Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek
Simon O. Sinekis an author, speaker, and consultant who writes on leadership and management. He joined the RAND Corporation in 2010 as an adjunct staff member, where he advises on matters of military innovation and planning. He is known for popularizing the concepts of "the golden circle" and to "Start With Why", described by TED as "a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?"'. Sinek's first TEDx Talk on "How...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth9 October 1973
So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.
Pursue the thing inside us and others will help us. Pursue the things outside us and others will compete with us.
We should never let reality interfere with our dreams. Reality can't see what we can see.
Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we're qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams?
There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers.
If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.
Don't show up to prove. Show up to improve.
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.
Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.
There is a difference between offering a service and being willing to serve. They may both include giving but only one is generous.
When we accept the fact that we can't do everything, we are more willing to ask for and accept help when we do anything.
The creatives are rarely professional and the professionals are rarely creative.
If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.
I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.