Simon Sinek Quotes
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I never imagined I'd write a book.
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Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.
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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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A true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.
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In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we.
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No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.
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When we are in groups, when we are surrounded by people who believe what we believe, trust emerges and our very survival and progress goes up.
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I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.
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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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It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.
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Nobody writes a book to get rich. It's like speaking.
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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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The big picture doesn't just come from distance; it also comes from time.
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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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I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.
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A movement only exists when people are inspired to move, to do something, to make the cause their own.
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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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I've been dogmatic to use myself as a case study.
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We should invest in people not ideas. A good idea is often destroyed by bad people and good people can always make a bad idea better.
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If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is, for many of the overpaid leaders, we know that they took the money and perks and didn’t offer protection to their people. In some cases, they even sacrificed their people to protect or boost their own interests. This is what so viscerally offends us. We only accuse them of greed and excess when we feel they have violated the very definition of what it means to be a leader.
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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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If everything goes right, we get a good experience. If everything goes wrong, we get a good story.
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When you can wake up in the morning and feel successful whether some end goal is realized or not...THAT is true success.
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A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.