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Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team Paperback – September 5, 2017
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Now Find Your Why picks up where Start With Why left off. It shows you how to apply Simon Sinek’s powerful insights so that you can find more inspiration at work -- and in turn inspire those around you.
I believe fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. We are all entitled to wake up in the morning inspired to go to work, feel safe when we’re there and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Achieving that fulfillment starts with understanding exactly WHY we do what we do.
As Start With Why has spread around the world, countless readers have asked me the same question: How can I apply Start With Why to my career, team, company or nonprofit? Along with two of my colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, I created this hands-on, step-by-step guide to help you find your WHY.
With detailed exercises, illustrations, and action steps for every stage of the process, Find Your Why can help you address many important concerns, including:
* What if my WHY sounds just like my competitor’s?
* Can I have more than one WHY?
* If my work doesn’t match my WHY, what should I do?
* What if my team can’t agree on our WHY?
Whether you've just started your first job, are leading a team, or are CEO of your own company, the exercises in this book will help guide you on a path to long-term success and fulfillment, for both you and your colleagues.
Thank you for joining us as we work together to build a world in which more people start with WHY.
Inspire on!
-- Simon
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPortfolio
- Publication dateSeptember 5, 2017
- Dimensions7.36 x 0.65 x 9.08 inches
- ISBN-100143111728
- ISBN-13978-0143111726
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About the Author
SIMON SINEK is an optimist, teacher, writer, and worldwide public speaker. His first three books - Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together is Better - have been national and international bestsellers. His first TED talk, based on Start With Why, is the third most-viewed TED video of all time. Learn more about his work and how you can inspire those around you at StartWithWhy.com.
PETER DOCKER is a former senior Royal Air Force pilot turned leadership consultant and executive coach.
DAVID MEAD has presented to over 80 organizations in a wide variety of industries and co-hosts the Start With Why podcast.
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Fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. Every single one of us is entitled to feel fulfilled by the work we do, to wake up feeling inspired to go to work, to feel safe when we’re there and to return home with a sense that we contributed to something larger than ourselves. Fulfillment is not a lottery. It is not a feeling reserved for a lucky few who get to say, “I love what I do.”
For those who hold a leadership position, creating an en-vironment in which the people in your charge feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves is your responsibility as a leader. For those who work for an organization that does not leave you feeling inspired at the beginning and end of every day, you must become the leader you wish you had. Regardless of our rank in the organiza-tion, every single one of us has at least one colleague, client or vendor for whom we can take some responsibility for how they feel when they work with us. The goal is not to focus on what’s standing in your way; it is to take steps that will have a positive and lasting effect on everyone around us.
The concept of WHY is a deeply personal journey born out of pain. I discovered the idea at a time when I had lost any passion for my work. The advice people gave me wasn’t helpful either: “Do what you love,” “Find your bliss,” “Be passionate.” All accurate—but totally un-actionable. I agreed with all the advice in theory, but I didn’t know what to change. I didn’t know what to do differently on Monday. And that’s the reason the WHY has been and continues to be such a profound force in my life. Not only did discovering my WHY renew my passion, it gave me a filter to make better decisions. It offered me a new lens through which I would see the world differently. And it was through this lens—to inspire people to do what in-spires them so that together each of us can change our world—that I started preaching the concept of WHY and the Golden Circle. And people listened. In fact, people did more than listen, they joined me in preaching this mes-sage, sharing the vision. And our movement was born.
The TED Talk I gave in 2009 helped spread the idea to more people, and my first book, Start with Why, made the case for WHY in much greater depth. People and organizations who know their WHY enjoy greater, long-term success, command greater trust and loyalty among employees and customers and are more forward-thinking and innovative than their competition. The concept of WHY and the Golden Circle became a huge piece of the puzzle to advance this world I imagined. But there was a problem.
Though I was able to make the case for the existence and the power of WHY, and though I could help some people and organizations discover their WHY, I wasn’t able to get to or help as many people as we needed to if we are to have an impact in lots of people’s lives. My team built upon what I started. They made my process even better. They started helping people. They even developed an online course to help people discover their WHY. But even that wasn’t enough.
