Simon Sinek Quotes
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Progress and innovation happen when you set unrealistic goals.
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Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.
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When a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with our employees.
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Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find.
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Because a true sense of purpose is deeply emotional, it serves as a compass to guide us to act in a way completely consistent with our values and beliefs. Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.
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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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I would never find myself or unlikely to find myself in a room where I have a skeptic who brought me in. But I very often am in a situation somebody who's there who didn't invite me was a skeptic. That happens all the time.
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A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.
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Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more
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I know if I persist it will pay back in dividends and it always does. What starts to happen is like exercise, the pain goes away. It starts to get easier and the weight starts to get lighter and people start to notice a difference in you and you start to notice a difference in yourself. You find your ability to make decisions is easier; you find you are inspired more often. You find your success increases. You find that your random moments when you're in the flow are no longer random and you can control them. Other people notice the difference.
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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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Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.
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Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.
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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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We don’t do business with companies. We do business with people.
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When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.
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Those who fear the new are the ones who have mastered the old.
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More often than not when we do not like our work, it's not necessarily because of the work itself. But more often because of the people we work with and more importantly because of the lack of leadership. It is amazing how inspired and motivated we can be when we like the people and when we feel like we show up to work because our leaders care about our wellbeing. It is kind of incredible actually.
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Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft.
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Work requires effort. Things we love to do feel effortless. Only do the things you love and you'll never have to work again.
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Our survival depends on our ability to form trusting relationships.
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We should always choose to work with people we love. They are the ones who will watch our back and our future.
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I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.
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A true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.