The most important step of all is the first step. Start something! What if that idea you have in the back of your head is a really good one, one that might end up helping tens of thousands of people? You owe it to the world ot act. Or maybe it will help only a few people: The same advice applies. If you don't do it, you are missing out on something big, and so are the people who could have been helped.

When you're buying a pair of TOMS, if you don't feel like you're part of a community, then I've failed.

Giving feels good, but it's also good for the bottom line. Charity is a viable growth strategy for a lot of companies. Our customers get excited to be a part of what we're doing. If you ask anyone wearing Toms how they first heard about us, most won't mention an advertisement; they'll say a friend told them our story.

I don't get jet lagged that much. I'm so used to traveling and being in different places every day that I can sleep anywhere.

A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.

I don't think college is for everyone. School is awesome, but for me, I was learning a lot more outside the classroom in the real world than I was in school.

Giving does not just feel good, but it's really, really good for business, and it's good for your personal brand.