Best Simon Sinek Quotes

Simon Sinek Quotes About Leadership, Teamwork, Purpose, Success, Love, Life, Communication & Change! Simon Sinek is a British-American writer, motivational speaker, professional ethnographer, and advertising strategist. His most well-known work is “the golden circle” and “Start with Why,” which popularize the idea behind it. Sinek was born on October 9th, 1973, in Wimbledon, England. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in cultural anthropology from Brandeis University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from City University London, he eventually decided to forego his academic pursuits in favor of a career in advertising and left both universities.

Simons’ first position was at Euro RSCG and Ogilvy & Mather, two New York advertising firms before he started SinekPartners. Subsequently, he wrote a book, “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action.” TED has global ranking his lecture, “How Great Leaders Inspire Action,” as the third most common presentation in its history.

Simon and his company, SinekPartners, instruct leaders and organizations on how to arouse the passion of those around them. Regarding speaking engagements, Simon is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world. He often appears as a guest on the MSNBC show Your Business. Simon has also written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, FastCompany, CMO Magazine, NPR, and BusinessWeek.

He’s also a member of 1-800-GOT-Board JUNK’s of Advisors right now. Thanks to his ideas on business and leadership, he has been invited to speak with a wide range of individuals and companies, including members of the United States Congress, Microsoft, and AOL.

Best Simon Sinek Quotes

1. “As the Zen Buddhist saying goes, how you do anything is how you do everything.” -Simon Sinek

2. “Leadership requires two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate it.” -Simon Sinek

3. “Dream big, start small. But most of all, start.” -Simon Sinek

4. “Passion alone can’t cut it. For passion to survive it needs structure. A why without how has little probability of success.” -Simon Sinek

5. “It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.” -Simon Sinek

6. “You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.” -Simon Sinek

7. “The great leaders are not the strongest, they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses. The great leaders are not the smartest; they are the ones who admit how much they don’t know. The great leaders can’t do everything; they are the ones who look to others to help them. Great leaders don’t see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.”- Simon Sinek

8. “Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.” -Simon Sinek

9. “Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it.” -Simon Sinek

10. “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.” -Simon Sinek

11. “I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.” -Simon Sinek

12. “When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.” -Simon Sinek

13. “When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.” -Simon Sinek

14. “Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.” -Simon Sinek

15. “There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.” -Simon Sinek

16. “Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.” -Simon Sinek

17. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” -Simon Sinek

18. “When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” -Simon Sinek

19. “If no one ever broke the rules, then we’d never advance.” -Simon Sinek

20. “Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes when we are in clear pursuit of why we want it.” -Simon Sinek

21. “The big picture doesn’t just come from distance; it also comes from time.”-Simon Sinek

22. “The goal is not to be perfect by the end, the goal is to be better today.” -Simon Sinek

23. “Leadership is about integrity, honesty and accountability. All components of trust.” -Simon Sinek

24. “If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.” -Simon Sinek

25. “Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.”- Simon Sinek

26. “The goal is not simply for you to cross the finish line, but to see how many people you can inspire to run with you.” -Simon Sinek

27. “Self-confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.”- Simon Sinek

28. “We are not victims of our situation. We are the architects of it.”- Simon Sinek

29. “Don’t show up to prove. Show up to improve.” -Simon Sinek

30. “A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.”- Simon Sinek