Comments on: Delivering Happiness: Inside the Mind of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/ Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The 12 Dysfunctions of an Entrepreneur http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16884 The 12 Dysfunctions of an Entrepreneur Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:12:46 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16884 [...] got to focus on what type of culture you want to build within your organization. Same way Tony Hsieh focused on culture as a driving force in building Zappos.  The culture becomes a core driver of your business’ success and if its not built right [...] [...] got to focus on what type of culture you want to build within your organization. Same way Tony Hsieh focused on culture as a driving force in building Zappos.  The culture becomes a core driver of your business’ success and if its not built right [...]

]]> By: The 12 Dysfunctions of an Entrepreneur | My Social Life http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16594 The 12 Dysfunctions of an Entrepreneur | My Social Life Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:08:22 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16594 [...] You’ve got to focus on what type of culture you want to build within your organization. Same way Tony Hsieh focused on culture as a driving force in building Zappos.  The culture becomes a core driver of your business’ success and if its not built right – [...] [...] You’ve got to focus on what type of culture you want to build within your organization. Same way Tony Hsieh focused on culture as a driving force in building Zappos.  The culture becomes a core driver of your business’ success and if its not built right – [...]

]]> By: The 12 Dysfunctions of an Entrepreneur. « Mysmartmindset's Blog http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16532 The 12 Dysfunctions of an Entrepreneur. « Mysmartmindset's Blog Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:09:30 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16532 [...] You’ve got to focus on what type of culture you want to build within your organization. Same way Tony Hsieh focused on culture as a driving force in building Zappos.  The culture becomes a core driver of your business’ success and if its not built right – [...] [...] You’ve got to focus on what type of culture you want to build within your organization. Same way Tony Hsieh focused on culture as a driving force in building Zappos.  The culture becomes a core driver of your business’ success and if its not built right – [...]

]]> By: Paula D. http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16363 Paula D. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:45:13 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16363 Hi Jonathan, I know it's past Friday to enter the contest, but I still want to comment. My Happiness Delivery happened this last weekend when I was able to make a whole bunch of people happy with our annual La Honda Fair. I didn't do it alone and it felt really good to make the community happy with great music, arts and lots and lots of fun. Happiness Delivery on a big scale. Hi Jonathan,

I know it’s past Friday to enter the contest, but I still want to comment. My Happiness Delivery happened this last weekend when I was able to make a whole bunch of people happy with our annual La Honda Fair. I didn’t do it alone and it felt really good to make the community happy with great music, arts and lots and lots of fun.

Happiness Delivery on a big scale.

]]> By: tobias tinker http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16252 tobias tinker Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:45:39 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16252 Hey Jonathan. Loved the disclosure too. You're making that a bit of a trademark lately! My Happiness Delivery was this: A little while back I took part in a contest around a book on music success (Ok, I actually won the contest) and the author asked me to do a short guest post to help promote round two of the contest. I overdelivered in a huge, outrageous way... I just wrote a post that would make me want to buy the book and take part in the contest even if I weren't a musician. I'm pretty sure it will make her happy - well, she seems to be a happy person anyway, but still. Hey Jonathan. Loved the disclosure too. You’re making that a bit of a trademark lately!

My Happiness Delivery was this: A little while back I took part in a contest around a book on music success (Ok, I actually won the contest) and the author asked me to do a short guest post to help promote round two of the contest.

