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February 19, 2025 Team Simon

Stop Chasing Happiness and Try This Instead

Exploring a counterintuitive path to joy from an unexpected expert: death doula and bestselling author Alua Arthur.

February 19, 2025 Team Simon

Want Better Teams? Put Your Phone Down First

Learn about a deceptively simple leadership practice that might just transform your team’s culture.

February 18, 2025 Team Simon

These Conversations Are Quietly Killing Your Career (And How to Fix Them)

HR veteran Tessa White (aka The Job Doctor) reveals why “almost honest” conversations might be holding you back.

February 17, 2025 Team Simon

Why Being “Not Funny” Might Be Your Secret Strength

Here’s an unexpected truth about workplace humor: sometimes the best funny comes from people who think they aren’t funny at all.

February 4, 2025 Simon Sinek

How I Went from “I’m Too Lazy to Write” to Published Author

Simon reveals how focusing on his larger purpose spurred him to get to work.

crumpled paper and a notebook from a writer who hates writing

January 28, 2025 Team Simon

Why 10 Minutes a Day Is All You Need to Supercharge Your Skills

Ever tried to read War and Peace during your coffee break? Yeah, neither have we. But what if we told you that you could actually learn something meaningful in the […]

Stop watch in hand to visualize microlearning

November 26, 2024 Simon Sinek

How to Talk About Your Weaknesses

Our founder Simon Sinek breaks down how talking about weaknesses can actually be one of our biggest stengths.

November 19, 2024 Team Simon

How to Make Others Feel Like They Matter

According to Optimist Instructor and behavioral research expert Zach Mercurio, Ph.D.

How to Make Others Feel Like They Matter

November 19, 2024 Team Simon

Why Being Healthy Isn’t Just About You

Simon and Mark Hyman had a pretty enlightening conversation about the links between health and friendship on the most recent episode of A Bit of Optimism.