#82 – Simon Sinek: Leadership, Hard Work, Optimism and the Infinite Game

Simon Sinek is an author of several books including Start With Why,
Leaders Eat Last, and his latest The Infinite Game. He is one of
the best communicators of what it takes to be a good leader, to
inspire, and to build businesses that solve big difficult
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to that time. OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 3:50 - Meaning of life
as an infinite game 10:13 - Optimism 13:30 - Mortality 17:52 - Hard
work 26:38 - Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, and leadership