The PROBLEM with Being the BEST | Simon Sinek

[@MavikBow]

I love that this channel doesn't put this distracting quote on quote "inspirational" music. That way I can actually hear what the guy's saying and concentrate on his words and their meaning.

[@benjaminrobertgraham524]

"Its the ones who got angry and refused to compete who went out of business." Powerful.

[@wakousyremu8946]

Taxi was stupid, it has to do with tax and laws that uber drives don't need. Atleast in the Netherlands.

[@v3nomoussamrat701]

@Simon Sinek scam

[@IGamingStation]

OP's comment is the reason why Toys R' Us went out of business.

[@pineapplefarmer7352]

Except what tends to happen is the ones who get angry lobby government for special favors, be they subsidies, tax exemptions, regulations that help them or harm their competitors, et cetera, and so - calling it something nice sounding to hide the blatant corruption - they strongarm other, better competitors out of business.

[@kksskkify]

This is true for personal life too. You won't know your weaknesses if you're the best in your peer group.

[@phattjohnson]

No wonder Ye think's he's the second cumming..

[@rrralpop157]

Competition reveals your weaknesses to you, when you do not have competition, you won't know where you were weak! Love it

[@darrellhoekstra8514]

Remember friends, the wolf climbing the mountain is hungrier than the wolf who's on top. Stay hungry out there, don't become complacent when you're on top!

[@v3nomoussamrat701]

@Sinon sinek scam

[@KuruGDI]

"What is our competitor revealing about our own weaknesses the we can learn to improve." Really well said. A competitor not only bad, but is also a chance to make your product better.

[@salmasherins4006]

Couldn't find a better advice than this one. I've been experiencing the lazy mode for almost 3 years now as if I have lost purpose and stopped improving myself after my graduation and couldn't understand why I felt the threat suddenly this year, but now I do. Lots of love thank you so much💕💕.

[@simonkine]

"Competition reveals your weaknesses for you to work on and play the infinite game!" Best lesson today, thanks Simon!

[@v3nomoussamrat701]

@Sinon sinek scam

[@xtunasil0]

The next question is "should we improve what we are the weakest at or improve what we are the best at ?"

[@ArnoldBayema]

@@xtunasil0 both. What's you do best you should always try to make it better and your weakness should not be weakness anymore to be able to compete

[@xtunasil0]

@@ArnoldBayema yet time is limited and a cursor fixing the balance has to be set.

[@JackFastGame]

@@xtunasil0 I think it's much more efficient to improve things you are weak at. Remember Pareto's law: 20% of work for 80% of result. It's much harder to improve what you're best at but it's more efficient to work on your weaknessess.

[@dr.johnothonsauer6292]

"Any participant in any industry can get lazy when there is little change in how that industry operates." Good reminder for educators.

[@mansou4945]

Genius reminds me of a quote that goes like this:"the only constant thing in life is change".

[@StEpHeNno22]

3:10: "What is our competitor revealing about our own weaknesses that we can learn to improve?" Such a responsible, empowering question--the complete opposite of a victim mentality.

[@DilCardyn]

The problem with being the best is that it can create unrealistic expectations, put excessive pressure on oneself, and breed a culture of comparison and competition. Striving for excellence is admirable, but it's important to recognize that perfection is unattainable and can lead to burnout and disengagement. It's essential to focus on personal growth and development, rather than external validation or competition with others. To avoid the problems of being the best, prioritize self-care, set realistic goals, and cultivate a growth mindset that values progress over perfection. Remember, being the best is not the goal, but rather becoming your best self.

[@yourboyvic]

3:10 "now, what is our competitor revealing about our own weaknesses that we can learn to improve?...when you had no competition you didn't know where you were weak"

[@mr.soundguy968]

"If you're standing on top, the only way is down" - Freddie Mercury

[@acpgiga]

True...just stay humble and teachable, even if you do loose first place, it will never be that far to reach again...

[@alexandrustefanica]

That's why you need leaders who listen to their UX designers. The difference is in the experience that user has. Thank you Simon for this great message!

