The future of America is not an entitlement. We have been given a treasure chest of gifts and opportunities, but some people are being left behind, and success is not sustainable unless it is shared.
Interpretation
Success should be collective and inclusive, not just for a few individuals.
This quote emphasizes the importance of shared success and the need for inclusivity in opportunity and achievement. Howard Schultz highlights that while America offers great potential and resources, true progress is only achievable if everyone benefits and no one is left behind.
In practice
In a motivational speech about teamwork and community support.
The rules of engagement around building a brand have changed significantly over the past 10 to 15 years. Where companies at one time could spread their message through traditional marketing, consumers now seek an enduring emotional connection with the companies they patronize. The foundation of that connection is the most important characteristic of building a world-class brand: trust. Trust with your people and trust with your customers.
Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising.
While their service is ending, our responsibility is just beginning!
In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity or you can pick yourself up and say listen, I have to be responsible for myself.
When I first discovered in the early 1980s the Italian espresso bars in my trip to Italy, the vision was to re-create that for America - a third place that had not existed before. Starbucks re-created that in America in our own image; a place to go other than home or work. We also created an industry that did not exist: specialty coffee.
Starbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.
Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the best people on the field and gets them playing together wins. It's that simple.
If you want to win, you have to beat the big teams in Europe, and Juventus are awesome.
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.
When I started skating, it was such a small community. You didn't aspire to be rich or famous or make a career out of it because that wasn't something anyone had done yet.
That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.
Fame is a by-product. It's not a goal. What matters is loving your work and loving what you do
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