The most important step of all is the first step. Start something.

Keep it simple: own as little as you can get away with, schedule everything, keep a notebook, don't let technology enslave you.

[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.

The most important step of all is the first step. Start something.

Who is Tom? There is no Tom. If we sell a pair of shoes today, we give away a pair of shoes tomorrow. Originally we thought of "Tomorrow's Shoes," but I could only fit "TOMS" on the label. I had no idea everybody would want to meet him. There is no Tom; it's an idea for a better tomorrow.

Giving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters...You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.

When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.