Simon Sinek Quotes
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Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.
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I cannot tell you how long it takes for your exercise to work. If you haven't seen any results in a year or six months you're doing something wrong.
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If you're looking for a book that will spike in sales and then go away and then spike again when it comes out in paperback, your normal model, I definitely won't give you that.
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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 true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do. A leader's true value is measured by the work they inspire others to do.
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We all have the luxury of looking out for ourselves. Leaders also have the honor of looking out for others.
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A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
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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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Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.
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To succeed takes more than the desire to win. It also takes the acceptance that we could fail.
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When you start with why, which decision you make becomes very easy. It is so hard to do when you may suffer a short term loss or you may lose out on some short term gain. But in the long run it's way more powerful and way more stable.
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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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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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Look down from as high as possible. Look ahead as far as you can see. Then decide what to do.
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Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.
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When you show up to speak publically, you have to show up to give. You always know the ones who do and the ones who don't.
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Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.
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When I present, I cheat. I only talk about things I care about.
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People have accused me of only working with good companies. No I don't. I work with some very dysfunctional companies or unbelievably dysfunctional organizations. The people that bring me in know what they're doing won't work for the future. They know they want to change and they want to change for the right reasons. They believe what I believe and that's why they called me.
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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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A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.
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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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Good leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it.
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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.