Simon Sinek Quotes
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Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations.
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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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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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Taking a job for the cash is not as important as taking a job for the joy.
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Of course there are people out there who are helping others find their why. Some are doing a really great job and some are doing a not so great job. I love the fact there are people out there, and consultants out there doing that.
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Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.
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We are all so preoccupied with ourselves. How can I get happy, how can I find the job I love, how can I become a millionaire, how can lose weight. Yet, 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.
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Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.
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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.
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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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The value of networking is not measured by the number of people we meet but by the number of people we introduce to others.
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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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Follow those who follow something bigger than themselves - an idea, a belief, a vision, a cause. Run away from those who say we need to follow them.
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Every single organization - or career, for that matter - exists on three levels: WHAT you do, HOW you do it and WHY you do it.
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Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.
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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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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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Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination.
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Intelligence looks for what is known to solve problems. Creativity looks for what is unknown to discover possibilities.
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Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.
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What I understand about this concept of why is that it functions exactly the same way as parenting or exercise or any of these things we claim to invest in.
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What good is it to have a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work.
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I cannot tell you on a day to day basis that there's a return on investment. I can tell you if you stick with it, absolutely in a few months things will start to change. It starts to change slowly. Things start to get a little easier. As the momentum builds it becomes bigger and bigger.
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It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.