Simon Sinek Quotes
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The value we provide most to others is the same value we appreciate most from others.
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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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Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.
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I'm very prescriptive about who I work with.
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We should invest in people not ideas. A good idea is often destroyed by bad people and good people can always make a bad idea better.
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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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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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Pursue the thing inside us and others will help us. Pursue the things outside us and others will compete with us.
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Leaders don’t complain about what’s not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.
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Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.
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We invest in things like the future, like our children, like education. In other words, we invest in things that we understand we will not see an immediate return of investment but everybody knows it will have a positive impact and you can easily measure it over the course of time. Your why is exactly the same thing.
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To spend more money, you have to have more money, but time is fixed and we all have the same amount to spare. How we choose to spend it can make a significant difference on the impact we have in our careers or in the world.
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I'm building on purpose. I'm building that tipping point. I'm building that law of diffusion of innovation.
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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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If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.
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If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot.
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Leading is not the same as being the leader. Being the leader means you hold the highest rank, either by earning it, good fortune or navigating internal politics. Leading, however, means that others willingly follow you—not because they have to, not because they are paid to, but because they want to.
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There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.
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No one knows everything. But together, we know a whole lot.
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A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.
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The most effective leaders are actually better at guarding against danger when they acknowledge it that it exists. Cowards, in contrast, cling to the hope that failure will never happen and may be sloppy in the face of danger - not because they don't acknowledge that it exists, but because they are just too afraid of it to look it in the eye.
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There is a difference between offering a service and being willing to serve. They may both include giving but only one is generous.
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Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
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The goal of life is not to have our lives mean something to ourselves. The goal of life is to have our lives mean something to others.