Quotes by Simon Sinek With Free Shareable Pictures
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Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.

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

Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can't see. They are good at giving us things we would never think of asking for.

If you're interested in a book that will steadily grow and sell for a very long time, I promise you I will give you that.

Dr. King gave the I have a dream speech, not the I have a plan speech.

Don't give to get. Give to inspire others to give.

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

Our struggles are the short term lessons we learn to achieve long term success.

We can make up for lost money, but we can't make up for lost time.

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

Our ability to trust is not based on our industry. This is human being stuff. Sometimes all we need to do is translate the concepts to fit the cultures in which we work.

Stand for people. Not a product or service or metric or number. If we stand for real, living, breathing people, we will change the world.

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

What I'm doing is obeying the law of diffusion of innovations.

Sometimes we give too much too soon. Sometimes we hold back for too long. This is our beautiful dance. Our imperfect dance. This is the dance that makes us human.

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

If you care, do something. If you don't care, please stay out of the way of those who do.

And like all infinite games, in the game of life, the goal is not to win, it is to perpetuate the game.

In an organization, it is the leader's responsibility to take the first risk, to build a Circle of Safety. But then it is up to the employee to take a chance and step into the Circle of Safety.

In any game, there are always two currencies required to play -- will and resources.

The best way to drive performance in an organization is to create an environment in which information can flow freely, mistakes can be highlighted and help can be offered and received.

I don't hire any companies or ask any of my friends to write reviews for me on Amazon when I have a book come out so they can drive up my ratings on Amazon. I don't have a publicist.

Remaining calm in times of desperation makes way for opportunity.

The responsibility of leadership is not taken, it is given. Only when others choose to follow us can we truly lead.

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

Curiosity is essential for progress. Only when we look to worlds beyond our own can we really know if there's room for improvement.

Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.

Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making.

When a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with our employees.

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

Unhealthy cultures create addiction. Healthy cultures create social bonds.

Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.

If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.

What's important to me is that I put messages out, whether it's a TED talk, whether it's a book.

Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.

Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.

Work requires effort. Things we love to do feel effortless. Only do the things you love and you'll never have to work again.

A true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.

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.

Time and energy. Those are the most valuable sacrifices leaders can make.

True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts.

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

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

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

We can teach only if we are willing to learn.

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

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

Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.

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

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

You have to be careful what you think you know.

If you look at the average age of a company on the Dow Jones index, it's something like 35 years or younger. In other words... success is no indication of longevity.

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

Leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person.

Pure pragmatism can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.

A company and leaders of the company have the responsibility of the precious lives of all the human beings that work there.

We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others.

Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.

Too many people write books because they want to be a New York Times best-seller. They want the glory and the fame.

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

A sour corporate culture can actually make an entire society unhappy. This means that a strong corporate culture can have a positive impact on a society.

I'm building on purpose. I'm building that tipping point. I'm building that law of diffusion of innovation.

Following takes why. Transactions take what. It has to be real. It has to be the same for writing a book.

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

When you can wake up in the morning and feel successful whether some end goal is realized or not...THAT is true success.

The true value of networking doesn't come from how many people we can meet but rather how many people we can introduce to others.

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.

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

The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.

A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.

It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.

Work hard to seem infallible and others will work to find our flaws. Admit our shortcomings and others will work to help us be infallible.

The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.

Selfish is easy. It's sharing that takes courage.

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.