Conservation International Dinner
Mahalo to our hosts: Marc Benioff, Michael Dell and Rob Walton.
Having just returned from a swim with the dolphins, I have but a peek into Benioff’s Zen mind: “While swimming with dolphins in the Pacific Ocean, the fundamental epiphany for Salesforce.com surfaced. I asked myself ‘Why aren’t all enterprise software applications built like Amazon and eBay?’”
and more recently: “Nothing will help you let go faster than swimming alongside a pod of dolphins. It’s an amazing experience. It connects you back to what’s really important.”
“I have gotten some of my best insights when I have been able to surrender myself to nature like that. I attribute Salesforce’s great performance to my ability to work in Hawaii.
I try to adopt a Zen perspective of a beginner’s mind. And I think the best way to get a beginner’s mind is to get to an environment like this where you can kind of let go.”
From: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15577265 and http://www.businessinsider.com/marc-benioff-salesforcecom-innovators-dna-2011 and warmest aloha to CI and the Hawai’i Fish Trust: http://www.conservation.org/global/marine/initiatives/fisheries/hawaii/Pages/hawaii.aspx
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