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Start With Why (Simon Sinek) - Book Review

Mere Mortals Book Reviews
Mere Mortals Book Reviews
Episode • Apr 6, 2021 • 13m
What is your purpose/cause/belief & are you starting with your WHY? 'Start With Why' by Simon Sinek is a book about leadership/business but it can be used by an individual to help better themselves and bring more clarity to their own life. He explains the difference between successful, long-standing, impactful companies/organisations in a qualitative way. The main themes of the book are his introduction to the Golden Circle of WHY/HOW/WHAT and ensuring that these are implemented in the correct order.

I summarised the book as follows. "It initially comes across as the generic 'inspiring' self-help book, but I became more absorbed into his philosophy the longer I read on. It could be a fluke I felt this way or it could be a demonstration of Simon's own WHY in action. It can be a tad confusing with all the WHY's, HOW's & WHAT's but I found it tremendously insightful. I quite enjoyed it but am going to give it a while longer to sink in to see if I am still as impressed with it once the initial motivational kick has worn off."

I hope you are having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Synopsis
(2:15) - The Golden Circle: WHY, HOW & WHAT
(5:45) - Emphasis: Starting with what is important
(8:07) - Personal Observations
(9:43) - Summary
(11:39) - Pragmatic Takeaway: Implement the Golden Circle into my life

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