brought the book with me through continuous travels, and it's my real comfort. Not just because of the book's content, but just when I feel tired with all the social media and people and forces around me, I find the book a place to hide You know how a book can keep you anchored in the world full of frustration and distraction. Not just because of the book's content, but just when I feel tired with all the social media and people and forces around me, I find the book a place to hide and find myself.
Anyway, back to the review. Written in a simple, funny, attractive voice, Delivering Happiness approaches the essential issue in life and business: Throughout the book, I find the common principles that made the success of Zappos and brought Tony to the peak of wealth and fame that have brought many people up there: I learned that to keep the organisation healthy and thriving, what to focus is building culture and core values, which many companies forget to build when growing fast.
I learned that we actually need to make friends with colleagues opposite with my previous thought that colleagues should only be colleagues , and we should build the team of people who we are comfortable hanging around outside of work. I learned that happiness has three types: And let the last to be the first layer, then happiness will last. Yes, it's a good book. Highly recommended not only for business people. View all 3 comments. Jan 13, Santhosh rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. It takes immense courage to write an autobiography.
This is a must read book which I will suggest anyone who has the habit of reading. The book is all about business. When I mean business, I mean Customer service. An innovative idea called Link Exchange, transformed his life into a millionaire. One thing I understood from he not selling the Link exchange to Jerry is - Do not settle for less than what yo It takes immense courage to write an autobiography. One thing I understood from he not selling the Link exchange to Jerry is - Do not settle for less than what you deserve.
This book is indeed a pocket guide to profit, passions and purpose. Amazingly described each and every single situation the company went through from a normal online shoe shop to Zappos and then much more than imagination. Hands down I give 5 starts for this amazing book. Aug 11, Ned rated it it was amazing. This book is part autobiography of Tony Hsieh, part expository of Zappos's company culture, and part philosophy of happiness.
Mar 15, Loy Machedo rated it it was amazing. You know — Twilight, that werewolf, vampire and girly romantic book? Now please, before you insult my pea-sized intelligence by assuming that I purchased this book to read it — Let me remind you, I am NOT a lover of fictional material. That too, nonsensical, childish, immature love stories.
She had to complete reading another precious page of this foolish novel.
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So after nearly a week of reading page after page, she finally completed this book and then honored me with her presence. Now what is the reason I bring up this stupid story? I was totally glued to his book. The beauty of this book is that is not only the true story of this man and his philosophy, it is also a Bible filled with the code of ethics, morals, principles and character that every human being, every corporation and every country should strive to follow. I was simply blown away with how he ran his company and how he incorporated acceptable rules — which, in the so called real world would be considered either impossible or close to lunacy.
I personally found it to be like a life saving breath of fresh air — totally honest, humorous and humane. If you want any more proof to how much you can fall in love with this book, all you do is turn to page 1.
Just read page 1 and I can assure you this much — you will know that this is indeed a book you must read.