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Start With Why has led millions of readers to rethink everything they do – in their personal lives, their careers and their organizations.

Now Find Your Why picks up where Start With Why left off. It shows you how to apply Simon Sinek’s powerful insights so that you can find more inspiration at work -- and in turn inspire those around you.
 
I believe fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. We are all entitled to wake up in the morning inspired to go to work, feel safe when we’re there and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Achieving that fulfillment starts with understanding exactly WHY we do what we do. 
 
As
Start With Why has spread around the world, countless readers have asked me the same question: How can I apply Start With Why to my career, team, company or nonprofit? Along with two of my colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, I created this hands-on, step-by-step guide to help you find your WHY.

With detailed exercises, illustrations, and action steps for every stage of the process,
Find Your Why can help you address many important concerns, including:
 
* What if my WHY sounds just like my competitor’s?
* Can I have more than one WHY?
* If my work doesn’t match my WHY, what should I do?
* What if my team can’t agree on our WHY?
 
Whether you've just started your first job, are leading a team, or are CEO of your own company, the exercises in this book will help guide you on a path to long-term success and fulfillment, for both you and your colleagues. 
 
Thank you for joining us as we work together to build a world in which more people start with WHY.
 
Inspire on!
-- Simon
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SIMON SINEK is an optimist, teacher, writer, and worldwide public speaker. His first three books - Start With WhyLeaders Eat Last, and Together is Better - have been national and international bestsellers. His first TED talk, based on Start With Why, is the third most-viewed TED video of all time. Learn more about his work and how you can inspire those around you at StartWithWhy.com.

PETER DOCKER is a former senior Royal Air Force pilot turned leadership consultant and executive coach.

DAVID MEAD has presented to over 80 organizations in a wide variety of industries and co-hosts the Start With Why podcast.

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FOREWORD by Simon Sinek


Fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. Every single one of us is entitled to feel fulfilled by the work we do, to wake up feeling inspired to go to work, to feel safe when we’re there and to return home with a sense that we contributed to something larger than ourselves. Fulfillment is not a lottery. It is not a feeling reserved for a lucky few who get to say, “I love what I do.”

For those who hold a leadership position, creating an en-vironment in which the people in your charge feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves is your responsibility as a leader. For those who work for an organization that does not leave you feeling inspired at the beginning and end of every day, you must become the leader you wish you had. Regardless of our rank in the organiza-tion, every single one of us has at least one colleague, client or vendor for whom we can take some responsibility for how they feel when they work with us. The goal is not to focus on what’s standing in your way; it is to take steps that will have a positive and lasting effect on everyone around us.

The concept of WHY is a deeply personal journey born out of pain. I discovered the idea at a time when I had lost any passion for my work. The advice people gave me wasn’t helpful either: “Do what you love,” “Find your bliss,” “Be passionate.” All accurate—but totally un-actionable. I agreed with all the advice in theory, but I didn’t know what to change. I didn’t know what to do differently on Monday. And that’s the reason the WHY has been and continues to be such a profound force in my life. Not only did discovering my WHY renew my passion, it gave me a filter to make better decisions. It offered me a new lens through which I would see the world differently. And it was through this lens—to inspire people to do what in-spires them so that together each of us can change our world—that I started preaching the concept of WHY and the Golden Circle. And people listened. In fact, people did more than listen, they joined me in preaching this mes-sage, sharing the vision. And our movement was born.

The TED Talk I gave in 2009 helped spread the idea to more people, and my first book, Start with Why, made the case for WHY in much greater depth. People and organizations who know their WHY enjoy greater, long-term success, command greater trust and loyalty among employees and customers and are more forward-thinking and innovative than their competition. The concept of WHY and the Golden Circle became a huge piece of the puzzle to advance this world I imagined. But there was a problem.

Though I was able to make the case for the existence and the power of WHY, and though I could help some people and organizations discover their WHY, I wasn’t able to get to or help as many people as we needed to if we are to have an impact in lots of people’s lives. My team built upon what I started. They made my process even better. They started helping people. They even developed an online course to help people discover their WHY. But even that wasn’t enough.

That’s the reason this book exists. If Start with Why makes the case for the WHY, Find Your Why provides the steps to show people how to actually do it. And just as Start with Why illustrates, though I may be the guy with the idea, I don’t know how to bring it to life at scale. That’s where David and Peter come in.

