Chip Conley Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.”

“We're all human. It's the most important, neglected fact in business.”

“Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.”

“Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.”

“When people get into that fight-or-flight place, then they move away from the creative centers of their brain.”

“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?”

“People don't realize how much control they do have. The more you can show them this control, the easier it is to tap back into the creative side of the brain that allows people to see possibilities and options.”

“Business principles are only as good as the practices that back them up.”

“When I started my hotel company, Joie de Vivre, at the age of 26, I saw this venture as my ticket to freedom.”

“I know that when I attached my sense of identity a little too closely to my work that I might be distracting myself from feelings of unworthiness. It wasn't the number of hours I worked or how bloodshot my eyes were that defined the difference. It was something internal.”