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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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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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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Don't freak yourself out by what other people have. They don't have what you've got.
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Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.
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Changing the world takes more than everything any one person knows, but not more than we know together.
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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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Leadership isn't answering the questions others ask. Leadership is asking others to answer their own questions.
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Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.
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People who believe I'm an idiot don't hire me and they don't call.
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If I walk into a room of 500 people, my standard is, if I can't give 400 or 450 of you something, a language or a new way of seeing something, then I have failed. If I get 100 of you, I am a failure. I have to get a majority.
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If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you'll need their help. And two, because it's a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.
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When I present, I cheat. I only talk about things I care about.
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Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.
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Never opt for change simply to leave something you don't like. Change works best when you go toward something, even if it is the unknown.
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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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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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Let us not attack those who disagree. Let us defend those who follow.
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When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.
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I don't consider myself an expert in the why.
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You are authentic when everything you say and everything you do you ACTUALLY believe.
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I don't care about preaching to the converted.
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If you care, do something. If you don't care, please stay out of the way of those who do.
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There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.