Simon Sinek Quotes
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Those in pursuit of Why are inspired to do what is right. Those in pursuit of What are driven to do what is easy.
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We become leaders when we accept the responsibility to protect those in our care.
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In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check.
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The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.
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Good leadership is hard to measure on a daily basis which is why so many default to doing what's easy to measure instead.
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A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence.
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A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results.
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Our courage comes from the courage of others.
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Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.
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I'm interested in the innovator and the early adopter.
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I don't hire any companies or ask any of my friends to write reviews for me on Amazon when I have a book come out so they can drive up my ratings on Amazon. I don't have a publicist.
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I'm a messenger. I'm one piece of a giant jigsaw puzzle.
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A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.
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We crave explanations for most everything, but innovation and progress happen when we allow ourselves to embrace uncertainty.
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Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism.
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We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.
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If you're interested in a book that will steadily grow and sell for a very long time, I promise you I will give you that.
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The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm.
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Being driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.
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Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly and plan out all the scenarios of the things that could happen when they're out there. Nothing is more important than preparation. They are also mighty competitive, both as individuals and as squadrons.
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True love exists in business. It's when Employee and Employer are amazingly grateful to have each other. We should all have true love at work.
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Words may inspire, but only ACTION creates change. Most of us live our lives by accident - we live life as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.
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Leave America and you'll find that the consumers in many other countries enjoy watching advertising. Not because the products are better, but because the ads are produced to be entertaining. Sometimes they are funny. Sometimes they are dramatic. Sometimes they are just beautiful.
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When or if we "quote, unquote" do not like our work, it is probably because we do not feel safe where we go to work. So when you say, what can we do?, the irony is that the best thing we can do is, well one option, is to quit.