That’s the reason this book exists. If Start with Why makes the case for the WHY, Find Your Why provides the steps to show people how to actually do it. And just as Start with Why illustrates, though I may be the guy with the idea, I don’t know how to bring it to life at scale. That’s where David and Peter come in.
Peter Docker and David Mead joined me on this journey because they were inspired by the world I imagined. Both have a unique skill set to help bring my vision—our vision—to reality. I may have figured out how to help one person learn their WHY, but it was David and Peter that figured out how to help a room of sixty people, for example, find their WHY.
David knows how to make things work. Years ago, inspired by one of my talks, he started developing work-books and building training programs to help the people at his then-company. He did this without ever asking me or anyone else for help. Once I got wind of what he had done, I was blown away by how deeply he understood my ideas and his ability to put them into practice.
Peter retired from the Royal Air Force and wanted to continue a life of service in the private sector. He discovered my work and reached out to simply say how much it inspired him. He has combined my ideas with work he was already doing to amplify its impact. Soon after we met, he started mentoring folks on our team just out of the good-ness of his own heart. His work was so good that we started using many of his ideas to help build our company and grow our movement.
Both eventually joined our team and a deep friendship formed between the two of them. Their collective genius has taken my work and made it even better. So when the opportunity came to write a follow-up guide to Start with Why, I turned to David and Peter to help. These guys are the “how” to my “why.” And I love that our movement has given them the ability to share their expertise with so many more people.This book has been years in the making. Peter and David have traveled the world to talk about the WHY and work closely with individuals and organizations to help them understand, discover and use the concepts. They have heard the questions, discovered the roadblocks and found better and better ways to advance the vision. And that’s where you come in.
If we are to profoundly change the way in which the business world works, if we help organizations create cultures in which trust and cooperation are the norm rather than the exception, if we are to build the world we imagine, we will need help. Lots of it. Though the work my team is doing is making a dent, we alone will be unable to create the kind of change necessary. It will take an army.
David and Peter wrote this book to be a practical guide. A complete self-contained handbook that gives any person the pieces they need to discover and articulate their WHY. We designed the book with lots of space in the margins so that you can take notes along the way. Fill in the blanks, dog-ear the pages, highlight as you go. Don’t be precious about it.
Find Your Why is a journey. Though all the how-to steps may be in the book, it’s going to take work and patience to really get it. Remember, this book is a guide. Follow the steps, learn the concepts and absolutely tweak as you go to make the process your own. If you find something that works better for you, do it!
Think of this book as the gun that fires at the beginning of the race. That bang fills you with excitement and energy as you set off. But it is the lessons you will learn as you run the race—as you learn to live your WHY—that will inspire you and show you what you are capable of. And remember the most important lesson. The goal is not simply for you to cross the finish line, but to see how many people you can inspire to run with you.
There is an entire section in the bookshop called “self-help,” but there is no section called “help-others.” This is what we are all doing together—we are pioneering the help-others industry. For all of the people who want to learn their WHY, who want their companies to start with WHY, who want to help others find their WHY . . . for all of the people who want to help build a world in which the vast majority of people wake up inspired to go to work, to feel safe when they are there and to return home fulfilled by the work they do . . . I say welcome. The more of us who raise our hands and say, “Count me in,” the greater the chance that we will build the world we imagine. You in?
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- Publisher : Portfolio
- Publication date : September 5, 2017
- Language : English
- Print length : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0143111728
- ISBN-13 : 978-0143111726
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.36 x 0.65 x 9.08 inches
- Part of series : Start with Why Series
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #41 in Business Management (Books)
- #68 in Leadership & Motivation
- #82 in Motivational Management & Leadership
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About the authors

David Mead is bringing humanity back to work. He is the author of Lead With (un)Common Sense, his new book that distills the simple, human traits shared by leaders people choose to follow. Since 2009, David has worked with over 300 companies in 23 countries. In that time, he has discovered a pattern present with every leader worth following.
David worked with Simon Sinek from 2009 to 2019. In 2017, he co-authored the best-selling book Find Your WHY with Peter Docker and Simon Sinek.
Since 2019, David has focused on helping leaders put those human traits into practice through what he calls (un)Common Sense™ Leadership. He shares a simple framework you can draw on a napkin that allows each of us to lead and influence others with genuine humanity, no matter our role or title.
