I love Trevor Noah and have from his earliest days in South Africa. He is insightful and caring. I thank his Mom and Grandmother. This is an important conversation between Trevor and Simon Sinek. We've heard the story that no one on their death bed wishes they had spent more time at work but wishes they had spent more time with family and friends. Let's take heart, before that story becomes our own.
So glad this message resonated with you! You can check out their full conversation here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CNBxIhxHHxM.html. Stay inspired! -Team Simon
Great insights Simon. True friends understand that life can get busy, and the bond remains strong despite the time apart. If I haven't spoken or contacted my friend for a while, they will still be ok and When you reconnect, it feels as though nothing has changed-no pressure, no expectations, just genuine connection. That’s a rare and beautiful kind of friendship❤
Your legacy won't be about how many meetings you attended. Or even your bank balance. It will be about how you made people feel; especially your family. Especially your friends. x
The sentiment highlighted in this video is that everything worth having costs something. Although I say this often, I've never considered an update to this axiom: Everything worth having costs us someone. As I've gotten older, I have fully embraced the fact that my biggest mistake as a young professional was that I undervalued relationships and the importance they have on our development as people (in the workplace and beyond). Now, I can clearly see that years after the project has been completed or the product has been launched, or the bucket-brigading has douced the fire, we are only left with the relationships we shared (or could have shared with others). The notion of putting a name to our sacrifices sounds like a brilliant reflective exercise that should humble us and serve as a reminder to teach others about the importance of friendship (relationships) as they journey through life.
I don't think those costs are hidden. Anyone that knows anything about success is well in the know about this. If you ask anyone successful if they would give up success for their friends, majority would say "no" -- and if they do, they'll either regret it or is lying. Guaranteed. If you disagree, it means you're not successful. Great work, you two. ❤
It is friendship that binds a relationship and make it secure cause it teaces you sincerely sympathy gratitude and appreciation for one another. The best of friends is one who overlook his friends imperfections and shortcomings cause nobody's perfect or faultless💞💞✌
As a competitive swimming coach I hated hearing the word sacrifice. I’ve since left that world 5 years ago and that word still bothers me. The reason why I hated it was because to me, more often than not, it had a negative connotation and placed blame. “I have to sacrifice time with friends for swimming.” Always sounds like it’s the sports fault. It’s a choice and that is okay. It’s okay to chose to do something because it is so important to you. As it relates to friends and spending time, it seems like an excuse for being a bad friend. True emergencies aside, if the business day is done.. the markets have closed, does it need to happen today or can it wait until the next business day. I now work for a competitive swim brand. When I first started, I asked experienced team members for advice transitioning into my first corporate job (at 38).. A coworker of mine put it best.. “it’s just bathing suits.”
Hi, I am a speech therapist and communication expert who works with children with special need. For years now I have been working on teaching and simulating sessions to promote building social skills and making friends for children especially with autism. This video really gave me a new perspective about multiple applications to it. I have realised the art of making a good friend is lost on all children and even adults, let alone maintaining friendship. I would like to collaborate and do something about this 😊
The most important thing about friendship is trust. It forms the foundation of a deep, meaningful connection where friends feel safe sharing their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without fear of judgment or betrayal. Trust enables open communication, support during tough times, and a sense of reliability, all of which are essential for a lasting and fulfilling friendship.
This is exactly it. In the last friendship I had it was because of this very reason that it couldn't work. When you see that your friend only has time for you when they are bored or when they have no more work to be busy with, the fact that I need you and you can't make time to just attend to me for me not for you, that to me was painful to see. Because I prioritise people especially if my friend isn't okay I can't ignore that because a lot can happen. Busy people have an annoying tendency of expecting people in their lives to always be understanding. You're a bad friend if our entire friendship is all about meeting your needs and understanding you and never about the other person in the friendship and just being there for them for once. If you keep sacrificing people and relationships they will leave you to be with your important job, because you're busy "saving lives" in these board meetings clearly. Everyone has their limit.
Awesome, Michael! You can now watch their full conversation here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CNBxIhxHHxM.html. Inspire on! -Team Simon
While I appreciate both Simon and Trevor, let’s also be very honest - they’re exceptionally well off financially. I’m not saying they’re wrong about friends and friendships, I’m saying the “grind” and “sacrifices” to create what they’ve created is in the rear view mirror.
I’m in a time in my life that I have no friends, for a few reasons that are not important right now. I do however have a family and the first thing I said to my supervisors in my work is that my family has priority. Over the years I saw that O have applied the same thing with my colleagues and I am pretty sure I will apply it again to my future friends. I believe that I can find a job whenever I have to but I can’t afford to lose time from my family, whichever that is.
I have only one friend that I will absolutely tell people I cannot have a meeting that day. If that's not possible, then my friend and I will work out an alternative day. But I will do everything I can to find an alternative work meeting day or simply ask that they send me notes because I cannot be there.
In the conversation about the hidden costs of success, the discussion powerfully articulates the often overlooked aspects-how success can strain friendships, demand significant sacrifices, and affect mental health. The insights shared are both eye-opening and relatable, especially in today’s high-pressure world where success is often idolized without considering its personal toll. This dialogue serves as a crucial reminder that success is not just about achieving goals; it’s also about maintaining balance in life and ensuring that mental well-being is prioritized.
Deeper nuanced comment. Women want to be pursued by the man they find attractive but not by the guy they don’t find attractive. What a guys job is to figure out if that girl is attracted to him. Normally that comes approach and rejection. Which is a very hard part of the courtship
My purpose revolves around networking and building referrals, creating more symbiotic friendships for the most part. The good news is I connect with organizations and causes I am passionate about and the people that I meet are sociable and friendly.
Hey Jeff, this is Simon and Trevor's discussion at the Brilliant Minds conference earlier this year. Check out their full conversation here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CNBxIhxHHxM.html. Stay inspired! -Team Simon
“Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.” ~Saint Augustine Remember dear One that we are all children of God created in His image. 🙏 We are all Eternal Divine Sparks of Consciousness. 🙏 Time is an illusion. Everything is happening Now. All of your past and future lives are happening in this Now moment. Everything already exists in the ether. Prayer is talking to God and meditation is quieting the mind to listen to God. Saints don't lie and Saint Augustine said: "God loves each of us as if there were only one of us." Matthew 7:7 "Ask and ye shall receive. Seek and ye shall find. Knock and the door shall be opened." Matthew 21:22 "Whatsoever ye shall ask for in prayer believing ye shall receive." Peace be with you dear One. One love always 🙏💜🕊🕉✡️⚛️☪️☯️✝️🕉
"There are good ships and wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendSHIPS, may they always be" Irish Proverb and don't try to translete to your mother tonque, you'll lost "ships" magic😜
what the work understand you better than friends ? I think you are right , but you are compare work which not a real friendship union with a good friendship union, there is case workplaces are even better than a true friend of yours.
