Simon Sinek: Opens Up About His Struggle with Loneliness, Love, Dating!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

What is the greatest way that you can spend your time on earth? Or in other words, what is your ‘why’? For too many of us we answer that question by saying all the things that we hope we will gain and achieve, rather than the ways that we help others and make their life better. As Simon Sinek says there are entire sections of book shops dedicated to self-help but none dedicated to helping others, and we aren’t taught in school how to listen or the value of being a good friend. In fact it seems one of the radical acts you can do in the modern world is to live a life of service. In this conversation with Simon at his most vulnerable he discusses everything from love and relationships, quarter life crises and why you should never cry alone. As with every discussion with Simon, this will have you rethinking everything you previously thought you knew. Simon: Website: https://bit.ly/3yIDBy8 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ZRYKSo Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When my friends are struggling I don't say take your time.
0:03.5	When my friends are struggling I say go on. When my friends are crying I say go on.
0:10.0	I live my life by that code.
0:14.0	He I live my life by that code. He's back!
0:16.0	Science, cynic, leadership and communication expert.
0:19.6	Author, Ted Speaker, his unconventional views have made him one of the most sought
0:24.0	after speakers on the planet. There's no one quite like it.
0:27.0	Simon, how are you doing? I'm actually feeling quite lonely. I'm struggling to communicate or present myself in a way that people will get who I am.
0:36.3	I feel like nobody can help you and the first thing that a lot of us should do is reach out to a friend and say I I'm struggling, you should never cry alone.
0:44.0	We live in a world where most people are ill-equipped on how to be there for a friend who's struggling.
0:51.0	The first mistake people make is they try and fix. Don't need them to fix me.
0:54.4	I just need them to sit in the mud with me so I don't feel alone when I'm sitting in the mud.
0:58.0	The fact that it's such a loud conversation about mental health is a spotlight on the fact that we do not know how to build deep
1:03.6	meaningful relationships but the way I manage it which is different than most is I you
1:08.6	know I wish I had these skills ten years ago is the design of the modern world
1:12.4	making it more difficult for us to find
1:14.7	love and to keep it? The problem with it is, is its grass is always greener because it's so easy
1:20.0	to just go swiping and Some things out of balance.
1:22.9	And I'm going to say this over and over again,
1:25.3	which is successful relationship.
1:26.5	Certainly. Simon, congratulations, you are the Di-R-Sier record holder. You've been invited back more than any
1:42.2	other guest.
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