What's up party people? I'm Marie Forlejo and for the last 20 years I've helped

millions of people transform their businesses and lives. If you're ready to make the

difference you were born to make, get ready because this is the Marie

Forleo Podcast.

If you've ever wondered what it takes to inspire greatness, not only in yourself, but in those around you, then today's show is a must watch.

Simon Synak believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together,

described as a visionary thinker with a rare

intellect, Simon's goal is to help build a world in which the vast majority of people

go home every day feeling fulfilled by their work. He's the author of two best-selling books.

Start with Why, How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, and Leaders Eat Last,

Why Some Teams Pull Together and others don't.

He's best known for popularizing the concept of why,

which is the third most watched TED Talk of all time.

He speaks around the globe and has commented for local and national press including the New York Times, Inc magazine, NPR and Business Week.

Simon, thank you so much for being here.

You're welcome, thanks for having me.

So we've known each other for years

and I just want to thank you for your work because I've shared Start with Why countless

times on Marie TV before and with our B-Schooler so it's great to finally have you in the chair. I really appreciate you

helping me spread the message. Yeah of course. So I want to take you back to when you had

your own business and you lost your passion for what you were doing and I was wondering if you could speak a little bit to how that experience led to your understanding and the whole concept of starting with why.

So a lot of people think that this concept of why? So a lot of people think that this concept of why was some sort of

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