I overdelivered in a huge, outrageous way… I just wrote a post that would make me want to buy the book and take part in the contest even if I weren’t a musician. I’m pretty sure it will make her happy – well, she seems to be a happy person anyway, but still.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16249 Michelle Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:47:38 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16249 I've been working on happiness for awhile now. One of the things I've discovered is that happiness can be found in stringing happy moments together. Yesterday I assisted in delivering one of those moments. My 13 year old son has been begging me for a pet bunny. It's the last thing our house needs. I'm sure every parent goes through this. I know I certainly wanted a pet everything as a child, including a monkey. But we currently have a golden retriever, a cat and two goldfish and I really don't want to add another animal. Finally I relented to my son's pleas (I'm weak). I told my son, who had his heart set on a blue bunny from a major pet store, that my suggestion (other than he care for the bunny) was that we should get the bunny from a bunny rescue place and not a pet store. He found a rescue 30 minutes from our house. It was obvious the rescue we visited was a love mission out of control. It was operated out of a family's farmhouse and they had over 400 rabbits. I felt bad taking only one. Needless to say, we left them an extra donation to help with their mission. I was happy we got to help at least one bunny. After we brought the bunny home, all 3 of my kids had friends over to celebrate "Bunny Day"---the day we found Miss Butterscotch. The smiles on their faces as they held and played with the bunny were priceless. My 13 year old-sometimes moody-going through changes-and trying to find himself-son in particular was full of smiles and happiness and love. As he and I sat on his bedroom floor with the bunny late into the evening, talking and laughing and bonding, I was thankful for that moment of happiness and thankful that I was sharing it with him. I know changes are ahead and now I savor each moment with him. As I went to bed that night I was also very thankful that I relented and allowed this bunny to come into our lives. Such a small creature has brought such happiness to my children in just one day. The bunny has also given my son something he can think of as "his own" to care for as he paid for everything with money he has saved and has the responsibility for its care. He told me that when I let him pick out his own clothes when we go shopping that I am allowing him to express his freedom, something which is so important to him as a teenager. I suppose that he was seeking the same thing with this bunny---an expression of freedom. This bunny is one of our "moments" of happiness---the time I sat on my son's bedroom floor with him was a time I wasn't worried or stressing about anything. We were merely "being". Being happy, being present and being loved. In allowing my son this freedom, we both found happiness. I’ve been working on happiness for awhile now. One of the things I’ve discovered is that happiness can be found in stringing happy moments together. Yesterday I assisted in delivering one of those moments. My 13 year old son has been begging me for a pet bunny. It’s the last thing our house needs. I’m sure every parent goes through this. I know I certainly wanted a pet everything as a child, including a monkey. But we currently have a golden retriever, a cat and two goldfish and I really don’t want to add another animal. Finally I relented to my son’s pleas (I’m weak). I told my son, who had his heart set on a blue bunny from a major pet store, that my suggestion (other than he care for the bunny) was that we should get the bunny from a bunny rescue place and not a pet store. He found a rescue 30 minutes from our house. It was obvious the rescue we visited was a love mission out of control. It was operated out of a family’s farmhouse and they had over 400 rabbits. I felt bad taking only one. Needless to say, we left them an extra donation to help with their mission. I was happy we got to help at least one bunny. After we brought the bunny home, all 3 of my kids had friends over to celebrate “Bunny Day”—the day we found Miss Butterscotch. The smiles on their faces as they held and played with the bunny were priceless. My 13 year old-sometimes moody-going through changes-and trying to find himself-son in particular was full of smiles and happiness and love. As he and I sat on his bedroom floor with the bunny late into the evening, talking and laughing and bonding, I was thankful for that moment of happiness and thankful that I was sharing it with him. I know changes are ahead and now I savor each moment with him. As I went to bed that night I was also very thankful that I relented and allowed this bunny to come into our lives. Such a small creature has brought such happiness to my children in just one day. The bunny has also given my son something he can think of as “his own” to care for as he paid for everything with money he has saved and has the responsibility for its care. He told me that when I let him pick out his own clothes when we go shopping that I am allowing him to express his freedom, something which is so important to him as a teenager. I suppose that he was seeking the same thing with this bunny—an expression of freedom. This bunny is one of our “moments” of happiness—the time I sat on my son’s bedroom floor with him was a time I wasn’t worried or stressing about anything. We were merely “being”. Being happy, being present and being loved. In allowing my son this freedom, we both found happiness.

