Simon Sinek is a British-American author and inspirational speaker, an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. He discovered remarkable patterns about how greatest leaders and organizations think; and has authored multiple best-selling books such as Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, The Infinite Game, etc.
Here, I've listed his 59 Best Impactful and Mind-blowing Quotes about Leadership and Success. Watch out for our best picks and keep in touch to watch the video in the end.
1. “Dream big, start small. But most of all, start.”
2. “It doesn’t matter when we start. It doesn’t matter where we start. All that matters is that we start.”
3. “Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.”
4. “If no one ever broke the rules, then we’d never advance.”
5. “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.”
6. “Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.”
7. “When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.”
8. “When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.”
9. “If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.”
10. “Don’t give to get. Give to inspire others to give.”
11. “There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.”
12. “Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes from when we are in clear pursuit of why we want it.”
13. “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion.”
14. “Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.”
15. “It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.”
16. “The goal is not to be perfect by the end, the goal is to be better today.”
17. “Self-confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.”
18. “The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.”
19. “When you are an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.”
20. “If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.”
21. “Don’t show up to prove. Show up to improve.”
22. “What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.”
23. “The only way to find out if it will work out is to do it.”
24. “Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.”
25. “To succeed takes more than a desire to win. It also takes the acceptance that we could fail.”
26. “The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.”
27. “There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.”
28. “Leading, however, means that others willingly follow you – not because they have to, not because they are paid to, but because they want to.”
29. “Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.”
30. “Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.”
31. “No matter when or where, always bring your ‘A’ game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.”
32. “Leadership requires two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate it.”
33. “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.”
34. “Leadership is not a license to do less; it is a responsibility to do more.”
35. “The cost of leadership is self-interest.”
36. “A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.”
37. “The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.”
38. “100% of customers are people. 100% of employees are people. If you don’t understand people, you don’t understand business.”
39. “A boss has the title. A leader has the people.”
40. “Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them; they hire already motivated people and inspire them.”
41. “You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.”
42. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
43. “Leadership is always about people.”
44. “We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe.”
45. “Let us all be the leaders we wish we had.”
46. “The greatest contribution of a leader is to make other leaders.”
47. “The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks.”
48. “If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.”
49. “There are many ways to motivate people to do things, but loyalty comes from the ability to inspire people.”
50. “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”
51. “Innovators are the ones whose dreams are clearer than the reality that tells them they’re crazy.”
52. “If you have a gift, it is called a gift for a reason: you have to give it away.”
53. “If you care, do something. If you don’t care, please stay out of the way of those who do.”
54. “If companies do not actively work to keep clarity, discipline and consistency in balance, then trust starts to break down.”
55. “Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea – we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.”
56. “If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.”
57. “Most of us live our lives by accident – we live as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.”
58. “When we try to please everyone, we end up pleasing no one… least of all, ourselves.”
59. “Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it.”
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