Chip Conley Quotes

• Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude.

  Chip Conley

  Gratitude, Practice, Joy

  "The Five Fundamentals of Management Etiquette" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 11, 2012.

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• Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt 'thank you,' is like wrapping a gift for someone and never giving it to them.

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  Giving, Feel Good, Feelings

  "The Five Fundamentals of Management Etiquette" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 11, 2012.

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• Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.

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  Impact, People, Goal

  "Mastering the Anxiety Equation: A Remedy for Fearful Times" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.

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• When the world is in the midst of change, when adversity and opportunity are almost indistinguishable, this is the time for visionary leadership and when leaders need to look beyond the survival needs of those they're serving.

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  Adversity, Opportunity, Leader

  Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. June 28, 2011.

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• Isn't it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it's most unexpected, costs very little and gives the most impressive return on investment.

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  Giving, Ironic, Benefits

  "The Best $73 I Ever Spent" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2009.

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• At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit.

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  Heart, Mind, Great Leadership

  "2011: The Year of Curiosity" By Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2010.

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• The more we ignore our emotions, the more likely they are to wield a powerful influence over us.

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  Powerful, Emotion, Influence

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

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• Make curiosity a wonder-ful habit.

  Chip Conley

  Curiosity, Wonder, Habit

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.131, Simon and Schuster

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• Younger people tend to associate happiness more with excitement and the future, while older people tend to associate happiness with peacefulness in the present.

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  Peace, People, Excitement

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.167, Simon and Schuster

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• Curiosity has ... proven to be a great ingredient in resilience, a trait particularly valuable in an extended economic downturn. Resilient people aren't made of steel; they just provide themselves with more options, and those options come from a curious mind.

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  People, Curiosity, Resilience

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.125, Simon and Schuster

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• Maybe its time we get a toolbox that doesnt just count whats easily counted, the tangible in life, but actually counts what we most value, the things that are intangible.

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  Tangible, Toolbox, Intangible

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• What one thing can you start counting today that will actually be meaningful in your life?

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  Meaningful, Today, Counting

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• Many people do not distinguish between something that happens to them and their reaction to it. Yet it isn't the event or situation that holds the emotional charge; it's our beliefs that create our response.

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  Emotional, People, Events

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• Those of us who have been lucky enough to experience a calling in our work have a certain faith and peace of mind that it's exactly when we're supposed to be doing.

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  Peace, Mind, Lucky

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.92, Simon and Schuster

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• I do interview senior candidates at the home office or many of our hotel or restaurant General Manager candidates. My two favorite questions are "Tell me about a failure in your career, what you learned from it, and how you've leveraged this lesson" and "All of us are misperceived at one time or another. What's the most common way you're misperceived in the workplace and why?" Both of these questions require a certain amount of self-awareness and a willingness to not give pat, normal answers that we offer experience in interviews.

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  Senior, Home, Self

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• When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether thats as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.

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  Kids, Thinking, Role Models

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• Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.

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  Role Models, Community, Leader

  "Can Business Be Enlightened?" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 10, 2010.

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• We rigidify our self-image to portray a certain identity to the world, which is one of the key impediments to authenticity.

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  Keys, Self, Identity

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.140, Simon and Schuster

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• Letting an emotion move through you is healthy. Letting an emotion define you is not.

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  Moving, Healthy, Emotion

  Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

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• Someone could be amazing at what they do, but if you don't like them, why bother hiring them?

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  Hiring, Bother, Ifs

  Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. June 28, 2011.

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• As leaders, we understand that intangibles are important, but we don't have a clue how to measure them.

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  Motivation, Inspiration, Leader

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• Whether we're conscious of it or not, our work and personal lives are made up of daily rituals, including when we eat our meals, how we shower or groom, or how we approach our daily descent into the digital world of email communication.

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  Communication, Email, Meals

  "What’s Your Daily Offering?" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 29, 2011.

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• In general, I'm not much into etiquette and am a rule-breaker and rebel by nature.

  Chip Conley

  Rebel, Etiquette

  "The Five Fundamentals of Management Etiquette" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 11, 2012.

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• Conventional wisdom suggests the primary motivator for entrepreneurs is money or wealth creation and, in fact, much of the political debate tends to center around what kind of tax or regulatory policy changes will turn corporate suits into small business adventurers overnight.

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  Political, Entrepreneur, Suits

  "What Drives an Entrepreneur?" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2011.

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• Every five years, I like to do a big birthday party. I had my 45th birthday with 75 friends in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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  Party, Years, Morocco

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