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Simon Sinek Quotes - Page 6

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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.

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.

Emotional, Numbers, Quality

Fight against something and you focus on the thing you hate. Fight for something and you focus on the thing you love.

Hate, Fighting, Focus

Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism.

Optimism, Complaining, Complaints

Twitter post from Jul 08, 2010

I don't care about convincing the people who think I'm naive or an idiot. I'm interested in how do I inspire the people who are open-minded that there's a different way of seeing the world.

Thinking, People, Inspire

Source: www.meetadvisors.com

Greatness starts with a clear vision of the future.

Greatness, Visions Of The Future, Clear Vision

Twitter post from May 25, 2012

A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.

Stars, Leader, Want

Twitter post from Apr 11, 2011

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.

Ideas, People, Should

Twitter post from Dec 18, 2013

A leader should not take credit when things go right if they are not willing to accept responsibility when things go wrong.

Responsibility, Leader, Credit

Twitter post from Jul 03, 2013

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.

Mind, Different, Way

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.

Vision, Doe, Asking

Source: www.quickbase.com

Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.

Journey, Goal, Leader

Twitter post from Aug 28, 2012

Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.

Organization, Leader, Inspiring Leader

Twitter post from Jan 15, 2014

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.

Believe, People, Survival

We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.

Believe, Organization, Giving

Simon Sinek (2009). “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, p.45, Penguin

We don’t do business with companies. We do business with people.

People, Company

A good leader shares information, even if they don't know the whole story. Without any information, people create their own, which causes fear and paranoia.

People, Leader, Stories

Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.

Reality, Helping, Idealist

FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from May 18, 2010

The goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishab le.

Hard Work, Play Hard, Goal

FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Dec 20, 2014

A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.

People, Leader, Great Leader

Twitter post from Apr 12, 2012

Don't give to get. Give to inspire others to give.

Giving, Inspire, Inspire Others

Twitter post from Sep 30, 2011

The cost of leadership is self-interest.

Self, Cost, Interest

Twitter post from Jul 10, 2013

We can not lead an organization, we can run an organization. We can only lead people.

Running, Organization, People

Twitter post from Feb 17, 2014

Every single organization - or career, for that matter - exists on three levels: WHAT you do, HOW you do it and WHY you do it.

Careers, Organization, Three

Source: www.personalbrandingblog.com

True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts.

Risk, Needs, Steps

Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.

Reputation

Twitter post from Feb 06, 2012

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