Simon Sinek Quotes
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The difference between those who do and those who don't is that those who don't believe it when they are told they can't.
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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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Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.
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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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People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it and what you do simply proves what you believe.
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What I thought I developed all of those years ago was a pattern to understand communication.
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Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.
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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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A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.
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The irony is that the best thing we can do is, well one option, is to quit job we don't like. You don't always have to quit, and quite frankly, option two is to try to help others solve the problem that you are struggling with.
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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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You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us.
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Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.
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Before we can build the world we want to live in, we have to imagine it.
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I never imagined I'd be working with government, or military or politicians or big companies. None of this stuff I'm doing was on any business plan anywhere ever.
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How can you help the human race progress?
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Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.
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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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You have to be careful what you think you know.
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The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks.
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It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.
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Instead of showing up to let everyone know how great we are, show up to find out how great everyone else is.
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Leadership is like parenting.
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Givers advance the world. Takers advance themselves and hold the world back