Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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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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My concern is that we live in an economy in which stabbing someone and waiting for them to complain before we remove the knife has become the normal way of doing business. When did we lose sight of the fact that it's not nice to stab people in the first place?
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Leaders don't look for recognition from others, leaders look for others to recognize.
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Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination.
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Outside advice can only tell you how a decision looks. Only you can know how it feels. The best decisions look and feel right.
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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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The value we provide most to others is the same value we appreciate most from others.
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You have to have a patience for relationships.
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All the great organizations in the world, all have a sense of why that organization does what it does.
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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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Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations.
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The leader's job is to lead and protect. Not have all the answers, not know everything to do, not to micromanage and tell people what to do or how to do it. A leader's job is to lead and protect. That's their job, and it's the people within the organization - their job is to get the work done.
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The creatives are rarely professional and the professionals are rarely creative.
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If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot.
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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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Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care.
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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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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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Most politicians are not authentic.
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What is a company that believes in good, clean family entertainment doing making R-rated pictures.
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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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The people who say,"What guarantee do I have?" I walk away. I'll get you later.
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I don't consider myself an expert in the why. I don't consider myself an expert in leadership. I consider myself a student of leadership and I consider myself a student of the why. I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly looking for opportunities where it it will fail.