Simon Sinek Quotes
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We pursue exercise even though empirically we see no benefit from the energy we're spending and we're hurting. So empirically we should quit. The why is exactly the same thing. You persist even though there are some short-term stresses and even though there is some uncertainty.
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What's important to me is that I put messages out, whether it's a TED talk, whether it's a book.
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I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets.
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Pure pragmatism can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.
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Confidence is believing in yourself. Arrogance is telling others youre better than they are. Confidence inspires. Arrogance destroys.
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If you look at the average age of a company on the Dow Jones index, it's something like 35 years or younger. In other words... success is no indication of longevity.
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I'm interested in the innovator and the early adopter.
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I think most people are inherently interested in how their brain works, in what makes them tick.
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Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.
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Following takes why. Transactions take what. It has to be real. It has to be the same for writing a book.
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In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others.
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The ones who show up to take, they show up and say, "Hi. My name is Steve. I'm an expert in this and I've studied this and I've worked with these clients." On every single power point presentation, it has their email, their Twitter handle and their Facebook account, so you can follow them. At the end, they tell you, "Please follow me." When you ask them a question, they say, "Well, I could tell you the answer, but you should really just read my book."
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Good marketing offers us a view of the world. Bad marketing offers us a product to buy.
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Customers will never love a company until its employees love it first.
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Ideas are like dreams; they will disappear unless we record them. Write a book, a blog, build a company, anything that makes the ideas real.
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Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first, to put themselves at personal risk to open a path for others to follow.
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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.
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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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Innovation is not born from the dream, innovation is born from the struggle
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We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job and every strength is covered.
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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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The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.
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Good marketing speaks to human beings - the way human beings understand and take in information.
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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.