Simon Sinek

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

“Listening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention.”

“When I was in college, my school newspaper accepted an ad from a Holocaust revisionist organization. This would have been offensive on most college campuses across the country, but I went to a school with a very large Jewish population, so the ad, as you might expect, stirred absolute outrage.”

“Whether individuals or organisations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.”

“A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is a human experience.”

“Some would argue that you're as successful as the company you keep. Certainly there is a connection between our friends and who we are.”

“There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.”

“There is a difference between vulnerability and telling people everything about yourself. Vulnerability is a feeling. Telling everyone about yourself is just facts and details.”

“There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.”

“In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check.”

“Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.”

“Great companies don`t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something better than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you`ll be stuck with whoever`s left.”

“Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second.”

“Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.”

“If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.”