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1. Delivering Happiness: A Path To Profits, Passion, and Purpose
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Delivering Happiness: A Path To Profits, Passion, and Purpose

I like Tony Hsieh.

I liked him when we took a small group of clients to meet him and tour Zappos.

I liked him even better after reading a review copy of his new book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose.

From stories previously told about his success, we know that Hsieh is financially successful having sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million and his second, Zappos, for $1.2 billion only ten years later. Unfortunately, for those of us who had only heard this much of the story, our conclusions about his “easy” success are wrong on so many levels.

In his new book Delivering Happiness, Tony tells his own story, and what appears to be the whole story, at least up to date, of what has the opportunity to be a long and illustrious career. The good news is that not only was the writing frank about his success and setbacks, it was told in a fun, enjoyable read. In addition to being rich and bright, he writes well as a storyteller who has been there and wants to share.

We all hear the big numbers of a company sale. We assume the money comes fast in cash, and we tend to forget there are frequently many other shareholders sharing in the spoils, venture capitalists and taxes to pay, and other things that leave the seller with a great deal less than what we assume went down. Still, even the first sale brought Tony a lot of money. But the story you don't hear is that he put it all back into the pot to save Zappos, the company he loved, and to preserve the way of live he was creating for his employees and customers. He took the company close to the brink of failure and back with less than a month between disaster and a breather when events began to move his way. It is a story of partners and employees working together and a company unifying to bring a culture to its business and a purpose to its existence. It is also the story of a real entrepreneur doing whatever it takes to keep the vision alive.

Tony's next mission is to deliver happiness to us all. It sounds amusing… almost trite…and yet, he believes it, his company employees believe it, and I believe it because I root for his success. Too often we don't pause to acknowledge those who not only battle to make their business a success but also those who do so with a higher purpose in mind. Delivering happiness to all is not a bad one.

Learn more about Hsieh's new book at www.deliveringhappinessbook.com and learn more about Zappos at www.ZapposInsights.com

To Your Success,
J.W. Dicks

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Gayle Carson, Spunky Old Broad™ www.spunkyoldbroad.com/

Dr. Gayle Carson CSP CMC is President of the Carson Research Center, which provides management consulting and executive coaching, to senior executives. She is affectionately knows as "Dr. Gayle, S.O.B. the Spunky Old Broad." Dr. Gayle works with "boomer" women to show them the 9 secrets to living a regret free life, focusing on health, wealth and lifestyle. Dr. Gayle is the Author of "Winning Ways: How To Get To The Top and Stay There," and her new book, "How To Be An S.O.B. – A Spunky Old Broad Who Kicks Butt," gives "boomer" women 13 S.O.B. Tips that are guaranteed to send their life on an upward spiral of happiness, fulfillment and new adventures.

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