Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile

http://www.ted.com When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.

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[khatack]

A great speech. The idea he describes is the doorway to a more humane world.

[VictoriaInnSparks]

The pointof the video is that we need to change our view of how we conduct business w/ customers. You may have filled out 700 hundred applcations but your outlook on life is sad and depressing , perhaps if you changed you attitude you would get a call back or even a job.

[samala51]

Agreed

[MissQT0001]

Google I will teach you to be rich. This could help you

[reveaglestar]

I could not agree with you more, have everything you want and be happy.

[SomethingSoOriginal]

Law of Attraction sonny, that'll fix ya up ;)

[rickkuhn]

He actually says "actually" a lot.

[Colin Reynolds]

That was absolutely brilliant!

... not so sure about the 17 minutes of waffle before the 'Good Vibrations' main feature though...

(Just kiddin'!).

[Mikey Scott]

We were honored to have Chip stop by our lifebyme.com and share what's most meaningful to him. Bravo, Chip!

[rpm297]

If you liked this talk, have a listen to some of Jacque Fresco's philosophies.

It's along these lines.