Simon Sinek Quotes
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Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them.
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Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on.
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There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.
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We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.
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Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.
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Sometimes we give too much too soon. Sometimes we hold back for too long. This is our beautiful dance. Our imperfect dance. This is the dance that makes us human.
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There's nothing efficient about innovation.
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Wal-Mart's size and scale is so vast they literally have the ability to change the face of the entire country. If Wal-Mart were to make a decision tomorrow to refuse to sell a single product made with partially hydrogenated oils, for example, we'd probably see rates from heart disease decline a few years later. That's how powerful Wal-Mart is.
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You have to be careful what you think you know.
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The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today.
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Words may inspire but only action creates change.
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Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.
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Leadership is like parenting.
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Of course there are people out there who are helping others find their why. Some are doing a really great job and some are doing a not so great job. I love the fact there are people out there, and consultants out there doing that.
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When my books came out, they started selling but they started selling at a relatively consistent but low pace. And they started to pick up the pace.
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Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you’ll be stuck with whoever’s left.
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Leaders may inspire, but only when the people decide to act does the leader's vision become a movement.
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A leader should not take credit when things go right if they are not willing to accept responsibility when things go wrong.
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It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.
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The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.
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There are leaders, and there are those who lead. Leaders are those who hold a position of power or authority. But those who lead are those who inspire us. And it's those who start with why, that have the ability to inspire those around them or find others who inspire them.
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Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.
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When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.
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No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.