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Simon Sinek's Advice Will Leave You SPEECHLESS 2.0 (MUST WATCH)
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This video explores essential leadership principles and mindset shifts through engaging storytelling. Learners will discover the "**infinite mindset**," which emphasizes long-term growth and the importance of rest—metaphorically "sharpening the axe." The speaker outlines three core lessons: focusing on goals rather than obstacles, the power of mutual support and asking for help, and the leadership skill of being the "**last to speak**" to ensure others feel heard. By watching, students will gain insights into effective communication while practicing English vocabulary related to personal development, resilience, and professional ethics. It is a powerful resource for mastering both language and leadership.
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There's two ways to see the world. Some
people see the thing that they want and
some people see the thing that prevents
them from getting the thing that they
want.
There's there's [music] a great story of
two two lumberjacks where every morning
they start chopping wood at the same
time and every day they stop chopping
wood at the same time [music] and every
day one of the lumberjacks disappears
for about an hour in the middle of the
day and every day he chops more wood
than the other guy. [music] And this
goes on for months. And eventually the
one who works all day, he says, "I don't
understand. Every day we start at the
same time. Every day we stop at the same
time. Every day you disappear for about
an hour in the middle of the day. And
every day you chop more wood than me.
Where do you go for that hour?" And the
other lumberjack looks up and goes, "Oh,
go home and sharpen my axe." You know
that that if you if you if you take an
infinite mindset, it's not about how
much you can get done each day. It's how
much you can get done over the course of
a career or over the course of a
lifetime. And [music] and you you got to
take vacations, which means you turn off
your email and you turn off your phone
and you do not connect to the office.
[music] You know, go sharpen your axe. I
have five little rules that you can
follow as you find your spark and bring
your spark [music] to life. The first is
to go after the things that you want.
Let me tell you a story. So, a friend of
mine and I, we went for a run in Central
Park. The Roadrunners organization, uh,
on the weekends, they host [music]
races, and it's very common at the end
of the race, they'll have a sponsor who
will give away something, apples or
bagels or something. And on this
particular day, when we got to the end
of the run, there were some free [music]
bagels. And they had picnic tables set
up and on one side was a group of
volunteers. On the table were boxes of
bagels and on the other side was a long
line of runners waiting to get their
free bagel. So I said to my friend,
"Let's let's get a bagel." And he looked
at me and said, "Uh, the line's too
long." And I said, "Free bagel?" And he
said, "I don't want to wait in line."
And I was like, "Free bagel?"
And he says, "Nah, let's it's too long."
And that's when I realized that there's
two ways to see the world. Some people
see the thing that they want and some
people see the thing that prevents them
from getting the thing that they [music]
want. I could only see the bagels. He
could only see the line. And so I walked
up to the line.
I leaned in between two people, put my
hand in the box, and pulled out two
bagels. And no one get mad at me because
the rule is you can go after whatever
you want. You just cannot deny anyone
else to go after whatever they want. So
the point is is you don't have to wait
in line. You don't have to do it the way
everybody else has done it. You can do
it your way. You can break the rules.
You just can't get in the way of
somebody else getting what they want.
Rule number two, take care of each
other.
The United States Navy Seals are perhaps
the most elite warriors in the [music]
world. And one of the SEALs was asked,
"Who makes it through the selection
process? Who is able to become a seal?"
And his answer was, "I can't tell you
the kind of person [music] that becomes
a seal. I can't tell you the kind of
person that makes it through buds, but I
can tell you the kind of people who
don't become seals. [music]
He says, "The guys that show up with
huge bulging muscles covered [music] in
tattoos, who want to prove to the world
how tough they are, none of them make it
through." He said, "The pining [music]
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Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
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