Words may inspire but only action creates change. Simon Sinek More Quotes by Simon Sinek More Quotes From Simon Sinek Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care. Simon Sinek actions-speak-louder-than-words care exercise Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world. Simon Sinek simple world ideas Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves. Simon Sinek stronger competition believe The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm. Simon Sinek sacrifice balance important I never set out to do the things I'm doing now. Simon Sinek If everything goes right, we get a good experience. If everything goes wrong, we get a good story. Simon Sinek good-story good-experiences stories The more you inspire, the more people will inspire you. Simon Sinek inspire people Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going. Simon Sinek focus knows steps The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important. Simon Sinek like-you important desire What I'm doing is obeying the law of diffusion of innovations. Simon Sinek diffusion innovation law My challenge is to make sure the things I say and the things I do remain consistent for as often and as long as possible. My why is to inspire people to do the things that inspire them so that together we can change our world. That's why I wake up every single day. I'm agnostic to the form it takes: I teach, I write, I speak, I advise. Simon Sinek together-we-can our-world writing Leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person. Simon Sinek nice-person nice persons I'm very prescriptive about who I work with. Simon Sinek I'm a messenger. I'm one piece of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Simon Sinek jigsaw-puzzles pieces giants It is like when a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with our employees. The best leaders come to the aid of their people, whose performance is down. Not come down harder on them. Simon Sinek leader player people Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail. Simon Sinek quality leader trying I don't care about convincing the people who think I'm naive or an idiot. Simon Sinek care people thinking Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead. Simon Sinek obstacles focus looks I have to have an impact. That's what drives me to practice to make sure my words are clear and my stories are compelling. Right. Because it matters. Simon Sinek impact practice stories I'm very prescriptive about who I work with. I'm very clear about what I believe. If they believe what I believe I will work with them. If they say things like, "Convince me we should do this." I walk away. Simon Sinek clear should believe