Simon Sinek Quotes
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What I understand about this concept of why is that it functions exactly the same way as parenting or exercise or any of these things we claim to invest in.
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The goal of life is not to have our lives mean something to ourselves. The goal of life is to have our lives mean something to others.
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If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.
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All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year.
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Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it’s just a figment of our imagination.
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A true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.
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It is like when a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with our employees. The best leaders come to the aid of their people, whose performance is down. Not come down harder on them.
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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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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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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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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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Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.
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Disney is beloved again. They can now attract the talent again and they can hold onto the talent again. People trust them again. It's all return since they went back to the why.
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Most people think leadership is about being in charge. Most people think leadership is about having all the answers and being the most intelligent person or the most qualified person in the room. The irony is that it is the complete opposite. Leadership is about empowering others to achieve things they did not think possible. Leadership is about pointing in the direction, articulating a vision of the world that does not yet exist. Then asking help from others to insure that vision happens.
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Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders.
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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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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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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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We don’t do business with companies. We do business with people.
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Good marketing speaks to human beings - the way human beings understand and take in information.
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If you're looking for a New York Times best-seller, I may or may not give you that.
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The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.
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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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Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even if the possibility of loss exists.