The result is higher performance, innovation, collaboration, retention and, importantly, well-being.

Simon Sinek is an optimist. He teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. From members of Congress to foreign ambassadors, from small businesses to corporations like Microsoft and 3M, from Hollywood to the Pentagon, he has presented his ideas about the power of why. He has written two books, Leaders Eat Last and Start With Why and is quoted frequently by national publications. Sinek also regularly shares 140 characters of inspiration on Twitter (@simonsinek).

Peter Docker was born in Sutton Coldfield, England in 1963. His first book, 'Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team', co-authored with Simon Sinek and David Mead, was published in September 2017. Peter gets up every day inspired to enable people to be extraordinary so that they can do extraordinary things. Collaborating with Simon Sinek for over 7 years, he was a founding Igniter and Implementation Specialist on the Start With Why team, teaching leaders and companies how to use the concept of Why.
Peter's latest book, 'Leading from The Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities by Handing Over Control', was published in October 2021.
Peter's commercial and industry experience has been at the most senior levels in sectors including oil & gas, construction, mining, pharmaceuticals, banking, television, film, media, manufacturing and services - across more than 90 countries. His career has spanned professional pilot; leading an aviation training and standards organisation; teaching post-graduates at an international college; and running multi-billion dollar procurement projects. A former Royal Air Force senior officer, he has been a Force Commander during combat flying operations and has seen service across the world. He is a seasoned crisis manager, a former international negotiator for the UK Government and executive coach.
A keynote speaker and facilitator, Peter presents around the world offering workshops and bespoke leadership programmes. He draws from his life experiences that range from being the pilot faced with crash landing a passenger jet with 140 people on board; being 'hunted' in the Borneo jungle while trying to survive; and many other leadership situations in which, at the time, he felt largely out of his depth.
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2025Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseFind Your Why was a really helpful read for me. I’ve read books about purpose before, but this one takes the idea and actually breaks it down into steps you can follow instead of just talking about inspiration. It makes you slow down and think about what really drives you — not just what you do, but why you do it. That shift alone made the book worth reading.
I liked how the authors walk you through actual exercises to uncover your personal “why,” and then extend those same principles to teams. A lot of books talk about purpose at a high level, but this one gives you structure and questions that help you dig deeper. It made me reflect on my own values, strengths, and the moments in my life when I felt the most fulfilled — and how those connect to what I want to do going forward.
It also does a good job explaining how teams can find a shared “why,” which is something that can really change how people show up at work. The examples throughout the book make the process feel relatable instead of overwhelming.
If there’s one drawback, it’s that the exercises require time and some honest reflection. This isn’t a book you skim and instantly get the full impact — you get out of it what you put in. And if you’ve read Start With Why, some of the ideas here will feel familiar, since this book is more of the hands-on companion.
Overall, Find Your Why is a practical, thoughtful guide for anyone wanting to better understand their purpose or help a team get aligned around something meaningful. It’s simple, clear, and genuinely useful if you’re willing to do the work.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseFrom the days of Socrates to the more modern Stephen R. Covey and Victor Frankl these timeless teachers have made it clear that we are all purpose driven. In an age of constant running and forces competing for our time, energy and attention, Find Your Why brings us back to a deeper sense of fire, passion and purpose upon which our lives ache to be built.
The authors are remarkable in that they outline for us the process for discovering the "why" that already is present in each of us, but for most is waiting to be revealed and acted upon. If you want to create a positive impact on the world around you and more importantly live a life of deeper meaning and purpose, of contribution then Find Your Why will illuminate the path for you.
Simon's great book Start With Why informs of the "Golden Circle" and its importance to organization's and individuals, Find Your Why by Simon Sinek, Peter Docker and David Meade is the practical, easily read and implemented process by which anyone can engage in the "discovery Why" process.
Many great leadership and human effectiveness books lay out great theory and principles but few actually give you the operating manual to turn that theory into practice. Find Your Why does exactly that! This is a must read, and read again, and again for any executive or aspiring leader, teacher and trainer, consultant and anyone who is in the business of growing human capacity -- pretty much all of us!
Find Your Why is easy to read, has a welcoming layout and design that almost makes it fun as you engage in the process of discovering your own Why or facilitating the discovery of someone else's Why. The audio book is excellent and narrated by Stephen Shedletzky one of the Start With Why Team's most experienced teachers!
