Words to live by

When I worked at Gap Inc back in the late 90s the company decided to launch an employee recognition program founded on a list of seven phrases called the "words to live by." Our CEO, Mickey Drexler, was apparently a big fan of motivational phrases, and so credit-card-sized copies of the "words to live by" were distributed to all employees for easy wallet storage. While cleaning out a drawer this evening I happened upon this valuable life philosphy, and would like to share it with you. Here they are, the words to live by:

• everyone counts
• every difference makes a difference
• own it, do it, done
• less is more... simplify
• take the smart risk
• do it better every day
• do the right thing