Most of us live our lives by accident.We live as it happens without wanting to take risks to chase our passion.
Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.
It’s upto us to choose the kind of life we want
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book “Together is Better”
The “Rational” human brain has great power of analysis and problem solving.It is that part of the brain that understands logic and complex analysis.
On the other hand the “Limbic” or emotional brain can understand only cues and signals and has no power of analysis.
The best quote that I have come across to highlight the difference very aptly , is the one from Simon Sinek in the book “Together is Better”.
“The mind can be convinced but the heart must be won.” – Simon Sinek
We are used to the term “Have a vision” wherein being fascinated by visionaries like Steve Jobs , Martin Luther King we try to have a similar vision of ourselves.
Not only is this stressful but at the same time does not make our lives meaningless if we don’t have one.
To make our lives meaningful we can follow the vision of great leaders and organizations and be part of them to advance their just cause.The end result would be fulfillment.
Hence “Find a Vision” is indeed a feasible options for those who are obsessed in being part of infinite minded organizations in the age of “Infinite game”.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”.
An infinite minded leaders envisions a “Just Cause” which the followers adopt for the sake of realizing something larger than themselves.
To create a long lasting change via the “Just Cause” not only the followers but the leader as well need to know what they stand for so they each one can be viscerally involved in forwarding the “Just Cause”.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s books titled “Together is Better” and “The Infinite Game”.
“To go fast , go alone.To go far , go together.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”.
Our human brain is naturally oriented to feel happy and charged up when we feel a sense of purpose in what we do.
When we do something we are passionate about , we love the job that we do.On the other hand when we are forced to do something just for the sake of a living we feel stressed out.
The following quote from Simon Sinek , adopted from the book titled “Find Your Why” aptly captures the difference between “Stress” and “Passion”:
“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress.Working hard for something we love is called passion.” – Simon Sinek
A team should not just be a group of people who work together.
A team is a group of people who trust each other.
This forms the basis of high performance “trusting teams” where team members feel safe to express vulnerability.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
“The opportunity is not to discover the perfect company for ourselves.The opportunity is to build the perfect company for each other.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
A finite minded short term oriented leader cares for “Who’s right”.
An infinite minded long term oriented leader cares for “What’s right” with the just cause in mind.
This highlights the difference in approach between an infinite and finite minded leader.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”.
“Innovators are the ones whose dreams are clearer than the reality that tells them they’re crazy.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from Simon Sinek book titled “Together is Better”