Simon Sinek Quotes
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Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.
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It's better to do it than to talk about how perfect it could be.
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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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All the great organizations in the world, all have a sense of why that organization does what it does.
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When I present, I cheat. I only talk about things I care about.
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Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going.
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The only way to 'find out if it will work out' is to do it.
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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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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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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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Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.
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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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The people who say,"What guarantee do I have?" I walk away. I'll get you later.
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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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Every one of us has the capacity to lead.
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What is a company that believes in good, clean family entertainment doing making R-rated pictures.
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My challenge is to make sure the things I say and the things I do remain consistent for as often and as long as possible. My why is to inspire people to do the things that inspire them so that together we can change our world. That's why I wake up every single day. I'm agnostic to the form it takes: I teach, I write, I speak, I advise.
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Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.
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Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.
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Anyone who achieves any kind of success, however you want to define it, sometimes can't let go of it.
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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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Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.
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We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.