Simon Sinek Quotes
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Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.
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Optimism is the ability to focus on where we're going, not where we're coming from.
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The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.
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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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I never imagined I'd be working with government, or military or politicians or big companies. None of this stuff I'm doing was on any business plan anywhere ever.
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The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.
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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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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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There's nothing efficient about innovation.
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Customers will never love a company until its employees love it first.
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Don't show up to prove. Show up to improve.
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I never wanted to be a public speaker.
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Those who fear the new are the ones who have mastered the old.
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When I was a kid, I was a bit of a space geek. I loved the space program and all things NASA. I would read books about our solar system; I had pictures of the Space Shuttle on my bedroom wall. And yes, I even went to Space Camp.
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When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.
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Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.
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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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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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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 true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.
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Employees represent an opportunity to inspire not a burden to carry.
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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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Time and energy. Those are the most valuable sacrifices leaders can make.
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A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.