Simon Sinek Quotes

Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it’s just a figment of our imagination.

When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.

I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other reason than to meet others like me.

Communication is not about speaking what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean.

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.

Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there

Authenticity is more than speaking; Authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are.

A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.

Listening is not understanding the words of the question asked, listening is understanding why the question was asked in the first place.

When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.

We very often confuse personality with leadership.

Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced.

A boss who micromanages is like a coach who wants to get in the game. Leaders guide and support and then sit back to cheer from the sidelines.

The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.

If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.

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

The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.

Those in pursuit of Why are inspired to do what is right. Those in pursuit of What are driven to do what is easy.

Some see risk as a reason not to try. Some see it as an obstacle to overcome. The risk is the same; to try or not depends on your perspective.

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

Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.

If you sell what you do, you're a vendor. If you sell why you do it, you're a brand.

I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.

Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.

The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive.

The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven't figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, 'There's something fishy about you.'

No one knows everything. But together, we know a whole lot.

Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.

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.

The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.

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?

Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.

The cost of leadership is self-interest.

Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find.

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

Great leaders don’t try to be perfect. They try to be themselves. And that’s what makes them great.

If you don't understand people, you don't understand business.

If you talk about what you believe, you will attract those who believe what you believe.

Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.

The best ideas are the honest ones. Ones born out of personal experience. Ones that originated to help a few but ended up helping many.

Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.

A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.

We'd achieve more if we chase the dream instead of the competition.

Inspire people to do the things that inspire them and, together, we can change our world.

The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past.

Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on.

We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.

Vision is a destination - a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route - an adaptable path to get us where we want to go.