Simon Sinek Quotes
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Remember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi.
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I'm building on purpose. I'm building that tipping point. I'm building that law of diffusion of innovation.
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Stories are attempts to share our values and beliefs. Storytelling is worthwhile when it tells what we stand for.
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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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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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Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.
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I knew what I did and I knew how I did it, but I didn't know why.
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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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When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.
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If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.
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I'm interested in the left side of the Bell Curve.
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Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.
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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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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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True strength is the courage to admit our weaknesses.
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The goal of business should not be to do business with anyone who simply wants what you have. It should be to focus on the people who believe what you believe. When we are selective about doing business only with those who believe in our WHY, trust emerges.
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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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Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.
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Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced.
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We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.
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Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past.
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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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Stories are our attempts to share our values & beliefs with the hopes that we may attract those who believe what we believe. This is the basis of forming a trusting relationship. Story telling, therefor, is only worthwhile when it tells what you stand for, not what you do.
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Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination.