‘Just be like a tree’

INC. THIS MORNING ‘Just be like a tree’ Good morning, Vicky Tsai knows about stress. While growing her beauty brand Tatcha, she worked four jobs, traveled 250 days of the year, went nine years without a salary, and used her parents' retirement savings for capital.  Then, in 2015 she met a Zen monk named Toryo Ito who taught her about meditation and the mind-body connection, which has become a core tenet of Tatcha's philosophy. When she shared with him that she was struggling to keep up with the pace of change at Tatcha, he told her to think of a tree with her values as the roots, the things that keep her grounded, and to let everything else be like the branches: flexible. Read on to hear how the founder of the blockbuster beauty brand manages to find peace during the most tumultuous times. SPONSORED CONTENT Only once, there’s Demetrix Science and nature team up for access to rare ingredients. Inc. 5000. Call For Entries Apply now to be recognized as one of America's fastest-growing private companies! HERE'S WHAT ELSE I'M READING TODAY: Meet the man who has taken the concept of flexible work space to the extreme. –Inc.  This is the authenticity lesson that helped ClassPass's founder build a $1 billion business. –Inc.  Good business plans also map out the endgame. Make sure yours does, too. –Inc.  With the contract of union workers at ports nearing expiration, the prospect of a labor impasse threatens another shock to supply chains. –NYT  Here’s how you can design your business to withstand future disasters. –HBR ONE MORE THING: One key to scaling growth? Prioritizing systems over superstar talent. --Inc. --Brit Morse Associate editor, Inc.com How are we doing? Send me ideas and feedback on Twitter at @britnmorse. Join the visionaries who choose Inc. as their trusted source for the most accurate reporting on business. Join Inc. Unlimited today. Click here to forward to a friend. This email was sent by: Mansueto Ventures 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor New York, NY, 10007, Unsubscribe • Update Profile • View in Browser • Privacy Policy