Unlock Your Why: A Masterclass With Simon Sinek

Kevin sits down with the renowned author and motivational speaker, Simon Sinek. They discuss the importance of understanding one's "why," the journey of building impactful leadership, and the nuances of personal and professional growth. They also explore the dynamics of leadership, the importance of building trust, and the role of vulnerability in personal and professional relationships. Lastly, Simon discusses the 10,000-hour rule and breaks down finite and infinite games in terms of business.

Guest Bio and Links:
Simon Sinek is a renowned author, motivational speaker, and organizational consultant. He is known for popularizing the concept of "Why," his insights on leadership, culture, and business have inspired millions worldwide. His TED Talk on "How Great Leaders Inspire Action" is one of the most viewed talks on the platform.

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Show Notes:
0:00 Introduction
1:20 The success of "Start With Why"
3:00 The beginning of ‘why, what, how’
11:50 How to help coach someone to find their ‘why’
13:53 The problem of pursuing a dream job
18:05 The importance of vulnerability in leadership
22:20 “To be uncomfortable is probably the single greatest asset you could ever, you know this because nobody who's ever achieved anything in the world did it smoothly.” -S.Sinek
24:30 The three most important words for an entrepreneur to learn
29:25 The problems with problem-solving mode
29:56 It’s not about the nail
31:58 How to listen vs. trying to fix everything during a conflict
36:30 How to find ‘your why’
38:30 Simon explains how to find your why through the friends exercise
40:28 “Because what they're doing is articulating the value you have in their life, which is the thing you give to the world, which is your why. And if you do this with multiple friends, you will get very similar, if not the exact same answer, because who you are in the world is the space you fill in all of these people's lives.” (friendship exercise) -S.Sinek
41:50 Question: Can you have multiple ‘whys’ in life?
42:33 Using pattern recognition to find your ‘why’
49:30 The concept of human skills versus hard skills
51:40 Kevin and Simon discuss conflict resolution
57:04 How to deal with being socially awkward
1:08:40 Elon Musk purchasing Twitter
1:13:41 What’s next for Simon
1:15:25 The 10,000-hour rule
1:21:35 The concept of finite and infinite games

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[hahpark]

This is so interesting, phenomenal concepts when I listened the whole way through 👏👏👏

[lightnin]

This is an amazing discussion. I love start with Why. This adds to the book more!
Thank you dark tipper!

[LuisMcquay]

I will be forever grateful to you, you changed my entire life and I will continue to preach on your behalf for the whole world to hear how you saved me from financial debt, thank you Betty Hobbs.

[ThomasAndersonPhD]

The constant jump-cut edits make this unwatchable!

Kevin's editors: this is a podcast, not a TikTok! Let the speakers take a breath!

[NathanKasco]

I always looks forward to Kevin's new content, but the editors are making this unbearable. Just look at the black wall behind Simon for 10 seconds, the video quality is dreadfully exported, and the jump cuts need to go.

The good news: It's all fixable.

[TeamPuffyTail]

I’m sorry the editing of this video is not working, I can’t…

[chownc]

RE: Elon. I reckon he really did disagree with the biased censorship occuring at Twitter but equally saw the potential to pivot it into his long term ideas around X. I guess we will see...

[thisisbhm]

No Alex to call out Kevin on his hippy schlock. Jesus.

[rasputintouring]

The same people just doing rounds and rounds on podcasts

[DAClub-ufbr]

I have never loved my work or any part of it.

[mattclark]

Love Simon but he’s being interviewed by the biggest grifter/thief in web 3. Rose took the money and left his holders high and dry.