We are essentially outsiders and that is the best definition of an entrepreneur I have ever come across. Anita Roddick More Quotes by Anita Roddick More Quotes From Anita Roddick I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake. Anita Roddick generations leadership thinking We can't have self-government without the self-confidence that is at the root of it. Anita Roddick self-confidence government roots Free trade holds much of the blame for continued international conflict. Markets are said to possess wisdom that is somehow superior to man. Those of us in business who travel in the developing world see the results of such western wisdom and have a rumbling disquiet about much of what our economic institutions have bought into. Anita Roddick blame men world the leaders of globalization ... have tied themselves to a single measurement by which they judge success and failure ... They only measure money and the bottom line. Anita Roddick lines leader judging the most powerful bodies in the world, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, are also the least democratic and inclusive. Anita Roddick powerful organization world If you can shape your business life or your working life, you can just look at it as another extension - you just fulfill all your values as a human being in the work place. If you are an activist, you bring the activism of your life into your business, or if you love creative art, you can bring that in. Anita Roddick creative looks art When you run an entrepreneurial business, you have hurry sickness - you don't look back, you advance and consolidate. But it is such fun Anita Roddick running fun looks The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which isn't one of those awful tax shelters like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away. Anita Roddick foundation giving america The movement for the environment really only started in the mid 1970's. Anita Roddick environment movement Internationalism means that we can see into the dark corners of the world, and hold those companies to account when they are devastating forests or employing children as bonded labour. Globalization is the complete opposite, its rules pit country against country and workers against workers in the blinkered pursuit of international competitiveness. Anita Roddick mean country children It's about creating a product or service so good that people will pay for it. Now 30 years on The Body Shop is a multi local business with over 2.045 stores serving over 77 million customers in 51 different markets in 25 different languages and across 12 time zones. And I haven't a clue how we got here! Anita Roddick time-zones creating years You can't change t he wor ld f rom t he rear view mir ror. Anita Roddick lds views inspirational My goal was livelihood. We don't use that word often enough. If I could give one piece of advice to anyone it's don't obsess with this notion that you have to turn everything you do into a business, because that ends up being a small version of a large company. But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want. Anita Roddick skills goal giving I don't think I'm a risk-taker. I don't think any entrepreneur is. I think that's one of those myths of commerce. The new entrepreneur is more values-led: you do what looks risky to other people because that's what your convictions tell you to do. Other companies would say I'm taking risks, but that's my path - it doesn't feel like risk to me. Anita Roddick business people thinking I traveled enormously during the 1960's, when you measured everything by where you traveled and what you did as travelers. Anita Roddick 1960s traveler america Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before. Herodotus, historian If I had to name a driving force in my life, I'd name passion every time. Anita Roddick passion giving-up men Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole; they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in. Anita Roddick community people looks All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good. Anita Roddick public-good accumulation movement I want to define success by redefining it. For me it isn't that solely mythical definition - glamour, allure, power of wealth, and the privilege from care. Any definition of success should be personal because it's so transitory. It's about shaping my own destiny. Anita Roddick destiny care success Communication is the key for any global business. Anita Roddick communication-is-key communication keys
