Simon Sinek Quotes

Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.

Our ultimate goal is to stay in business. We are not here with a specific plan. That's kind of how our entire career has evolved. We will figure things out as we go along.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Entrepreneurs … benefit greatly from being willing to fail, willing to experiment. Good entrepreneurs tend to be stubborn on the vision but flexible on the details. They’re persistent on what they’re trying to accomplish, but they are willing to rewrite the details as needed as they learn and as things fail.

High performance people take action quickly and change their mind slowly!

Never say never, for if you live long enough, chances are you will not be able to abide by the simplest of such injunctions.

It's hard to remain patient when it seems so debilitating to do so. The balance comes with staying ambitious while being patient.

The key factor in my strategy is longevity.

Business is a marathon, and most of society thinks it's a sprint.

I am a person who looks long-term, and I recognize the path we need to take. There will be moments when people are unhappy and disgruntled with some decision-making. Nonetheless, what matters most is to reach the destination. And my job as President is to see clearly where I want to go and be steadfast in my resolve to realize that vision

Keep your eye on the prize and focus on your mission. Remember what you’re trying to do, what your value is, why it’s important, and at the same time, change course and direction. If the market’s telling you different things how are you going to adjust to that?

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

We all need lots of powerful long range goals to help us past the short-term obstacles

The most effective people are those who can "hold" their vision while remaining committed to seeing current reality clearly

My goal is not to fail fast. My goal is to succeed over the long run. They are not the same thing.

It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.

The idea that you can create a template that will work forever doesn't happen in any business. There's some really, really bright people in this business. You can't do the same thing the same way and be successful for a long period of time.

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

When you face unexpected events, you have to try to overcome those problems, but at the same time, you have to continue working according to the plan that you defined since the beginning. So that's what we have tried to do - not to avoid the urgent responses but to continue the route that we had defined.

To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.

I would tell most young people that in life you can go through many difficulties, but if you know what you want to do, if you can focus, and work, then in the end, you will end up doing it. No matter what happens, if you don't give up, you will still succeed.

I think what endurance sports teach you is to stay dedicated, stay focused, and also to understand you're going to have ups and downs, but you need to keep running right through them.

You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.

Some people revel in getting their hands dirty. These are the people that make startups grow wildly. People with hustle also tend to be much more agile - they're the water that goes around the rock. These are the people you want around when everything goes wrong. They're also the people you want beside you when everything goes right.

Be mobile at all times, even if it causes you suffering or feelings of loneliness. Unless you're willing to do that, you're never going to get the bigger rewards.