Simon Sinek Quotes

I'm interested in the left side of the Bell Curve.

The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

My own career is a case study for what I believe in.

I'm simply following the journey.

During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.

You have to be careful what you think you know.

Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.

I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.

The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.

If we were good at everything we would have no need for each other.

Be the leader you wish you had.

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

Pushing yourself to be the best is unsustainable. Simply push yourself to be better than the day before.

Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations.

The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done.

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

There are leaders, and there are those who lead.

The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.

Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.

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

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.

Customers will never love a company until its employees love it first.

Remember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi.

Value is a perception not a calculation. Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get

When I present, I cheat. I only talk about things I care about.

Ideas are like dreams; they will disappear unless we record them. Write a book, a blog, build a company, anything that makes the ideas real.

We become leaders when we accept the responsibility to protect those in our care.

Good leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it.

So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.

How can you help the human race progress?

We don't learn much when everything goes right. We learn the most when things go wrong.

Let us not attack those who disagree. Let us defend those who follow.

The big picture doesn't just come from distance; it also comes from time.

The only way to 'find out if it will work out' is to do it.

Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.

What we do for others has a direct impact on how we feel about ourselves.

Those who fear the new are the ones who have mastered the old.

Focus on money and we will make money. Focus on impact and we will make an impact.

We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.

Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse.

Our survival depends on our ability to form trusting relationships.

There is a difference between running with all your heart with your eyes closed and running with all your heart with your eyes wide open.

Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.

Leadership is like parenting.

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

A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence.

Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care.

Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail.

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.