Simon sinek stories

SIMON SINEK STORIES
To go after the things that you want?

Black death of childbed

United States Navy SEAL

Nelson Mandela

Styrofoam cup
What are your takeaways / lessons?

What is the message from each story?

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Example: Demotivate - ???
Prefix: de- (means: away from)

Core word: -motivate

Type of word: verb

Meaning: Make someone less motivated or eager to work

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   Antidepressant - ???
   
2. 
   Co-worker - ???
   
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   Disapprove - ??? refuse / reject – not to support
   
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   Embrace - ??? (hug / use the opportunity / catch / grasp)
   
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   Foresee - ???
   
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   Irresponsible - ???
   
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   Interact - ??? (communicate)
   
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   Misunderstand - ???
   
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   Nonsense - ???
   
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    Omnipotent - ??? (all powerful)
    
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    Redo - ???
    
12. 
    Subtitle - ??? (under)
    
13. 
    Transnational - ??? (across) multinational
    
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    Unfinished - ??? (not finished)
    
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    Universal - ??? (common)
    
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    Reunite - ??? (be together again)
    
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    Post-Soviet - ??? (after)
    
18. 
    Insert - ??? (put smth into somewhere)
    
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    Midway - ??? (half)
    
20. 
    Postpone - ??? (delay. Put off)
    

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ROOM 1

1. 
   Howard Gardner calls "Good Work as " a combination of excellence, where you're doing work that calls on your best talents; of engagement, where you're enthusiastic, energized, and love what you do; and of ethics, where work is aligned with your sense of purpose, meaning, and where you want to go in life.
   
2. 
   And when we face setbacks and obstacles in reaching our goals ….
   
3. 
   our motives drive us forward
   

ROOM 2

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   But, neuroscientist Richard Davidson finds, they are susceptible (sensitive) to anger, mainly when a worthy goal gets thwarted (destroyed)
   
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   People get frustrated (to be sad/angry) and irritated when they cannot reach their goals
   
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   The need to affiliate (connect / join); taking pleasure in being with people. Those who are high in this affiliation motive, for instance, are motivated by the sheer (only) pleasure of doing things together with people they like.
   

ROOM 3

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   It mobilizes (moving/restructuring) their energy and focuses their attention in (direct attention) working to overcome the obstacles (difficulty) and achieve that goal.
   
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   people give up (hands up!) more easily when things get tough.
   
9. 
   People are also too risk-averse (afraid to take risks) in business.
   

ROOM 4

10. 
    They have low motivation, they're generally more anxious (alarmed/worried) and fearful (afraid) and have increased vigilance (sergaklik / conscious) for threats (possible danger).
    
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    Davidson's research has found that the left hemisphere (left part of your brain) lights up even at the mere (the only/single) thought of achieving a meaningful goal.
    
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    No matter how good they are today, they're not satisfied with the status quo (situation/policy/rules in …(field); they're always trying to do better.
    

ROOM 5

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    When drive (motivation) becomes overdrive (trying/wanting too much).
    
14. 
    How can you help a person who's caught in that predicament (difficult situation)?
    
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    He was taking what looked to others like a huge risk in his start-up (project) built around an application (computer program) of an untested and little-know (unknown) method, but he had high confidence it would work.
    

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