Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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The difference between those who do and those who don't is that those who don't believe it when they are told they can't.
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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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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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Leadership is a choice. It's not a rank, it's a choice. I know many people who are at the top of their organization who have authority. We have to do what they say because they have authority over us. But they're not leaders. We wouldn't follow them. They may be at the top of the company but they're not leaders.
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We must be clear about where we’re going if we want anyone to help us get there.
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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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Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
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Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.
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The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier.
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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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Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.
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Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves.
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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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I'm simply following the journey.
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You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us.
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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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Rule books tell people what to do. Frameworks guide people how to act. Rule books insist on discipline. Frameworks allow for creativity.
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During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.
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It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.
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The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.
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Look down from as high as possible. Look ahead as far as you can see. Then decide what to do.
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If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for
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One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.