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A Bit of Optimism

By Simon SinekBusiness, Careers, EducationEnglish

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About

My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now.
If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves?
I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people who challenge me, teach me, or simply help me see things in a different way. Some guests are...

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My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now.
If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves?
I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people who challenge me, teach me, or simply help me see things in a different way. Some guests are household names, and others you may be meeting for the first time. But each one of them has something to share that can help all of us grow.
So if you’re looking for a spark — some insight, inspiration, or just a reminder that good things are possible — join me on A Bit of Optimism!
Let’s grow together.

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Episodes 246 episodes in the feed

  1. The Longevity Secret Nobody Can Sell You with Gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight

    Season 6, episode 3258 min

  2. Revisited: The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis

    Season 6, episode 351 h 0 min

  3. Revisited: Why Relationships Are the Secret to a Long, Happy Life with Psychotherapist Esther Perel

    Season 6, episode 341 h 2 min

  4. Revisited: Your Instincts Know What You Want with Happiness Expert Arthur Brooks

    Season 6, episode 3355 min

  5. Revisited: The Power of Saying "Screw It" with Rob Lowe

    Season 6, episode 321 h 2 min

  6. What Mentally Strong People Do on Their Worst Days with Psychotherapist Amy Morin

    Season 6, episode 311 h 1 min Sponsor: SAP

  7. The Dating Advice Making Us Worse at Love with Relationship Expert Amy Chan

    Season 6, episode 3050 min Sponsor: SAP

  8. Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer Rob Willis

    Season 6, episode 2947 min Sponsor: SAP

  9. Your Limits Are Learned (And They Can Be Unlearned) with Brain Coach Jim Kwik

    Season 6, episode 2850 min Sponsor: SAP

  10. How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland Nader

    Season 6, episode 2758 min Sponsor: SAP

Show 40 older episodes

  1. What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt

    Season 6, episode 261 h 1 min Sponsor: SAP

  2. How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5

    Season 6, episode 2545 min

  3. Why Being Right Is Costing You Trust | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 4

    Season 6, episode 2452 min

  4. What Is Your Team Afraid to Tell You? | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 3

    Season 6, episode 2357 min

  5. The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2

    Season 6, episode 2248 min

  6. The Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 1

    Season 6, episode 2158 min

  7. Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix

    Season 6, episode 2053 min

  8. How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar

    Season 6, episode 1951 min

  9. Remembering Bob Chapman: The Mentor Who Changed My Life

    Season 6, episode 1852 min

  10. The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick

    Season 6, episode 1758 min

  11. How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr. Ellen Langer

    Season 6, episode 1657 min

  12. What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris

    Episode 22756 min

  13. Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman

    Episode 22658 min

  14. How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards

    Episode 22559 min

  15. Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash

    Episode 2241 h 2 min

  16. The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner

    Episode 22352 min

  17. The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby

    Episode 2221 h 3 min

  18. The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger

    Episode 22154 min

  19. Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole

    Episode 2201 h 5 min

  20. Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story

    Episode 21954 min

  21. What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky

    Episode 21854 min

  22. AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will Guidara

    Episode 2171 h 5 min

  23. Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur

    Episode 21545 min

  24. Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver

    Episode 21643 min

  25. Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier

    Episode 21458 min

  26. The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway

    Episode 21354 min

  27. 28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change Police Culture

    Episode 2121 h 5 min

  28. When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met

    Episode 2111 h 1 min

  29. What Grit Really Teaches Us About Happiness with Professor Angela Duckworth

    Episode 21056 min

  30. Matthew McConaughey on How to Fall Back in Love with Your Life

    Episode 20959 min

  31. Revisited: Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt

    Episode 20856 min

  32. Revisited: Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy

    Episode 20743 min

  33. Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins

    Episode 20657 min

  34. Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova

    Episode 2051 h 3 min

  35. Revisited: Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with Happiness Expert Mo Gawdat

    Episode 2041 h 30 min

  36. A Bit of Optimism Will Return in the New Year

    Episode 2032 min

  37. Prepare for the Life You’re Meant to Live With Chaplain John Fox

    Episode 2021 h 7 min

  38. How Losing Everything Taught Her to Help Everyone: Joan Howard’s Story

    Episode 20151 min

  39. A Rebel With a Cause (and a Cone) with Jeni’s Ice Cream Founder Jeni Britton

    Episode 20053 min

  40. The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge

    Episode 19956 min

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