Work & Life Are Not Opposing Forces | Simon Sinek at LinkedIn Speaker Series 2019

I'm the same person I am at home as I am at work - I just wear different clothes and sit at a different table. It's all my life. We need to take time off to engage with things that challenge our brains so that we can see the world differently.

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Simon is an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. With a bold goal to help build a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single day feeling inspired, feel safe at work, and feel fulfilled at the end of the day, Simon is leading a movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and Find Your Why. His new book, The Infinite Game, will be released in 2019.

Simon’s WHY: To inspire people to do the things that inspire them so that, together, each of us can change our world for the better.

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Simon’s books:

[MacFit-AZ]

Disconnect! “When at the beach stop wanting to be at the office. When at the office stop wanting to be at the beach.” Be Present.

[axlvaled]

Literally today I had this talk with my wife! I hope that people start to understand that work is not a struggle. It's not work Vs life. Avoid toxic people and trust your team.

[abhishekagarwal]

The way I see it there's no division between "work and life". There's just creation and indulgence.

My relationships indulge me, and my indulgence inspire everything I create.

[justanotherjoe]

It is always wonderful to listen to you speak. I'm very grateful that you share with all of us.

[starwarsfan]

Simon... I am fully committed to the concept of full engagement... fully engage at work and fully engage whatever I am doing AWAY from work. When leaving for vacation or trips, I find someone to cover my responsibilities and I say "Have fun, make your own decisions, and don't call me!"

[rameshiyer]

As a corporate world survivor, I can say that most top executives stay in touch with their office even on vacation because They want to remain in charge, and don't delegate & empower their subordinates enough to take kk ey decisions in his / her absence. Many such top executives also love the feeling of bein indispensable to their firm, as dispensability leads to insecurities in them. All this when most of the hard work isput in by the middle & junior executives, not the top shots. Very few in the corporate world manage to have a work-life balance due to their own insecurities.

[nalikaweerasinghe]

Great speech 👍
Most import thing is life. We are doing job for our betterment. We have to achieve both of life and job KPI for our success

[TheStrategicKeys]

Disconnect is extremely important. This is why I love cruises and traveling internationally.

[AGlaxx]

Thank you Simon Sinek. You are helping me more than you can ever imagine.

[DayVidsgaming]

Listening to him makes me want to read more.

[stellaprovidaki]

I couldn't agree more. When taking some days off we should disconnect from our responsibilities. There is no need to feel guilty for that. It doesn't mean that when someone acts in such way they are irresponsible. Instead, it shows self-respect.

[imanemj]

Im addicted to Simon speeches 😊if only all the employees employers listen to his conference and interviews ❤️

[fionelianating]

Wisdom !!!! Cool !!! Courageous !!! Simon has them all.

[AdulisChedoMokanan]

“ I have many many ideas, sitting in places I don’t expect to have ideas”

[soniahachemi]

Like even before watching 😄!! THE post of the day!! Thank you 💐

[Lindobz]

It's all my life and there's no difference

[codacreator]

Do life! Have you ever noticed that the most successful people live their careers? I think the biggest disconnect for most of us is that we're in the wrong job. You had a dream when you were young. What was it? If you don't see yourself somehow connected to it, that's what's wrong. That and the fact that corporations have done a tremendous job of making us aware of our disposability. Hard to be all-in in an environment in which you feel temporary. I can't help wondering how corporations that routinely layoff and "restructure" didn't see a serious erosion of dedication as the biproduct for everyone?

[SenseiTeachingOfficial]

Besides helpful, this is very deep, thank you Simon!

[jvt_redbaronspeaks]

This may work well in a corporate setting, but in retail, specifically the dynamic world of grocery, I have experienced so many problems when management is "off the clock" or "on vacation " and won't respond to phone calls, texts, or emails.
My team knows that IF my phone is on I will always take their call in case they need something. It has helped the business I work for, it has helped customers, it has increased team morale. Part of being a leader is just being an AVAILABLE resource for your team. Extreme ownership.

[andreatanzi]

He is so right! Let's be frank, people that are always online expecting to manage things are not confident in the themselves and do not trust others (...) Therefore, they think to be indispensable. What an illusion ...