Simon Sinek on Patience Quotes

"Success is a team sport. And building a team requires the patience to listen."

"We are very good at intensity. We are very bad at consistency. But leadership is about consistency."

"Patience is a requirement for anyone who wants to lead people through change."

"There is no such thing as winning in business. There is only ahead and behind."

"We live in a world of instant gratification, but the things that matter are not instant."

"Leadership is a journey, not a destination. It is a practice, not a rank."

"Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion."

"Don't quit because it's hard. Quit because you've achieved what you set out to do."

"If you want to achieve anything of lasting value, you have to be willing to play the long game."

"The goal is not to be perfect. The goal is to be better and to have the patience to get there."

"It’s not about being the best; it’s about being better than you were yesterday."

"The greatest leaders are those who have the patience to mentor others."

"If you follow your Why, then you have the patience to see the results through."

"If you are only working for the weekend, you are playing the finite game."

"You cannot rush trust. It is a biological process that happens over time."

"The only competition is yourself. Be better today than you were yesterday."

"When we have a clear Why, we are willing to endure the hardships because we know the destination."

"The Infinite Game has no finish line. The goal is to keep playing, and that requires immense patience."

"A leader's job is to create an environment where people can be their best, and that environment takes time to build."

"Patience is not about doing nothing. Patience is about doing the work while you wait for the results."

"Those who have the patience to do the simple things perfectly are the ones who achieve the great things easily."

"The only way to build a lasting organization is to focus on the people, and that takes time."

"You can't go to the gym for nine hours and expect to be in shape. You have to go every day for 20 minutes."

"Building a culture of trust is a long-term project. There are no shortcuts."

"The most important things in life—love, trust, job satisfaction—require time and patience to develop."

"Consistency is more important than intensity. Intensity is for the short term, consistency is for the long term."

"The joy is in the journey, not the destination. If we are patient, we find joy every day."

"Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. This requires a long-term view."

"We are so obsessed with the speed of the result that we forget the quality of the process."

"Patience is not the absence of action; it is the presence of persistence."

"Trust is not formed in a day. It is the result of many small, consistent actions over time."

"Vision is the ability to see the future before it exists, and patience is the ability to wait for it."

"Patience is the ability to maintain a good attitude while working hard for what you believe in."