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
The goal of life is not to have our lives mean something to ourselves. The goal of life is to have our lives mean something to others.
Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.
The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.
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.
People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe
Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.
The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.
It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.
The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier.
Listening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention.
Whether individuals or organisations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.
If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance.
I use Apple because they're easy to understand and everybody gets it.
Some would argue that you're as successful as the company you keep. Certainly there is a connection between our friends and who we are.