'Delivering Happiness' by Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos.com, Inc.) is part autobiography, self-help, Zappos history and relationship genre all combined in a humorous, informative and helpful manner.
I knew this book was for me when I read, "I wanted my writing to reflect how I would normally talk, and partly to annoy all my high school English teachers (who I appreciate dearly)."
It was then that I realized this book would be real, and boy was that the case.
Hsieh writes about figuring out your core values and making sure these values are ones you live by, not just something hanging above a door. He goes on to say the people, businesses, shareholders, etc we surround ourselves with should have a similar set of core values. Think about your closest friends, family, supervisors. mentors or teachers. Why are you close with them? What do you think are their core values they live by?
Every line of text is open, honest and passionate. Although it is an easy read, it took me a while to finish because I was constantly reflecting on what I just read and more specifically, three things:
1. How I could have handled certain situations, personal and professional.
2. How I can use what I've read in the future, personally and professionally.
3. I need to read more. (Luckily Hsieh included a book list.)
'Delivering Happiness' doesn't need people to read reviews of this book, it just needs people to read the book. So, stop reading this and go to your local library and check it out or visit Amazon.com and purchase it.
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