Peter Docker and David Mead joined me on this journey because they were inspired by the world I imagined. Both have a unique skill set to help bring my vision—our vision—to reality. I may have figured out how to help one person learn their WHY, but it was David and Peter that figured out how to help a room of sixty people, for example, find their WHY.

David knows how to make things work. Years ago, inspired by one of my talks, he started developing work-books and building training programs to help the people at his then-company. He did this without ever asking me or anyone else for help. Once I got wind of what he had done, I was blown away by how deeply he understood my ideas and his ability to put them into practice.

Peter retired from the Royal Air Force and wanted to continue a life of service in the private sector. He discovered my work and reached out to simply say how much it inspired him. He has combined my ideas with work he was already doing to amplify its impact. Soon after we met, he started mentoring folks on our team just out of the good-ness of his own heart. His work was so good that we started using many of his ideas to help build our company and grow our movement.

Both eventually joined our team and a deep friendship formed between the two of them. Their collective genius has taken my work and made it even better. So when the opportunity came to write a follow-up guide to Start with Why, I turned to David and Peter to help. These guys are the “how” to my “why.” And I love that our movement has given them the ability to share their expertise with so many more people.This book has been years in the making. Peter and David have traveled the world to talk about the WHY and work closely with individuals and organizations to help them understand, discover and use the concepts. They have heard the questions, discovered the roadblocks and found better and better ways to advance the vision. And that’s where you come in.

If we are to profoundly change the way in which the business world works, if we help organizations create cultures in which trust and cooperation are the norm rather than the exception, if we are to build the world we imagine, we will need help. Lots of it. Though the work my team is doing is making a dent, we alone will be unable to create the kind of change necessary. It will take an army.

David and Peter wrote this book to be a practical guide. A complete self-contained handbook that gives any person the pieces they need to discover and articulate their WHY. We designed the book with lots of space in the margins so that you can take notes along the way. Fill in the blanks, dog-ear the pages, highlight as you go. Don’t be precious about it.

Find Your Why is a journey. Though all the how-to steps may be in the book, it’s going to take work and patience to really get it. Remember, this book is a guide. Follow the steps, learn the concepts and absolutely tweak as you go to make the process your own. If you find something that works better for you, do it!

Think of this book as the gun that fires at the beginning of the race. That bang fills you with excitement and energy as you set off. But it is the lessons you will learn as you run the race—as you learn to live your WHY—that will inspire you and show you what you are capable of. And remember the most important lesson. The goal is not simply for you to cross the finish line, but to see how many people you can inspire to run with you.

There is an entire section in the bookshop called “self-help,” but there is no section called “help-others.” This is what we are all doing together—we are pioneering the help-others industry. For all of the people who want to learn their WHY, who want their companies to start with WHY, who want to help others find their WHY . . . for all of the people who want to help build a world in which the vast majority of people wake up inspired to go to work, to feel safe when they are there and to return home fulfilled by the work they do . . . I say welcome. The more of us who raise our hands and say, “Count me in,” the greater the chance that we will build the world we imagine. You in?

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Portfolio (September 5, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0143111728
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143111726
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
This was a book we read at my work book club. We all enjoyed it and took it one step further to find our why. I don’t know that I would have otherwise if not for this book. It was a quick and easy read and mission accomplished!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
Good book, knowing your why is really important, I had never really considered why I do what I do, only that I do it. This book will force you to re think why you do what you do or unlock the question WHY.
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
I read this for college and felt more motivated about surrounding myself with good people to form a great team for business! This book gave great advice about finding my passion and helped me understand more about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017
From the days of Socrates to the more modern Stephen R. Covey and Victor Frankl these timeless teachers have made it clear that we are all purpose driven. In an age of constant running and forces competing for our time, energy and attention, Find Your Why brings us back to a deeper sense of fire, passion and purpose upon which our lives ache to be built.

The authors are remarkable in that they outline for us the process for discovering the "why" that already is present in each of us, but for most is waiting to be revealed and acted upon. If you want to create a positive impact on the world around you and more importantly live a life of deeper meaning and purpose, of contribution then Find Your Why will illuminate the path for you.

Simon's great book Start With Why informs of the "Golden Circle" and its importance to organization's and individuals, Find Your Why by Simon Sinek, Peter Docker and David Meade is the practical, easily read and implemented process by which anyone can engage in the "discovery Why" process.

Many great leadership and human effectiveness books lay out great theory and principles but few actually give you the operating manual to turn that theory into practice. Find Your Why does exactly that! This is a must read, and read again, and again for any executive or aspiring leader, teacher and trainer, consultant and anyone who is in the business of growing human capacity -- pretty much all of us!

