Simon Sinek Quotes
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I never imagined I'd write a book.
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If a movement is to have an impact it must belong to those who join it, not those who lead it.
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Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.
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The future is only scary if we try to avoid it.
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The bad leaders are the ones that push hard so they can gain, who brow beat us so that they can receive the benefit of our hard work, not so we can enjoy the success
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WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?
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Disney became hated. It became one of the evil corporations. It used to be loved. They couldn't hold onto talent; they couldn't attract talent. Some of their products did badly. The Californialand project was a $5 billion waste of money. They couldn't make it work. The magic had gone, no pun intended.
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Would anybody be offended if we gave a $150 million bonus to Gandhi? How about a $250 million bonus to Mother Teresa? Do we have an issue with that? None at all. None at all. Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers. They would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people.
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Curiosity is essential for progress. Only when we look to worlds beyond our own can we really know if there's room for improvement.
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It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.
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I never set out to do the things I'm doing now.
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Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.
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When a leader makes the choice to put the safety and lives of the people inside the organization first, to sacrifice their comforts and sacrifice the tangible results, so that the people remain and feel safe and feel like they belong, remarkable things happen.
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More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.
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The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.
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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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Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more
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Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.
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Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.
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Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me.
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A five minute call replaces the time it takes to read and reply to the original email and read and reply to their reply... or replies. And I no longer spend 20+ minutes crafting the perfect email - no need to.
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The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today.
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Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them.