Join the movement, be inspired, inspire others and Find Your Why!!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2017Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThe biggest gap in the Start With Why book is that that book didn't really address how to find your why.
This book is directed at addressing that gap.
The book is rather short, and an easy read. In essence, its message is:
1. There are two kinds of why discovery processes - one for individuals and one for groups
2. Both of them work the same way: look to your formative experiences and figure out the themes, and what was significant. Then distill that into your 'why'.
The authors provided a fairly high level process for doing that.
INDIVIDUALS: FINDING YOUR WHY
I think overall the book follows a good approach for helping you find your purpose or 'why.' I did feel though that the nuts and bolts of the process could have been further elaborated in parts of the individual 'why' discovery process, with additional questions and exercises to help guide people through the process.
ORGANISATIONS: FINDING YOUR WHY
The book provided a good run-through of the steps of facilitating a purpose-discovery workshop.
THE UPSHOT:
I think that there are other books that go into greater depth around the processes of finding your individual why and the process of finding an organisation or group's why. But this book is a good starting point.
If you are completely new to 'finding your why' this book provides a short, accessible guide to how to do that and the process is solid.
If you are looking for more depth around your why, you may find exploring other treatments of this topic provide greater depth and additional perspective.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2025Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseA great companion to its prequel, "Start with Why". The first book is trying to increase awareness and shift the entrepreneurial go-to approach from carrots, sticks, and other manipulations to inspiring people by starting with an empowering belief or set of beliefs. The sequel "Find your Why" is a bit more practical and offers step-by-step advice to find this inspiring belief at both personal and corporate level. It's a great read and I fully recommend it!
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wonder womanReviewed in Japan on June 21, 20195.0 out of 5 stars Worth to read.
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThe most inspired sentence was that "Each of us has one WHY. It's not a statement about who aspire to be; it expresses who we are when we are at our natural best."
Ever since I've thought what is my natural best, during the process, I've found so many wonders in our society where we stand. Now I watched this video, convinced that we need a new type of leader for the next century. Old type leaders are just following the old system. In terms of women, the way look at us is that they can be laid or not. Young enough or not. I don't want to follow them naturally since I was young. That is the main reason which produces so many social problems.
We know that social media has two faces, but if your words are sincere,
"There was a great man who made every man feel small.
But the meaning of a REAL great man is the man who makes every man feel GREAT," is the word about you.
PS: Right after I put my message above, something has been changed!!
(Probably the authority wants to be like you!) Thank you for showing us the vision of a new leader, which makes us realize what to do.
Kindle CustomerReviewed in Australia on December 30, 20225.0 out of 5 stars Valuable discovery tool
Such an easy to follow step by step guide to get to the core of whom you are as an individual. Learning how to facilitate a group discovery session was a real bonus. I have learnt more about who I am in this book than I have in 37years and cannot wait to share me with others.
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RaphiReviewed in Germany on August 10, 20255.0 out of 5 stars Super
Ein Buch für die sehr aktiven Leser. Wie auch das Vorgängermodell sehr interessant und gute Ideen. Viele Bereiche zum selbst mitarbeiten und weniger zum puren Wissen tanken. Unbedingt Stift und Papier bereit halten :)
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FucsiReviewed in Italy on December 20, 20175.0 out of 5 stars Molto interessante ed esteticamente curato
Libro in lingua inglese dell'autore Simon Sinek, sequel del libro intitolato "Start with why".
Per farla breve tratta di economia, marketing e principalmente di come motivare il proprio team e presentare le proprie idee/motivazioni/ragioni in primo luogo partendo dal "Perchè", e ancora prima trovando il proprio perchè.
Una lettura davvero molto interessante per gli amanti di questi argomenti, scritto in un inglese molto comprensibile (a parte termini specifici qua e la) che però si assimilano facilmente.
Il libro è fisicamente più grande di quello che ci si aspetta, copertina flessibile lucida, molto d'impatto anche come regalo
vaibhav mehtaReviewed in India on March 9, 20255.0 out of 5 stars awesome must read
Must read masterpiece. I think it must be part of curriculum. Thank you team for the extra ordinary efforts taken to complete









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