Simon Sinek Quotes
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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 concern is that we live in an economy in which stabbing someone and waiting for them to complain before we remove the knife has become the normal way of doing business. When did we lose sight of the fact that it's not nice to stab people in the first place?
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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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Selfish is easy. It's sharing that takes courage.
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When we can communicate from the inside out, we're talking directly to the part of the brain that controls behavior, and then we allow people to rationalize it with the tangible things we say and do. This is where gut decisions come from.
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Fight against something and you focus on the thing you hate. Fight for something and you focus on the thing you love.
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If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot.
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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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A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.
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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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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.
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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 we don't give things a try, nothing will get off the ground.
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Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations.
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A leader's job is not to do the work for others; it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.
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If our parents fixed everything for us and did not allow us to do anything on our own, or intervened every single time, we would all grow up to be completely dependent.
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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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Some good leaders are rough around the edges and some leaders are difficult. Some have difficult personalities and some are really nice to be around, but those are not the qualifications. The qualifications are their desire to see us achieve more, their desire to push us to be the best we can be. Not for their selfish gain, but because they believe that we have something to offer.
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There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
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Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.
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The value we provide most to others is the same value we appreciate most from others.
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I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.
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Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.
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Courage isn't inside; it's external. It comes from someone else telling you they believe in you.