Simon Sinek
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So the difference is, but endorphins and dopamine are selfish. You don't need anybody's help to get them. Set your goals, achieve your goals, go for a run, do heavy exercise. You don't need anybody's help. They're antisocial or unsocial. So when we pursue dopamine, dopamine, dopamine, dopamine, we don't actually need anybody. That's why we have oxytocin and serotonin.
So the difference is, but endorphins and dopamine are selfish. You don't need anybody's help to get them. Set your goals, achieve your goals, go for a run, do heavy exercise. You don't need anybody's help. They're antisocial or unsocial. So when we pursue dopamine, dopamine, dopamine, dopamine, we don't actually need anybody. That's why we have oxytocin and serotonin.
That's where you need someone else. Those are pro-social. They fire for good reasons and bad reasons in this modern day and age, but when they're done for the right reasons, it's pro-social. So when you go see your son or daughter graduate, your son and daughter are walking across the stage receiving their diploma, pouring with serotonin. Serotonin is the feeling of accomplishment.
That's where you need someone else. Those are pro-social. They fire for good reasons and bad reasons in this modern day and age, but when they're done for the right reasons, it's pro-social. So when you go see your son or daughter graduate, your son and daughter are walking across the stage receiving their diploma, pouring with serotonin. Serotonin is the feeling of accomplishment.
It's the feeling of pride. Right? And they're walking across the stage with their chest out. I did this and it's amazing. Right? But their parents sitting in the audience are having the same burst of serotonin, feeling equally as proud. That's my kid. And that's serotonin.
It's the feeling of pride. Right? And they're walking across the stage with their chest out. I did this and it's amazing. Right? But their parents sitting in the audience are having the same burst of serotonin, feeling equally as proud. That's my kid. And that's serotonin.
You get the reward for coaching somebody, parenting somebody, supporting somebody, helping somebody, watching them achieve and sharing in their achievement. Right? It's our achievement. And that's why people give thank you speeches. I couldn't have done this without God, my parents, my coaches. They're sharing. They're sharing. The recognition that I can't achieve alone.
You get the reward for coaching somebody, parenting somebody, supporting somebody, helping somebody, watching them achieve and sharing in their achievement. Right? It's our achievement. And that's why people give thank you speeches. I couldn't have done this without God, my parents, my coaches. They're sharing. They're sharing. The recognition that I can't achieve alone.
And then oxytocin, the magical one, which is unicorns and rainbows, mushy, mushy, love, love, right? And oxytocin comes from many, many reasons, and you can get it many ways. Physical touch gives you oxytocin. But doing something for someone with no expectation of anything in return gives you oxytocin. An act of kindness.
And then oxytocin, the magical one, which is unicorns and rainbows, mushy, mushy, love, love, right? And oxytocin comes from many, many reasons, and you can get it many ways. Physical touch gives you oxytocin. But doing something for someone with no expectation of anything in return gives you oxytocin. An act of kindness.
That's what he did, the Surgeon General. He does something nice for somebody else with no expectation of anything in return. And he felt good. He felt incredibly good. And the best thing about oxytocin is when you have it in your body, all it does, it makes you wanna be nicer. It's mother nature's way of trying to get us to look after each other.
That's what he did, the Surgeon General. He does something nice for somebody else with no expectation of anything in return. And he felt good. He felt incredibly good. And the best thing about oxytocin is when you have it in your body, all it does, it makes you wanna be nicer. It's mother nature's way of trying to get us to look after each other.
And so when people don't serve, when they don't give to others, they might be consumed with dopamine, which is exciting. The problem is dopamine is addictive, because you only feel good in the moment of the achievement, which is why the drug, You only feel good when the drug is in your system. And then when it's not in your system, you got to get it. Same with dopamine.
And so when people don't serve, when they don't give to others, they might be consumed with dopamine, which is exciting. The problem is dopamine is addictive, because you only feel good in the moment of the achievement, which is why the drug, You only feel good when the drug is in your system. And then when it's not in your system, you got to get it. Same with dopamine.
I got to keep moving the goalpost. Okay, I'll feel good when I hit this goalpost. Nope. Move the goalpost. I'll feel good if I make my second million, my third million, my fourth million, this many followers, that many followers, this many hits, that many hits, this many likes. Nope. You'll feel good for a second. It'll pass and you'll have to move the goalpost again.
I got to keep moving the goalpost. Okay, I'll feel good when I hit this goalpost. Nope. Move the goalpost. I'll feel good if I make my second million, my third million, my fourth million, this many followers, that many followers, this many hits, that many hits, this many likes. Nope. You'll feel good for a second. It'll pass and you'll have to move the goalpost again.
And the thing that I've learned You should pursue something. You should have some sort of ambition. And I don't care what it is. You define your life however you want to define it. I want to have a family. I want to start my own business. Right? And once you've got there, once you've reached your goalpost, you have to say to yourself, I've won.
And the thing that I've learned You should pursue something. You should have some sort of ambition. And I don't care what it is. You define your life however you want to define it. I want to have a family. I want to start my own business. Right? And once you've got there, once you've reached your goalpost, you have to say to yourself, I've won.
I'm not going to move the goalposts anymore because if I keep moving the goalposts, I'm never going to be satisfied.
I'm not going to move the goalposts anymore because if I keep moving the goalposts, I'm never going to be satisfied.