Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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Instead of showing up to let everyone know how great we are, show up to find out how great everyone else is.
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Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making.
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I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.
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I'm interested in the left side of the Bell Curve.
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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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I never set out to do the things I'm doing now.
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We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.
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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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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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The creatives are rarely professional and the professionals are rarely creative.
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So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.
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Focus on money and we will make money. Focus on impact and we will make an impact.
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There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.
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Before we can build the world we want to live in, we have to imagine it.
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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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A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.
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Our struggles are the short term lessons we learn to achieve long term success.
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The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past.
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Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.
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If you're going to undertake any project, like a book, you have to show up to give.
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Too many people write books because they want to be a New York Times best-seller. They want the glory and the fame.
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If we were good at everything we would have no need for each other.