Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.
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Trust is maintained when values and beliefs are actively managed. If companies do not actively work to keep clarity, discipline and consistency in balance, then trust starts to break down.
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Givers advance the world. Takers advance themselves and hold the world back
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What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.
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Leadership is a choice to protect the person to the left of us, and protect the person to the right of us, and sometimes that may come at a cost. It may cost us our benefits, it may cost us our comfort, it may sometimes cost us our perks, whatever it is, credit.
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We call them leaders because they go first, because they take the risk before anybody else does, because they will choose to sacrifice so their people will be safe and protected.
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Leadership is like exercise. Do it everyday, the results take time but you will see them. It's the little things.
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Words may inspire but only action creates change.
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The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose to do it. I did it for a reason - to relax, to decompress or to feel good, and that was what I wanted to do.
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Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them.
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Nobody writes a book to get rich. It's like speaking.
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The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive.
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What we do for others has a direct impact on how we feel about ourselves.
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People will do as they are told by someone who outranks them, but they will only follow someone they believe in.
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Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more
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Curiosity is essential for progress. Only when we look to worlds beyond our own can we really know if there's room for improvement.
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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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Authenticity is more than speaking; Authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are.
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We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.
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Dr. King gave the "I have a dream" speech, not the "I have a plan" speech.
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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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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.
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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.