[@anthonymorales842]

It's tough not to shy away from competition for those exact reasons : exposing your weaknesses. Hower its so rewarding when improvement is earned

[@AhmetKaan]

*"The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure."* *― John C. Maxwell* *Failures are the only way to success.*

[@Trumpthat]

I'd rather say it is the solution to keep being the best which is seeing your faults first and making improvements before it is used against you.

[@_r0b]

That Simon is really good; he should write a book someday!

[@holmesc.2456]

He has already! Quite a few!

[@amsaric]

Lmao I’m dying

[@uelideschwart4056]

r/woooosh

[@spacebartoloud]

Those who fail to adapt are far more likely to fail rather than succeed. It is an extremely difficult task to know when we should stay the same or change. I find people are all too willing to notice change and point fingers at others, and it is a rare trait to find people willing to accept there is something they can change to make things better for them. The more open minded a business is towards change I believe the more likely they are to have longevity.

[@phattjohnson]

Change is inevitable.. forcing yourself to resist it to remain in a state of stagnation is more difficult long term (as Simon said, businesses that refuse to adapt go out of business). The rest of the natural world just goes with it..

[@toolslider7456]

I have the opposite problem currently, I have a brand new idea, brand new product and it helps the companies mitigate risk while making the worker's jobs easier and safer but it's not an industry that is accustomed to refinement. If I can get it adopted by state government agencies the trickle down will make it the new normal but it's quite a challenge. Thanks for the wisdom Simon!

[@VenomB6612]

That's exactly what I have learnt in my Organization behaviour class today, change is very important, wheather it's in technology or economy. It's inevitable so accept it and adapt according to it

[@risy95]

More than 30 years ago my grandma started growing gladiolas in the garden. 30 years ago she had thousands and my father sold them. The number slowly grew to hundred thousands, my father became known in the country by beating the competition around here. Now he's over 65 and he wants to pass it to us three brothers. But as the youngest I was born into this big business and had no idea about competition. We can't continue what our father did, we either improve or lose to the others.

[@lucythompson5841]

The wisest thing that should be on every wise individual's list is to invest in different stream of income and don't depend on the government to bring in money especially now the pandemic is hitting the economy

[@andrewmamikins693]

you are definitely right , waiting on the government is a big waste

[@lucythompson5841]

Investments are the stepping Stones to success especially if you been guided by a professional

[@henryclinton9317]

Investing is good but investing in the right thing is the actual key to success . who is your pro ?

[@lucythompson5841]

That was exactly what I did, I trade with a professional stock expert "Tamara Diane Hagan " who i met in one of the seminars..

[@lucythompson5841]

There are so many investment out there but if profits must be considered then not all investments are good to go into.

[@Youbeentagged]

The rule of life, no one will stay at the top forever. When you're young, you have the hunger to complete and get better everyday. When you get old, the hunger goes away, you start to get comfortable, and *BOOM* A younger person replaces you as number 1.

[@Youbeentagged]

@Simon Sinek you're a fake account bot

[@FishingBees]

One slight thing: One real problem with Uber is the tax-evation. Makes them cheaper (at least in Denmark) and that is unfair competition. For the other things: You are right.

[@magne-johannilsen5621]

Same goes for the rest of Scandinavia. In Norway the did not want to pay the "Arbeids giver avgift" and ended up breaking Norwegian law. Competition is healthy, but don't break the law.

[@phattjohnson]

Uber's already nosedived in popularity here in Australia. All the complains Simon levelled at cab drivers in this video - Uber drivers are twice as bad here nowadays. If they even actually pick you up before cancelling the ride.

[@yeseniasanchez5619]

This is so true, we get comfortable and settle when the only constant is change.

[@itouchtheskyilovetrentino]

Always amazing talk. The best Simon Sinek. Cheers from the top of the mountain.

[@DonVermillion]

Great summary! I refer to this as the "Champion's Dilemma" in my class.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Great message. Thanks for sharing. :-) You made a difference in my life today. :-)

[@v3nomoussamrat701]

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[@nareshsamala6109]

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[@navalkumarshukla9447]

Wow, that was actually quite good. Instead of giving excuses, complete fair and square.

[@NickNotas]

The same applies to personal growth. If you're too stubborn or too proud to regularly learn from others, you're the one losing out. -Nikc

[@TinaLeder]

Competition✍ reveals✍ your✍ weaknesses✍ to✍ you✍

[@juggiebonebrain3383]

Be willing to compete. That's what I got from this.

