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Together Is Better

by Simon Sinek · 2016

Simon Sinek's recent video on 'The Millennial Question' went viral with over 150 million views and his TED Talk on the global bestseller Start with Why is the third most watched of all time. Sinek's latest work, Together… more

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Most of us live our lives by accident—we live as it happens. Fullfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.
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When we are closed to ideas, what we hear is criticism. When we are open to criticism, what we get is advice.
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Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or the things we do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.
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This is one of the hardest lessons to learn when we get promoted to a position of leadership - that we are no longer responsible for doing the job, we are now responsible for the people who do the job. There isn't a CEO on the planet who is responsible for the customer. CEOs are responsible for the people who are responsible for the customer. Get that right and everybody wins - employees and customers.
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Most of us live our lives by accident-we live as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.
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What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.
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A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.
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The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do. The true value of a leader is measured by the work they inspire others to do.
It is the responsibility of the visionary to paint the abstract future as if it were the tangible present.

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Simon Sinek's recent video on 'The Millennial Question' went viral with over 150 million views and his TED Talk on the global bestseller Start with Why is the third most watched of all time.

Sinek's latest work, Together is Better, is a little book of inspiration for the modern world.

Most of us live our lives by accident - we live as it happens. Fulfilment comes when we live our lives on purpose.

'What are you going to do with your life? What are you doing with your life now?'

'Do you have goals? A vision? A clear sense of why you do what you do?'

Almost everyone knows someone who has grappled with at least one of these questions. The answers can often seem elusive or uncertain.

Though there are many paths to follow into the unknown future, there is one way that dramatically increases the chances we will enjoy the journey. To travel with someone we trust.

We can t

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First published
2016
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4.22 (5k ratings)

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