Find Your Why is easy to read, has a welcoming layout and design that almost makes it fun as you engage in the process of discovering your own Why or facilitating the discovery of someone else's Why. The audio book is excellent and narrated by Stephen Shedletzky one of the Start With Why Team's most experienced teachers!

Join the movement, be inspired, inspire others and Find Your Why!!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
I have all his books. This is a good one for everyone. It's will add and/or change your mindset on a few things include approach. I highly recommend this read.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
Amazing book! Definitely recommended
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
Find Your Why is basically the sequel to Simon Sineck’s Start with Why. The latter book helped readers to achieve fulfillment by understanding why they do what they do. This begs the question: what is your why? If you read the first book and haven’t figured it out, this is where this book kicks in: it’s a practical guide that shows individuals (or a group) the specific steps to take to find their why.

On the one hand, this book does exactly what it promises. The authors draw a map, hold your hand and take you along a path and guide you to a destination. There, you should have produced your personal why statement: “to [your contribution] so that [your impact].” Your why now becomes the chief organizing principle of your life and/or your organization. The process will typically take as little as a few minutes to as long as a couple of hours.

On the other hand, for those who already read Start With Why, there is very little new content in this book. (And, depending on whether you are doing these exercises as an individual or a group, you will end up skipping half of the text.) Yet, the grand irony is without the first book, I don' think there’s enough substance in this book alone for the reader to properly understand the importance and power of why. The result is that you produce a why statement that is subpar.

The one point I will make is that the content here is helpful beyond the scope of business. Anyone can use the advice contained in these pages to understand why they do what they do and thus live a more fulfilled life. This applies, for example, equally for the entrepreneur, the person who is perpetually frustrated in their job, or the creative tinker who is curious.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
I never would have guessed that "For individuals, our WHY is fully formed by our late teens." That tidbit, on P31 sent me down a path that I wasn't anticipating! Reading further, and looking ahead to the rest of the instructions on how to go about finding your WHY really opened my eyes to the fact that I'd been looking in all the wrong places! While I've been progressing through the book and following the instructions, I'm still in the early chapters. One thing is definitely clear, Find Your Why will get me there. I'm also hoping that it will address how to take that why and applying it to creating a (more) fulfilling lifepath as well as turning it into motivation for long term sustained "progress" or at least a clear direction to explore next in my life. Regardless, knowing my WHY will set me up for taking the next steps, wherever it leads me!
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Vian
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente contenido
Reviewed in Mexico on January 16, 2023
Mucha calidad en la edición y formato también.
SidV
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2023
I would recommend this book to all who are endeavouring and analysing their way forward.
Raman
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best book for self introspection
Reviewed in India on January 8, 2023
I like his theory of limbic and neuronic brain and his way to find one's purpose of life that is why which is supported by what and how. It's a cycle which goes on
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André Luiz da Silva
5.0 out of 5 stars I could find my WHY
Reviewed in Brazil on April 26, 2019
At first, I was in doubt because actually the book wasn't written by Simon Sinek, but by some of his colleagues. To my surprise, the book was really good and helped me to find my WHY. I followed all the steps and then suddenly, my WHY came naturally. I recommend it.
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Leo Artalejo
5.0 out of 5 stars The How of Finding Your Why
Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2017
As Mr. Sinek so succinctly articulated in his first book Start With Why, "people don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it." He makes the case that to build trust and connect with others, you have to declare why you do what you do, clearly and concisely. This follow up book, Find Your Why, lays out a high level process to help determine the single most powerful way to communicate about you, your team, and/or your organization.

The Why is based on a model of contribution and impact, that comes from a deep clarity of clarity of purpose, why your organization exists and how it is contributing to making the world better. While there is a process for discovering your individual Why, I think the most valuable part of this book is the Why Discovery for Groups. The author and his team of experienced facilitators lay out a detailed approach for how to host a group of 15-30 participants. Both the questions to guide the conversation as well as the logistics of invitation and room set up are covered. There's very valuable advice on how to probe further and guide the group in staying with the emotion and feeling that comes up when asking deeper questions than are usually tackled in organizations of all sizes. While the book offers lots of practical advice and background, the chapters about working with groups are worth the price of admission.

As stated in the book, this practical guide is another step in helping inspire others to do the things that inspire them. Highly recommended for facilitators and leaders charged with organizational development.
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