Top 548 Quotes & Sayings by Simon Sinek - Page 4

Words may inspire but only action creates change.

Confidence is believing in yourself. Arrogance is telling others you?re better than they are. Confidence inspires. Arrogance destroys.

Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more

Words may inspire, but only ACTION creates change. Most of us live our lives by accident - we live life as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.

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

We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.

Leaders don't look for recognition from others, leaders look for others to recognize.

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

We should never let reality interfere with our dreams. Reality can't see what we can see.

Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.

Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.

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

The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.

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

Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations.

Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism.

There is a difference between offering a service and being willing to serve. They may both include giving but only one is generous.

Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.

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

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

Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!

Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.

Be the leader you wish you had.

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.

The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do. A leader's true value is measured by the work they inspire others to do.

Truly effective and inspiring leaders aren’t actually driven to lead people; they are driven to serve them.

A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.

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

Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.

The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.

If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.

There are leaders, and there are those who lead. Leaders are those who hold a position of power or authority. But those who lead are those who inspire us. And it's those who start with why, that have the ability to inspire those around them or find others who inspire them.

We don’t do business with companies. We do business with people.

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

Don't show up to prove. Show up to improve.

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

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

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

To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections.

Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.

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.

We very often confuse personality with leadership.

Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past.

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

We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.

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

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

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

The goal of business should not be to do business with anyone who simply wants what you have. It should be to focus on the people who believe what you believe. When we are selective about doing business only with those who believe in our WHY, trust emerges.

What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

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.

Because a true sense of purpose is deeply emotional, it serves as a compass to guide us to act in a way completely consistent with our values and beliefs. Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.

Most people ignore opportunities because they see only danger. Entrepreneurs ignore danger because they see only opportunities.

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

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

Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them.

Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.

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.

Profit isn't a purpose, it's a result. To have purpose means the things we do are of real value to others.