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A Bit of Optimism
Podcast

A Bit of Optimism

Simon Sinek

236 episodes · Business, Careers, Education

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.

Episodes

What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt
What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt
Aug 18, 2026 · 1h 0m
How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5
How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5
Aug 11, 2026 · 45 min
Why Being Right Is Costing You Trust | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 4
Why Being Right Is Costing You Trust | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 4
Aug 4, 2026 · 52 min
What Is Your Team Afraid to Tell You? | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 3
What Is Your Team Afraid to Tell You? | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 3
Jul 28, 2026 · 57 min
The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2
The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2
Jul 21, 2026 · 48 min
The Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 1
The Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 1
Jul 14, 2026 · 58 min
Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix
Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix
Jul 7, 2026 · 53 min
How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar
How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar
Jun 30, 2026 · 51 min
Remembering Bob Chapman: The Mentor Who Changed My Life
Remembering Bob Chapman: The Mentor Who Changed My Life
Jun 23, 2026 · 52 min
The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick
The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick
Jun 16, 2026 · 58 min
How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr. Ellen Langer
How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr. Ellen Langer
Jun 9, 2026 · 57 min
What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris
What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris
Jun 2, 2026 · 56 min
Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman
Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman
May 26, 2026 · 58 min
How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards
How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards
May 19, 2026 · 58 min
Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash
Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash
May 12, 2026 · 1h 2m
The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner
The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner
May 5, 2026 · 52 min
The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby
The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby
Apr 28, 2026 · 1h 25m
The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger
The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger
Apr 21, 2026 · 54 min
Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole
Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole
Apr 14, 2026 · 1h 5m
Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story
Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story
Apr 7, 2026 · 54 min
What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky
What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky
Mar 31, 2026 · 54 min
AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will Guidara
AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will Guidara
Mar 24, 2026 · 1h 5m
Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur
Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur
Mar 17, 2026 · 45 min
Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver
Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver
Mar 10, 2026 · 43 min
Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier
Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier
Mar 3, 2026 · 58 min
The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway
The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway
Feb 24, 2026 · 54 min
28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change Police Culture
28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change Police Culture
Feb 16, 2026 · 1h 5m
When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met
When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met
Feb 10, 2026 · 1h 1m
What Grit Really Teaches Us About Happiness with Professor Angela Duckworth
What Grit Really Teaches Us About Happiness with Professor Angela Duckworth
Feb 3, 2026 · 56 min
Matthew McConaughey on How to Fall Back in Love with Your Life
Matthew McConaughey on How to Fall Back in Love with Your Life
Jan 27, 2026 · 59 min
Revisited: Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt
Revisited: Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt
Jan 20, 2026 · 56 min
Revisited: Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy
Revisited: Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy
Jan 13, 2026 · 43 min
Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins
Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins
Jan 6, 2026 · 57 min
Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova
Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova
Dec 30, 2025 · 1h 3m
Revisited: Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with Happiness Expert Mo Gawdat
Revisited: Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with Happiness Expert Mo Gawdat
Dec 23, 2025 · 1h 30m
A Bit of Optimism Will Return in the New Year
A Bit of Optimism Will Return in the New Year
Dec 23, 2025 · 2 min
Prepare for the Life You’re Meant to Live With Chaplain John Fox
Prepare for the Life You’re Meant to Live With Chaplain John Fox
Dec 16, 2025 · 1h 7m
How Losing Everything Taught Her to Help Everyone: Joan Howard’s Story
How Losing Everything Taught Her to Help Everyone: Joan Howard’s Story
Dec 9, 2025 · 51 min
A Rebel With a Cause (and a Cone) with Jeni’s Ice Cream Founder Jeni Britton
A Rebel With a Cause (and a Cone) with Jeni’s Ice Cream Founder Jeni Britton
Dec 2, 2025 · 53 min
The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge
The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge
Nov 25, 2025 · 56 min
Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman
Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman
Nov 18, 2025 · 58 min
The Smartest Way To Be Stupid with comedian Matthew Broussard
The Smartest Way To Be Stupid with comedian Matthew Broussard
Nov 11, 2025 · 1h 4m
The Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob Chapman and the Barry-Wehmiller Team
The Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob Chapman and the Barry-Wehmiller Team
Nov 4, 2025 · 1h 12m
Rob Lowe Names Names: The Power of ‘Screw It’
Rob Lowe Names Names: The Power of ‘Screw It’
Sep 23, 2025 · 1h 2m
The Future You Avoid Is Riskier Than the One You Face with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman
The Future You Avoid Is Riskier Than the One You Face with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman
Sep 16, 2025 · 1h 6m
What Your Love Life Can Teach You About Work Relationships with psychotherapist Esther Perel
What Your Love Life Can Teach You About Work Relationships with psychotherapist Esther Perel
Sep 9, 2025 · 1h 2m
Your Instincts Know What You Want with Author Arthur Brooks
Your Instincts Know What You Want with Author Arthur Brooks
Sep 2, 2025 · 55 min
The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis
The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis
Aug 26, 2025 · 1h 1m
Simon Goes Nuclear with nuclear energy influencer Isabelle Boemeke
Simon Goes Nuclear with nuclear energy influencer Isabelle Boemeke
Aug 19, 2025 · 1h 6m
The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova
The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova
Aug 12, 2025 · 1h 5m