[@simonetozzi7912]

Omg this is the awesomest youtube video I've ever watched! Thank you so much Simon

[@mezmuretewahido1]

I like CP so much b/c of he is telling the truth no one is facing him.

[@vladislavkaras491]

Really thank you for the video! It shows how good is competition and why is doing nothing, but being angry is pretty much useless!

[@GauriSharmaNEET]

Heard it at the right time. Reinforced my thoughts.

[@AhmetKaan]

When something is important to you enough, you will do it inspite of the fear. *-Elon Musk*

[@_r0b]

This is the way!

[@harshvardhan4766]

*When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor* this is what he said

[@v3nomoussamrat701]

@Sinon sinek scam

[@vdigit]

..pause for reflect🌅 :)Thank you Simon🌸

[@oluwayemioguntimehin130]

Competition reveals your weakness Consider your faults before others get it, it keeps getting better

[@gbolt111]

This also applies to big companies that have monopoly. Instead of competing, they just buy out their competition.

[@andreiademedeiros5181]

Eu amo Simon Sinek. Ele é sensacional!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💝⚘🐛🦋

When I lived in Manchester UK, 6/7 years ago, I never used Uber. The Taxi's app was just as good even when I finished my late shifts at 2am on week days. It's all about the quality of the product indeed.

[@IGamingStation]

This video perfectly explains why every social media platform ended up adopting Snapchat's story feature. Originally, before SC was a thing, no social media platform was doing such a thing.

[@dudemastermaster8944]

The Best respective most meaningful were the quotation marks in the end. Learning to be humble in life.

[@iloveyellow7214]

I love you. Thanks for the shift in perspective and to just focus on the way/path Have. A great day thanks for sharing

[@babyrain4426]

appreciate for your rivals, they will push you to go forward and play the infinite game.

[@abenjamin13]

I was just talking to a small business owner in northern MI. Regarding those business that changed their models over the past 14 months have probably survived through the global crisis.

[@jakehernandez12933s]

great content. longer videos please!!!

[@salarasadi9339]

Very great message.

[@manuelbastidas7589]

Genius as always! Thanks for sharing Simon! 🙌🏼

[@thesuccesscommunity6916]

Simon, well said. We loved to hear the Uber Analogy. Ultimately the product gives you always the edge...

[@mikesmith-pj7xz]

Define “compete” as a reflection of cost relative to the ability of a massive chain to buy in bulk vs a “mom and pop” drowning in debt and dealing with a bank that is giving better interest rates in loans to the chain. And then talk about why the chain wins.

[@TheItalianoMafiosi]

Exactly. His message makes sense in a way and applies if two competitors have the same means. Then it's up to the one being overtaken to look at the other, learn from it and improve. But if it's a small mom and pop's vs a giant chain that probably even evades taxes because it can afford the best accountants it's not really mom and pop's fault. They simply can't compete. You see this every day and in every industry. The large companies are just more powerful financially speaking, of course they'll win. It's attitudes like these that will cause more and more small business to fail with people blaming it solely on them. It's just not that simple. Sure, mom and pop's could buy soy milk and maybe a new couch. But if Starbucks enters the chat with 400 different kinds of coffee and a fancy new building with fancy new interior that they can only afford because banks will just give them loan after loan, what's mom and pop's gonna do? Sure, blame it on the owners, that's the lazy explanation that will always benefit the larger corporations. I'm not saying that those who make it usually also have better products, but that's not all. This kind of view just ignores the massive financial advantages companies like Starbucks have.

[@JayFGrissom]

It’s very easy to like the way he sees the world.

[@andreasfroehli]

Studying your competition and learning is very underrated

[@dublewr2194]

Chase your bliss! Let others be irrelevant..

[@spencerb3915]

Being the best is like climbing a mountain, you don’t have to reach the summit you just have to get higher than second place

[@phattjohnson]

What does being the best by another's metric even achieve? Just make sure each time you climb that mountain you improve your PERSONAL BEST. This way you're still growing / living.. and not dying!

