Simon Sinek Quotes
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How can you help the human race progress?
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Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second.
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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 should never let reality interfere with our dreams. Reality can't see what we can see.
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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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Very few people or companies can clearly articulate WHY they do WHAT they do. By WHY I mean your purpose, cause or belief - WHY does your company exist? WHY do you get out of bed every morning? And WHY should anyone care?
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Usually what happens is somebody grabs me and they always pull me off to the side. Nobody ever does it publically. They say, "I didn't want to be here." Or, "I don't usually like people like you." Or, "I didn't believe the things you actually talked about would work. I'm here to tell you that you converted me." That happens a lot.
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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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A five minute call replaces the time it takes to read and reply to the original email and read and reply to their reply... or replies. And I no longer spend 20+ minutes crafting the perfect email - no need to.
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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 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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Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to.
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Leadership is not a rank or a position, it is a choice - a choice to look after the person to the left of us & the person to the right of us.
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Dr. King gave the "I have a dream" speech, not the "I have a plan" speech.
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The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done.
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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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Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome.
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A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.
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There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.
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Leaders don't convince people to follow them. Leaders walk forward alone and those who want to go down their path decide to follow.
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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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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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If you're looking for a New York Times best-seller, I may or may not give you that.
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We think leadership is about rank and power, but better to think of leadership as the responsibility for other human beings. That leadership and rank may not go together. So it manifests in this remarkable way.