Simon Sinek
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You'd fight first, then you'd realize it's not about the toothpaste. And that's what takes four hours. What happens is you recognize that when somebody yells at you about the cap on the toothpaste, you go, babe, what's the matter? What's going on? And you let them say whatever they need to say about the cap on the toothpaste. And you know it's not about the toothpaste.
You'd fight first, then you'd realize it's not about the toothpaste. And that's what takes four hours. What happens is you recognize that when somebody yells at you about the cap on the toothpaste, you go, babe, what's the matter? What's going on? And you let them say whatever they need to say about the cap on the toothpaste. And you know it's not about the toothpaste.
You just need to let them get it out so they can get to the thing that it's actually about. for you to take accountability for your actions. And that's the other thing. You have to take accountability for your actions. Saying you're sorry doesn't mean you're wrong. Saying you're sorry means you take accountability for the thing that you said or did. That hurt them. That hurt them.
You just need to let them get it out so they can get to the thing that it's actually about. for you to take accountability for your actions. And that's the other thing. You have to take accountability for your actions. Saying you're sorry doesn't mean you're wrong. Saying you're sorry means you take accountability for the thing that you said or did. That hurt them. That hurt them.
The analogy is you're walking through the airport with your wheelie bag and you accidentally roll your wheelie bag over somebody's foot. You turn around, you immediately go, sorry, you didn't intend to, but it's your bag. So you say sorry. Can you imagine if you rolled your bag over someone's foot and they go, what up? And you go, what? I didn't do it on purpose.
The analogy is you're walking through the airport with your wheelie bag and you accidentally roll your wheelie bag over somebody's foot. You turn around, you immediately go, sorry, you didn't intend to, but it's your bag. So you say sorry. Can you imagine if you rolled your bag over someone's foot and they go, what up? And you go, what? I didn't do it on purpose.
They're like, you roll over my foot. You're like, I didn't do it on purpose. That's how we fight with our loved ones. We say something that hurts them. We rolled our bag over their foot and they go, why won't you say you're sorry? You're like, I didn't do it on purpose. Why would I need to apologize? Because it's your words. Because it's your actions. Because it's your wheelie bag.
They're like, you roll over my foot. You're like, I didn't do it on purpose. That's how we fight with our loved ones. We say something that hurts them. We rolled our bag over their foot and they go, why won't you say you're sorry? You're like, I didn't do it on purpose. Why would I need to apologize? Because it's your words. Because it's your actions. Because it's your wheelie bag.
We are super, super focused on our learning platform where it's all about human skills. We're not going to teach you how to get an MBA or anything. It's none of that stuff. It's all human skills.
We are super, super focused on our learning platform where it's all about human skills. We're not going to teach you how to get an MBA or anything. It's none of that stuff. It's all human skills.
This is the art that helps you become successful in life. The art of being a human being. And cats don't have to work very hard to be cats. That's just natural. But it turns out it's a lot of work to be a good human being. Yeah, yeah. To be good at being a human being is really like, it's not natural. We're kind of junk at it and you have to study it.
This is the art that helps you become successful in life. The art of being a human being. And cats don't have to work very hard to be cats. That's just natural. But it turns out it's a lot of work to be a good human being. Yeah, yeah. To be good at being a human being is really like, it's not natural. We're kind of junk at it and you have to study it.
Conflict resolution is essential in a relationship. But what if you don't know how to resolve a conflict if you've never been taught? And so listening, conflict resolution, how to give and receive feedback, these are all skills. How to lead others. These are all skills. These are all skills that we have on our website and continue to add to that skill set. That's great.
Conflict resolution is essential in a relationship. But what if you don't know how to resolve a conflict if you've never been taught? And so listening, conflict resolution, how to give and receive feedback, these are all skills. How to lead others. These are all skills. These are all skills that we have on our website and continue to add to that skill set. That's great.
And it's a lot of the stuff is, you know, the way we come up with a lot of the classes is like somebody on the team is like, I need to learn this.
And it's a lot of the stuff is, you know, the way we come up with a lot of the classes is like somebody on the team is like, I need to learn this.
We'll build it.
We'll build it.
Bit of optimism podcast. That's the thing. Website. That's the thing. I also have a, I also am a publisher. Ooh, I saw that too. Yeah. So I have, I have a deal with Penguin Books and my last book that we published was a book called Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Gadara, which is spectacular. Is this the restaurant here? Yes. Out in New York? Yes.
Bit of optimism podcast. That's the thing. Website. That's the thing. I also have a, I also am a publisher. Ooh, I saw that too. Yeah. So I have, I have a deal with Penguin Books and my last book that we published was a book called Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Gadara, which is spectacular. Is this the restaurant here? Yes. Out in New York? Yes.