Simon Sinek Quotes
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We think that we all have to like each other before we trust each other and that necessarily is not the case.
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Value is a perception not a calculation. Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get
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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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I was always curious why certain marketing worked and some marketing did not.
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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 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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There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.
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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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True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts.
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We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.
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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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The reality is that fulfillment, success and all of these good things comes from trying to help those that we care about to achieve those things. How can I help somebody I care about find the job they love? How can I help somebody I care about find happiness in their work? And when we commit to service it actually biologically and anthropologically is more likely to lead to our own success and our own happiness.
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If we were good at everything we would have no need for each other.
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I'm very prescriptive about who I work with.
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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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Selfish is easy. It's sharing that takes courage.
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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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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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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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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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I put messages out there that start with why and they talk about what I believe. They go on to demonstrate and give examples. If it resonates with others, those with whom it resonates will share it with their friends and say, "This inspired me. You should watch it. You should read this."
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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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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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A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.