Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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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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We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.
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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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Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.
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How can you help the human race progress?
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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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The value we provide most to others is the same value we appreciate most from others.
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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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Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.
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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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Profit isn't a purpose, it's a result. To have purpose means the things we do are of real value to others.
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It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.
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Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination.
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A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.
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Too many people write books as a calling card.
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The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done.
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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's only one why. You only have one why, and your why is fully formed by the time you're 17, 18 or 19years old, maybe even earlier. The rest of your life are simply opportunities to either live in or out of balance and the career choices we make and the decisions we make in our lives either put us in balance with our why, which makes us happy, fulfilled and inspired. Or it puts us out of our why, which makes us frustrated, stressed out and sometimes we fail.
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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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Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.
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It's important to slow down, every now and then, for no other reason than to call someone to say 'Hi.' It doesn't have to be a long conversation. Just calling out of the blue does more to let someone know you still care about them than nearly anything else.
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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.