Quotes from Simon Sinek

Over 90% of people go home at the end of the day feeling unfulfilled by their work, and I won't stop working until that statistic is reversed - until over 90% of people go home and can honestly say, 'I love what I do.'

In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we.

The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past.

You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us.

My sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave.

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

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.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others; it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

Work with people who believe what you believe.

Leaders don't complain about what's not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.

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

Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find.

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.

What good is it to have a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work.

Your work is your own private megaphone to tell the world what you believe.

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

Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care.

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

There are two kinds of experts: academic experts and practical experts. One is not better than the other, but they are very different, and each offers very different value.

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

The next time someone starts listing all the reasons an idea won't work or can't happen, ask them to give 3 reasons it can.

Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.

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.

The only way to 'find out if it will work out' is to do it.