The Greatness Guide, Book 2: 101 More Insights to Get You to World Class by Robin Sharma Page A
Authors: Robin Sharma
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our lives, the only thing that endures is who we became, the difference we made and the love we gave. In one scene, her onscreen father, proud of her inspired work with inner-city kids that other teachers had given up on, told her, “You’ve been blessed with a burden.” I believe the same is true for each of us. As Google co-founder Larry Page once said, leadership really is about “a healthy disregard for the impossible.”
We all have talents, resources and capacities that make us special. And with those gifts come responsibilities. To use them. To refine them. To polish them and make them brighter so that we create more value, and so that we elevate the world around us (I adore the Harley-Davidson ad that encourages us to “Leave behind shoes no man can fill”). To forget the burden on you to be great is to neglect the call on your life. And no failure could be bigger than that.
At the end of our lives, the only thing that endures is who we became, the difference we made and the love we gave.
97
LIVE AN INTENSE LIFE
I like my music loud, my coffee strong and my dreams large. I like days with color, people with passion and conversations that call out the best within me. I want to live like there’s no tomorrow, achieve the best within me, and love the people in my life like I really mean it. I want to do my part to elevate our world. I want to live with intensity.
What a beautiful word:
intensity.
Live a high-volume life. Play full-out. Take risks. Reach high. Don’t look back. Be authentic. Be great. “Live to the point of tears,” said novelist Albert Camus. I
so
love that line.
Sure we need to enjoy the journey, tread lightly and balance our courage with striking kindness. But do it all with rare passion, with bravery and with a sparkle in your eye. Do it all with intensity. All of the great ones do.
Do it all with rare passion, with bravery and with a sparkle in your eye. Do it all with intensity.
98
MAKE YOUR MARK
In an issue of
Best Life
I came across a line from George Clooney: “You only have a short period of time in your life to make your mark.” Obvious? Maybe. Yet so true.
It’s easy to get so caught up in the daily administrivia that you forget about building your legacy. Easy to become so focused on your problems that you neglect to chase your ideals. Easy to get so pulled into the ordinary pursuits of life that you lose sight of the Extraordinary. Yet, life spins by at an alarmingly fast rate. And if you don’t use each day to do even one thing to make your mark and to advance your vision and to become your brilliance, you may miss what truly counts. Makes me think of the words of consultant Richard Leider, who observed, “People over 65 were asked ‘if you could live your life over, what would you do differently?’ They said three things: I’d take time to stop and ask the big questions. I’d be more courageous and take more risks in work and love. I’d try to live with purpose—to make a difference.” That says it all.
If you don’t use each day to do even one thing to make your mark and to advance your vision and to become your brilliance, you may miss what truly counts.
99
CREATE YOUR BODY OF WORK
It is early morning as I write this. Relaxing in my library. Listening to Luciano Ligabue, an extraordinary Italian rock star who I got turned on to in Rome and whose music has been shaking the foundation of our home for the past few weeks. And I’m reflecting—about leadership and life.
Just read a little piece in an issue of
Vanity Fair
on Art Buchwald, the writer, who is now 80 and battling kidney failure. Coming close to death brings a human nearer to what’s most important in life. Brings tremendous clarity. Strips away all the accessories that we think are so essential when we are younger. Connects us with the Truth (and the truth sets us free, doesn’t it?).
He was asked, “What is your idea of
We all have talents, resources and capacities that make us special. And with those gifts come responsibilities. To use them. To refine them. To polish them and make them brighter so that we create more value, and so that we elevate the world around us (I adore the Harley-Davidson ad that encourages us to “Leave behind shoes no man can fill”). To forget the burden on you to be great is to neglect the call on your life. And no failure could be bigger than that.
At the end of our lives, the only thing that endures is who we became, the difference we made and the love we gave.
97
LIVE AN INTENSE LIFE
I like my music loud, my coffee strong and my dreams large. I like days with color, people with passion and conversations that call out the best within me. I want to live like there’s no tomorrow, achieve the best within me, and love the people in my life like I really mean it. I want to do my part to elevate our world. I want to live with intensity.
What a beautiful word:
intensity.
Live a high-volume life. Play full-out. Take risks. Reach high. Don’t look back. Be authentic. Be great. “Live to the point of tears,” said novelist Albert Camus. I
so
love that line.
Sure we need to enjoy the journey, tread lightly and balance our courage with striking kindness. But do it all with rare passion, with bravery and with a sparkle in your eye. Do it all with intensity. All of the great ones do.
Do it all with rare passion, with bravery and with a sparkle in your eye. Do it all with intensity.
98
MAKE YOUR MARK
In an issue of
Best Life
I came across a line from George Clooney: “You only have a short period of time in your life to make your mark.” Obvious? Maybe. Yet so true.
It’s easy to get so caught up in the daily administrivia that you forget about building your legacy. Easy to become so focused on your problems that you neglect to chase your ideals. Easy to get so pulled into the ordinary pursuits of life that you lose sight of the Extraordinary. Yet, life spins by at an alarmingly fast rate. And if you don’t use each day to do even one thing to make your mark and to advance your vision and to become your brilliance, you may miss what truly counts. Makes me think of the words of consultant Richard Leider, who observed, “People over 65 were asked ‘if you could live your life over, what would you do differently?’ They said three things: I’d take time to stop and ask the big questions. I’d be more courageous and take more risks in work and love. I’d try to live with purpose—to make a difference.” That says it all.
If you don’t use each day to do even one thing to make your mark and to advance your vision and to become your brilliance, you may miss what truly counts.
99
CREATE YOUR BODY OF WORK
It is early morning as I write this. Relaxing in my library. Listening to Luciano Ligabue, an extraordinary Italian rock star who I got turned on to in Rome and whose music has been shaking the foundation of our home for the past few weeks. And I’m reflecting—about leadership and life.
Just read a little piece in an issue of
Vanity Fair
on Art Buchwald, the writer, who is now 80 and battling kidney failure. Coming close to death brings a human nearer to what’s most important in life. Brings tremendous clarity. Strips away all the accessories that we think are so essential when we are younger. Connects us with the Truth (and the truth sets us free, doesn’t it?).
He was asked, “What is your idea of
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