Happiness in a box

You know that giddy feeling of anticipation you get when an unexpected package comes in the mail for you? Well, that's the feeling I got today when a Zappos delivery arrived for me at the office!

I couldn't recall ordering any shoes recently (but darn, I sure wish I had!), so you can imagine my surprise and delight when I opened the package to find Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, a new book by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. Not just one advance copy, but TWO!

I had completely forgotten that I entered a giveaway to receive an advance reading copy, if I promised to post an honest review of the book on my blog, and also tweet, on the book's launch date of June 7th. You know, you mindlessly enter these things, but you never ever win because, really, what are the odds, and so you just forget about it. (Like the time I didn't win Bon Appetit's giveaway of a Zojirushi Heat Induction Rice Cooker, or the other time I didn't get the Humane Society's Swag Bag – hey, Twitter makes it real easy to get a constant feed of running promotions). Well this time actually paid off!

I'm excited to start reading Tony's book. Call it what you will – self help, inspiration, whatever – if what's inside will give me the keys to the kingdom, then I'm game! Thank you, Tony, for delivering happiness in a box to me today!