Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them.
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Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even if the possibility of loss exists.
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Most organizations only focus on WHAT they do and HOW they do it - tactics and strategies - and they aren't even aware that this thing called the WHY exists. Focusing on only two pieces of a three piece puzzle leaves an organization, or a career, inherently out of balance. Being out of balance, only operating on two of the three pieces, shows up in different ways - increased stress, loss of passion, obsession with what your competition is doing, being forced to play the price game, trouble differentiating. These are all signs that the WHY is missing.
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The next time someone starts listing all the reasons an idea won't work or can't happen, ask them to give 3 reasons it can.
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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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You have to be careful what you think you know.
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The concept of why is already in the vernacular. It is now a noun. "That company doesn't know their why." "They need to learn their why." "That politician needs to understand his why." We talk about it as a noun. That never existed prior to 2009. That never existed prior to 2006 when I first started articulating it. This is the most amazing thing to me. It has now become a concept. It's part of the way we think about businesses and transactions and decisions.
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My sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave.
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Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.
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People who go to work to be a part of the cause don't go home. They are home. Now - who wants to quit?
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I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.
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Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome.
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Every company knows what they do Some know how they do it Very few know why
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The most effective leaders are actually better at guarding against danger when they acknowledge it that it exists. Cowards, in contrast, cling to the hope that failure will never happen and may be sloppy in the face of danger - not because they don't acknowledge that it exists, but because they are just too afraid of it to look it in the eye.
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If you're looking for a New York Times best-seller, I may or may not give you that.
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Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.
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Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.
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Givers advance the world. Takers advance themselves and hold the world back
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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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I never wanted to be a public speaker.
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Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.
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We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.
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Most politicians are not authentic.