Simon Sinek says 40 years of economic and technological progress have eroded trust and wellbeing. He feels embarrassed to profit from these broken systems, but sees demand for his work as proof people want human connection back. Real change requires everyone becoming a student of leadership, learning to hold space and ask for help.
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the way the world has progressed for the past 40 years has hurt us. It's hurt economies, but it's hurt individuals, and it's hurt teams, and it's hurt trust. And it's embarrassing that I have a career, right? I talk about trust and cooperation, there should be no demand for my work. But the fact that there is demand for my work means that we know that this is something people want, and we know that it's something missing in the marketplace. And so I am here, the reason I do these events is because I'm trying to change the world we live in into the one that we imagine. But I know I cannot do it alone. I can do my part. I can scream from the treetops, I can write the books, I can do the online posts, I can do the talks, but my work is useless without you. You're working in the companies, you have the employees, you have the people who you're following. You're building the companies, you're defining what business can look like for the next century. Other people defined the business world that we work in today, and we get to redefine it to be the one we want. Listen to the questions we're getting. People don't trust each other, they're burning out. How do I find a friend? We have control over what the future looks like, and we have the solution for absolutely every single question that was asked today. What I'm asking for is is your help. Become students of leadership. Become a better version of yourself. Learn the human skills, not the skills of the head, but the skills of the heart. Learn how to be there for each other, how to hold space, how to be there when somebody needs help, and how to ask for help yourself. 'Cause if we work together, this is an army. If we work together, mark my words, we will change the world we live in today.
