Simon Sinek Quotes
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No matter when or where, always bring your 'A' game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.
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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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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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Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.
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I'm simply following the journey.
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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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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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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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Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
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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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There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.
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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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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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I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following.
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My job is to preach and preach and preach.
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A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.
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Leadership is neither a rank nor a title. It is a choice. The choice to provide care and protection for those for whom we are responsible.
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A company and leaders of the company have the responsibility of the precious lives of all the human beings that work there.
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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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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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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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The responsibility of the company is to help the people, grow as people. If we can do that, then the company will grow as a company.
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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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I cannot tell you how long it takes for your exercise to work. If you haven't seen any results in a year or six months you're doing something wrong.