Simon Sinek Quotes
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Those who fear the new are the ones who have mastered the old.
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Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism.
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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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You have to have a patience for exercise. You have to have a patience for college. You have to have a patience for relationships. Once the momentum gets going it takes on a life all of its own.
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There are leaders, and there are those who lead. Leaders are those who hold a position of power or authority. But those who lead are those who inspire us. And it's those who start with why, that have the ability to inspire those around them or find others who inspire them.
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When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.
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To spend more money, you have to have more money, but time is fixed and we all have the same amount to spare. How we choose to spend it can make a significant difference on the impact we have in our careers or in the world.
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Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.
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Leadership is like exercise. Do it everyday, the results take time but you will see them. It's the little things.
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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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Some see risk as a reason not to try. Some see it as an obstacle to overcome. The risk is the same; to try or not depends on your perspective.
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Of course there are people out there who are helping others find their why. Some are doing a really great job and some are doing a not so great job. I love the fact there are people out there, and consultants out there doing that.
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Leaders, whatever the size of their organizations, are those willing to put the interests of other people before their own.
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We should never let reality interfere with our dreams. Reality can't see what we can see.
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Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.
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To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.
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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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There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.
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Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.
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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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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.
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I was never a writer.
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I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.
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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.