Guy Kawasaki Quotes

My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.

When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.

I want to get involved in things that makes a difference in peoples lives and lifts them up. I don't want to be a part of anything that's not inspiring or helpful to the community that I'm serving.

One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily for an altruistic purpose.

The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world.

Asked to give advice to a 13-year-old girl about how to lead her life, I say find something you love to do. The goal shouldn't be accumulating money. It might be making changes in the world, or in your country.

We are serious as a heart attack about making the world a better place.

Your mission is to find a product or service that can positively impact the lives of 1 billion people because that's the game we're playing today.

I go where the good work is being done.

The question really is, are you improving the world? And you can do that in many models. You can do that in government, you can do that in a nonprofit, and you can do it in commercial enterprise.

I wanted to develop a career where I could use my engineering background to have a positive effect on society.

Social entrepreneurs are people who have amazing passion to do good.

There is good business doing good.

A lot of the companies that I am inclined to get involved in have a mission to fix something that is 'broken' in the world.

I think there is a value in leaving the world a little better off, and movies can do that in a minor way.

Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

Personal wealth is the by-product of making the world a better place.

A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.

It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.

SETH said: There is nothing more stimulating, more worthy of actualization, than the desire to change the world for the better. That is indeed each person's mission. You begin by working in that area of activity that is your own unique one, with your own life and activities. You begin in the corner of an office, or on the assembly line, or in the advertising agency, or in the kitchen. You begin where you are.

The Soul of Money is an inspired and utterly fascinating book. It will change the way you think about money. ... It is a book for everyone who would like to make the world a better place.

If we all could be a true friend to someone, praying and encouraging one person somehow, that's a first step in being part of making the world a better place.

Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.

Whenever I feel bad, I use that feeling to motivate me to work harder. I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. When I'm not feeling my best I ask myself, 'What are you gonna do about it?' I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.

Failure is not about insecurity. It's about lack of execution.