Simon Sinek Quotes
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Start with why. And work really hard to make sure you're consistent.
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You [should] persist even though there are some short-term stresses and even though there is some uncertainty, because it's the right thing to do.
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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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Leadership isn't answering the questions others ask. Leadership is asking others to answer their own questions.
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It's better to do it than to talk about how perfect it could be.
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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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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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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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We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.
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The goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishab le.
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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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My own career is a case study for what I believe in.
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We can teach only if we are willing to learn.
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A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.
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What you do is proof of what you believe.
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There's only one of me. With you using the why in the center of your work helps me.
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We think that we all have to like each other before we trust each other and that necessarily is not the case.
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Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.