Simon Sinek (1973) British/American author and motivational speaker
Source: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”
1980s–1990s, Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999)
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