[@AhmetKaan]

*Success is a journey, not a destination; the doing is often most important then the outcome.* ✌️✌️ Love from a small youtuber 🖤

[@_r0b]

- Jack Sparrow

[@nadeemabbasi5340]

u r not a small utuber Mr Kaan : dont underestimate and or undermine your ingenious potential & immensely motivating capacity

[@lademocraticienne155]

Thanks, la démocraticienne has been inspired by you.

[@racaciaruth4460]

Human beings love comfort zones and are reluctant to change. But there are some who train themselves to embrace life as it's full of change. You are the best person qualified to compare, compete and challenge against yourself. I love the taste of coffee without milk just so to taste the coffee, so you not missing out. 🙏 💘 Inspire on sweet Simon ❤️.

[@thousandcold]

It also resonate with people being talented and focusing only on the one thing they exceed at.

[@sitrakaforler8696]

Yep. Competition is great to improve quality and the utility of customers in general

[@fathulbariofficial]

It was soo good. Thanks sir ❤️😊

[@sachonweb]

I am in complete agreement with you but at the same time it is also important that how a company coming in business with a lot of money and taking away the business from local traders. The local traders provide best of their quality and services in given resources but they are unable to compete with the big tycoons. Competition is really necessary but it works when you are at the same level and starting the race.

[@DianaYo95]

Makes so much sense!

[@robwl4932]

Interesting that I had this video rerecommended after listening to "Are You Distracted by Other People's Success?" from May 21, 2021. In that one he discusses how BlackBerry failed because it tried to add Apple like services. In this one he talks about coffee shops that fail because they did not add Starbucks like services. 20/20 rearview mirror is always easy to see why something fails. My question is how do you thread the needle of the future to say our product is good and just needs to be made better for our market and stay focused to get ahead or when we need to look at the competition realize our product is not what our customers will want in compared to them and better ourselves. How do we act like Apple and not care about Microsoft but still see the things they do right to innovate to match what we are giving with our customer base (Third and first video I was introduced to Simon in "The Infinite Game").

[@IGamingStation]

I think there's nothing wrong with acknowledging weaknesses or admitting that another business has a better method of doing things than you do. However, if you can take what they did and make it better, that's where you're able to "outdo" your competition.

[@asifreza_]

i like that you upgraded ur video quality thank you

[@AnchuaProjects]

Damn! How can your tips always be so good!

[@nairamohamed2007]

This may have been some of the best advice

[@azaleabalon4525]

Continuous Improvement!

[@TheNinjaFam]

24 dislikes from people who refuse to compete.

[@benjaminharris8354]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nicolaskim1506]

38 now

[@hasanabbas5439]

It's 50 on 29/May/2021 5:42 AM.

[@sathyamoorthylakshmipathy5137]

Now its 63 :)

[@aurelpintea333]

People shouldn't strive to compete, but to improve their performance. In today's world, "competition" is used wherever there's a winner. Your comment is pretty much finite grained. 😄 By the way I liked the video.

[@trent797]

As someone dealing with home repairs, I can't wait until someone revolutionizes the electrician/plumber/contractor game. There is a LOT of complacency in that industry, and one of these days, someone is going to crack the code and provide a new service that wipes out many of the current players.

[@mars_12345]

And then there will be voices and protests against that new thing that "takes those people's jobs". But such opponents do not realize (or they realize, but are benefiting from "old way of doing things") that it's the customers making the choice.

[@IAMARisingPhoenix]

😂😂😂 SO GOOD. ON POINT. Moral of the story... “replace the ripped couch” ☮️💖😁SSS

[@simonkine]

Made me laugh too😂😂

[@rifkisaputra4111]

thank you for sharing

[@alanrivas04020]

I haven't found this talk complete, does anyone share the link here please ? Thanks !!

[@askingwhyisfree7436]

Treat competitors as your teacher. They teach you what you don't have. Either learn or go out of business.

[@virajraj2244]

Can anybody tell me where i can find full version of this.

