The future is only scary if we try to avoid it. Simon Sinek More Quotes by Simon Sinek More Quotes From Simon Sinek 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. Simon Sinek momentumcollegeexercise Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done. Simon Sinek statesleaderdone My own career is a case study for what I believe in. Simon Sinek careersstudybelieve Disney is beloved again. They can now attract the talent again and they can hold onto the talent again. People trust them again. It's all return since they went back to the why. Simon Sinek belovedreturnpeople I need an army. I need people out there who are either preaching with me to different audiences that I can't get to or who are implementing the work and helping people actually learn their why or practice their why or implement their why because I don't do that. Simon Sinek armypracticepeople A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence. If our parents fixed everything for us and did not allow us to do anything on our own, or intervened every single time, we would all grow up to be completely dependent. The reason we grow up to be healthy adults is because our parents played this game of giving us responsibility, disciplining us when necessary, letting us try, letting us fail. Simon Sinek growing-upresponsibilitykids Time and energy. Those are the most valuable sacrifices leaders can make. Simon Sinek sacrificeenergyleader Start with why. And work really hard to make sure you're consistent. Simon Sinek hardconsistent 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. Simon Sinek doedesirepeople 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 Simon Sinek benefitshard-workleader We think leadership is about rank and power, but better to think of leadership as the responsibility for other human beings. That leadership and rank may not go together. So it manifests in this remarkable way. Simon Sinek responsibilitytogetherthinking I don't consider myself an expert in the why. Simon Sinek experts 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. Simon Sinek emailperfectneeds The most important thing to do before you die is live. Simon Sinek things-to-dodiesimportant Some good leaders are rough around the edges and some leaders are difficult. Some have difficult personalities and some are really nice to be around, but those are not the qualifications. The qualifications are their desire to see us achieve more, their desire to push us to be the best we can be. Not for their selfish gain, but because they believe that we have something to offer. Simon Sinek selfishnicebelieve Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail. We very often confuse personality with leadership. In other words, leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person. Simon Sinek niceleaderpersonality Leadership is neither a rank nor a title. It is a choice. The choice to provide care and protection for those for whom we are responsible. Simon Sinek titlescarechoices The reality is that fulfillment, success and all of these good things comes from trying to help those that we care about to achieve those things. How can I help somebody I care about find the job they love? How can I help somebody I care about find happiness in their work? And when we commit to service it actually biologically and anthropologically is more likely to lead to our own success and our own happiness. Simon Sinek tryingjobsreality I'm simply following the journey. Simon Sinek followingjourney When you start with why, which decision you make becomes very easy. It is so hard to do when you may suffer a short term loss or you may lose out on some short term gain. But in the long run it's way more powerful and way more stable. Simon Sinek powerfullossrunning
