I came across this article and thought it would be a great addition for the Coaching Your Destiny.
Robin Sharma is a world-renown leader and coach in the personal development world and is the CEO of Sharma Leadership International, which helps organizations develop world-class leaders.
He’s also the author of 10 books, including 5 #1 bestsellers, such as The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
And on top of coaching and writing, Robin is a highly sought-after speaker and consultant to organizations all over the world like Microsoft, Nike, FedEx, NASA, KPMG, IBMand The Young Presidents Organization.
- Remember that leadership isn’t about your position. It’s about your influence.
- Get fit like a pro athlete
- Lift people up versus tearing people down
- Protect your good name. An impeccable reputation takes a lifetime to build. And 60 seconds to lose
- Surround yourself with positive, ethical people who are committed to excellence
- Remember that even a 1% daily innovation rate amounts to at least a 100% rate of innovation in 100 days
- Believe in your dreams (even when others laugh at them)
- Measure your success, not by your net worth but by your self worth (and how happy you feel)
- Take an intelligent risk every 24 hours. No try-No Win.
- Read “Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist”
- Watch “Man on Wire”
- Regardless of your title at work, be a team builder.
- Remember that business is all about relationships and human connections
- Say “please” more
- Say “thank you” more
- Know your Big 5: the five things that need to happen by the end of this year for you to feel it’s been your best year yet
- Read your Big 5 every morning while the rest of the world is asleep
- Read “As You Think”. At least twice this year.
- Be willing to fail. It’s the price of greatness
- Focus less on making money and more on creating value
- Spend less, save more
- Leave everything you touch better than you found it
- Be the most positive person in every room you’re in
- Run your own race
- Stay true to your deepest values and best ideals
- Write a handwritten thank you note to a customer/friend/loved one every day
- When you travel, send love letters to your kids on hotel stationary. In time, they’ll have a rich collection to remember your travels by
- Read “Atlas Shrugged”
- Be a problem solver versus a trouble maker
- Rather than doing many things at mediocrity do just a few things-but at mastery
- Honor your parents
- Commit to doing great work-whether anyone notices it or not. It’s one of life’s best sources of happiness.
- Give more than you receive (another of the truths of happiness)
- Have your 1/3/5/10/25 years goals recorded on paper and review them weekly
- Be patient. Slow and steady wins the race. The only reason businesses that went from zero to a billion in a year or two get featured in magazines is because 99% of businesses require a lot more time to win
- Under promise and then over deliver
- See part of your job as “a developer of people” (whether you work in the boardroom or the mailroom)
- Wear your heart on your sleeve. When people see you’re real, they’ll fall in love with you
- Be authentic versus plastic
- Read “The Alchemist”
- Remember that life wants you to win. So get out of your own way
- Consider that behind every fear lives your next level of growth (and power)
- Eat less food
- Drink more water
- Rest when you need to
- Read “SUCCESS” magazine
- Write your eulogy and them live your life backwards
- Demand the best from yourself
- Remember that the more you go to your limits, the more your limits will expand
- See everything that happens to you as an opportunity to grow (and therefore, as a precious gift)
- Be obsessed with learning and self-development
- Become comfortable alone (you are the only person you get to be with your whole life)
- Smile. It’s a stunningly effective way to win in business and life
- Reflect on the shortness of life
- Be bold when it comes to your dreams but gentle with those you love
- Remember that success is dangerous because it can kill drive/innovation/passion and going the extra mile. Be successful yet stay hungry
- Read “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”
- Be of deep value to this world
- Own beautiful things but don’t let them own you
- Use excellent words.
- Laugh more.
- Don’t complain, gossip or be negative.
- Plan as if you’ll live forever but live as if you’ll die tomorrow.
- Feel free to pass these lessons on to those you want to help.