[@estephanelia]

"they're just better" lol 100% agreed

[@ericdumont4301]

The reason UBER was eating taxis for lunch is that it circumvented local regulations and minimum car requirements. It is true that that made for better taxi service in cities like Paris, Bucharest, Rome, New York, LA, Atlanta where taxi service where and still are criminally horrendous, but also made for dangerous situations and eroded civic capital where taxis services were decent. In Atlanta, I once had a 75 year old with a 25 year old Honda Civic UBER pick me up to go to the airport - I hesitated to get in but had a flight to catch - 60 minutes into the ride granny tells me she had NEVER been to the airport, couldn´t understand the mapping software and could I help her figure out how to get to the airport. I missed my flight. Lets not forget that UBER is severely leveraged with billions upon billions of cheap capital. It is a one trick pony with NOT ONE proprietary capability - just boat loads of expendable cash. UBER continues to lose buckets of cash, If UBER operated outside the current market bubble in the real world where losing money bankrupts a company they would have disappeared long ago.

[@this-is-bioman]

Precisely! Uber's questionable advantage is that it doesn't have comply to any rules and drives only the most profitable routes. Taxis aren't perfect but Uber is like a malignant cancer exploiting public transportation.

[@helenforeman5219]

Uber will be dead anyway in 5 years anyway when self driving cars are finally permitted

[@shaunk6822]

Here in South Africa the same exact problem with Uber, but oddly, the opposite problem with Starbucks. Local coffee chains and craft coffee shops are way better and often cheaper. As a result Starbucks is really struggling to gain any real momentum.

[@heatherramirez27]

Yes! Playing the victim, getting angry and blame shifting is unproductive and self-sabotaging.

[@Chuckydeez831]

Great philosophy

[@DerekWoolverton]

If you're the best, its not that you can't SEE your faults. Its that its not urgent that you do anything about them.

[@giuliasir]

In Italy, before Uber was impossible to pay with your credit card most of the time. Furthermore, if your way was not far enough, even late in the night, taxi were not drave you where needed. They improved thanks to Uber.

[@glennowen4940]

The problem of being the best is, you can't do better...

[@frankzaccari]

Love this. I worked for a couple of major corporations that got fat and lazy and are now just a bad memory. This is the way we have always done things and we aren't changing - think (Western Electric, A&P, SunMicro System, BlockBuster, Kodak) and many other that you know.

[@MayurRupawate]

💙Thank you

[@Ukedot]

Well taxi companies in some countries hate Uber because they have a different set of rules. They don't pay social security, they don't pay as much taxes, they don't pay an insurance for travelers, license to operate a car with a driver is cheaper than a license to own a taxi and so on. So it is not a better product, and it is not because of competition it is because it is a disloyal competition.

[@optimize.]

Little oversimplified. Large corporations have huge economies of scale, which would make it harder for mom and pop shops to compete. People doing their best and competition can be a good thing, as long as there is a level playing field between larger businesses and SMEs to overcome the skewed power balance caused by, for example, economies of scale, tax & legal benefits provided to corporations or the pro-corporate effects of lobbying efforts.

[@marcelsudan4446]

Large businesses started somewhere also. Just because someone is now bigger than you, does not mean it is there fault, that you are unable to adopt to a market or try to justify your existence in a already saturated market.

[@AqsaLandhi]

what is the name of full video?

[@levioneill9677]

I agree with competition, because that is what allows improved business but when the government subsidizes your competition there isn't anything you can do to adapt to that. Likewise, when the government lets your competition own a monopoly, you can pretty much just pack it up and go home.

[@omribloch6060]

Not every competitor was born equal. In some markets, the bigger always win. Taxi drivers were never rich. Even when they where "on the top", this top was pretty low.

[@JoanOjenima_Science]

Excellent !!

[@tosvus]

well, it's also that it is basically one gigantic cab-ordering service. Can't really run around with 15 different cab-apps for every city I'm in. Maybe they need to have an app that cab drivers can sign up for regardless of company.

[@riccardoronco627]

this applies to POLITICS as well

[@greys2015]

I guess this makes sense, BUT something doesn't line up... Like if I have a small convenience store and a huge supermarket branch opens next door with lower prices that I cannot compete with, then it is not an issue of not trying to compete, but not being able to. I know nothing about bisinesses etc. but I think scale plays a huge role as well.

[@carol-us4xn]

This is a non-profit for you and a non negotiating effort and it cannot change. Nothing can change it. This is a sealed and deadly thing. No coincidence can reverse all or any of your actions.

[@bastienclarke1810]

Thanks