Simon Sinek Quotes
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Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.
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Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!
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Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes when we are in clear pursuit of Why we want it.
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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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There's nothing efficient about innovation.
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Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.
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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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Leaders may inspire, but only when the people decide to act does the leader's vision become a movement.
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A group of followers has strength because of its numbers. A following has power because of its beliefs.
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The reason we grow up to be healthy adults is because our parents played this game of giving us responsibility, disciplining us when necessary, letting us try, letting us fail. No matter what we know they are there to support us and see us do well. Leaders are exactly the same.
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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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The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.
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We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.
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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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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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Leadership is like parenting.
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When we can communicate from the inside out, we're talking directly to the part of the brain that controls behavior, and then we allow people to rationalize it with the tangible things we say and do. This is where gut decisions come from.
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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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It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.
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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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I have been inspired by Martin Luther King and how he inspired a movement. I have learned that a cause must be organic; if it is to have an impact it must belong to those who join the movement and not those who lead it.
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A why has to be for others. It's something you give to the world. It's the reason your friends love you because this is the thing that you give them and it fulfills them. This is the reason your clients love you or your fans love you because you give them something. It's something to offer, that's what the why is.
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To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.
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If we don't give things a try, nothing will get off the ground.