Simon Sinek Quotes
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Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.
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I don't care about preaching to the converted.
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Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.
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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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We all have the luxury of looking out for ourselves. Leaders also have the honor of looking out for others.
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Work with people who believe what you believe.
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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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Pushing yourself to be the best is unsustainable. Simply push yourself to be better than the day before.
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Words may inspire but only action creates change.
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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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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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Don't give to get. Give to inspire others to give.
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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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Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.
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It's ok if others share our ideas as long as they build upon them. It's called progress.
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Be the leader you wish you had.
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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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When I present, I cheat. I only talk about things I care about.
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I don't consider myself an expert in the why.
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Start with why. And work really hard to make sure you're consistent.
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Listening is not understanding the words of the question asked, listening is understanding why the question was asked in the first place.
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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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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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What you do is proof of what you believe.