]]> By: Reading about Delivering Happiness: Inside the Mind of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh « Fredzimny's Blog http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16219 Reading about Delivering Happiness: Inside the Mind of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh « Fredzimny's Blog Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:26:36 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16219 [...] PDRTJS_settings_409814_post_14213 = { "id" : "409814", "unique_id" : "wp-post-14213", "title" : "Reading+about+Delivering+Happiness%3A+Inside+the+Mind+of+Zappos%E2%80%99+Tony+Hsieh", "item_id" : "_post_14213", "permalink" : "http%3A%2F%2Ffredzimny.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F10%2Freading-about-delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-zappos%25e2%2580%2599-tony-hsieh%2F" } Delivering Happiness: Inside the Mind of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh. [...] [...] PDRTJS_settings_409814_post_14213 = { "id" : "409814", "unique_id" : "wp-post-14213", "title" : "Reading+about+Delivering+Happiness%3A+Inside+the+Mind+of+Zappos%E2%80%99+Tony+Hsieh", "item_id" : "_post_14213", "permalink" : "http%3A%2F%2Ffredzimny.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F10%2Freading-about-delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-zappos%25e2%2580%2599-tony-hsieh%2F" } Delivering Happiness: Inside the Mind of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh. [...]

]]> By: Melissa K http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16199 Melissa K Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:55:19 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16199 What did I do to deliver happiness? Yesterday was my husband's birthday. For two years now, we've been working on Project 2013: by 2013, we want both to release ourselves from full-time employment because we are spending too many hours on making money, and not enough hours with people we love and doing things that make a difference. We figure there must be a better way to do this without becoming a beggar. Two weeks ago, a friend suddenly passed away. It made me realise that 2013 is not good enough: we need to spend the time with people we love NOW and do things that make a difference NOW. So for his birthday, I got him a trip to follow (and ride part of) the Tour de France. Tomorrow may never come; deliver happiness today. What did I do to deliver happiness? Yesterday was my husband’s birthday. For two years now, we’ve been working on Project 2013: by 2013, we want both to release ourselves from full-time employment because we are spending too many hours on making money, and not enough hours with people we love and doing things that make a difference. We figure there must be a better way to do this without becoming a beggar. Two weeks ago, a friend suddenly passed away. It made me realise that 2013 is not good enough: we need to spend the time with people we love NOW and do things that make a difference NOW. So for his birthday, I got him a trip to follow (and ride part of) the Tour de France. Tomorrow may never come; deliver happiness today.

]]> By: Krisenkindt http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16194 Krisenkindt Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:14:13 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16194 One of my favourite quotes is by Michel de Montaigne, and it says "The only real proof for wisdom is happiness". :) Now I personally love that quote because I have unbreakable happiness, that goes far enough to annoy people at times (such as at 6am on a hung over sunday, or when I try to tell people the good in airplane delays, unfriendly waiters, etc...) But there is also a lot of truth in it, as wisdom is not knowledge. But rather the intuition and judgement you gained from living curiously, awake and open to anything... at least in my non-native-english-speaker defnition ;) The book definitely sounds interesting!! Thanks for the tip! Uhm, I hope I didnt go to far off topic now... :D One of my favourite quotes is by Michel de Montaigne, and it says “The only real proof for wisdom is happiness”. :)

Now I personally love that quote because I have unbreakable happiness, that goes far enough to annoy people at times (such as at 6am on a hung over sunday, or when I try to tell people the good in airplane delays, unfriendly waiters, etc…) But there is also a lot of truth in it, as wisdom is not knowledge. But rather the intuition and judgement you gained from living curiously, awake and open to anything… at least in my non-native-english-speaker defnition ;)

The book definitely sounds interesting!! Thanks for the tip!
Uhm, I hope I didnt go to far off topic now… :D

]]> By: Adam inspiring people http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/delivering-happiness-inside-the-mind-of-tony-hsieh/#comment-16193 Adam inspiring people Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:59:26 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=4254#comment-16193 It seems the really wealthy people of the world that have started businesses are always motivated on a constant quest for knowledge. Most have the philosophy that the day you stop learning is the day you stop living. There is so much to discover in our crazy world. It seems the really wealthy people of the world that have started businesses are always motivated on a constant quest for knowledge. Most have the philosophy that the day you stop learning is the day you stop living. There is so much to discover in our crazy world.

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