Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.
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A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.
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Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
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Selfish is easy. It's sharing that takes courage.
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You have to have a patience for exercise. You have to have a patience for college. You have to have a patience for relationships. Once the momentum gets going it takes on a life all of its own.
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We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.
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I was always curious why certain marketing worked and some marketing did not.
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Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.
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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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If our parents fixed everything for us and did not allow us to do anything on our own, or intervened every single time, we would all grow up to be completely dependent.
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The new is threatening to those who have mastered the old.
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Most politicians are not authentic.
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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 best ideas are the honest ones. Ones born out of personal experience. Ones that originated to help a few but ended up helping many.
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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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The responsibility of leadership is not taken, it is given. Only when others choose to follow us can we truly lead.
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I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black... and I love a good sword fight.
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We pursue exercise even though empirically we see no benefit from the energy we're spending and we're hurting. So empirically we should quit. The why is exactly the same thing. You persist even though there are some short-term stresses and even though there is some uncertainty.
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Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process.
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Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow.
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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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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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I'm very prescriptive about who I work with.