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Simon Sinek

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4599 total appearances

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TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

Yeah.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

So, you know, if we talk to them, you'll find there's a calm confidence that they have.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

You'll find that there's a long-term mentality, sort of an infinite mindedness that they recognize that it's all a journey, that when things are going really well, they don't think that they're the hottest thing in the world because they know this doesn't last.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

But when things are going badly, they're like, okay, let's work together, hunker down, take it in stride because this won't last either.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

And they tend to have

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

insane amounts of calm and balance.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

Also, they talk.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

The way they talk, it is sort of very hard to distinguish between their private lives and their professional lives because they view all aspects of their lives as contributing to their purpose.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

You know, the way I am as a friend is the way I am as an employee.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

What I choose to do for work is what I choose to do for my hobbies.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

And in some way, shape or form, they're all contributing to this view of the world that I'm trying to advance.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

Professionally, that's how they feel.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

Looking from the outside in, you can recognize that calm confidence.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

And the way they speak, for example, they don't give you resumes of how great they are.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

So tell me about you.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

Well, I'm senior vice president of one of the fastest growing companies in my sector.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

Sure.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

Because they're not starting with what.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

That's a what mentality.

TED Talks Daily
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Start With Why, 15th Anniversary Edition | Simon Sinek

I've got to prove to you how great I am.