The Greatness Guide, Book 2: 101 More Insights to Get You to World Class by Robin Sharma Page B
Authors: Robin Sharma
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perfect happiness?” “Being healthy” was the reply. He was asked, “Which talent would you most like to have?” “Living” was the reply. Then he was asked, “What is your most treasured possession?” “All of my writing—my 32 books and all of my columns.” The point of wisdom that you and I can take away? Greatness comes when you create something with your life that is not only biggerthan you but outlasts you. Legitimacy and recognition and prestige and material things are all fine and are all very human pursuits. But there’s something far more important: Legacy. Making a difference. Having an impact. Creating something special. And meaningful.
What Body of Work will you create over your life so that the generations who follow will know that you’ve been here? What bold acts and brave moves will you make This Very Moment to let the greatness that slumbers within you come out and visit the light of This Very Day? What will your “most treasured possession” look like? And, at the end, what will you have done with all that talent with which you’ve been blessed? Just wondering.
Greatness comes when you create something with your life that is not only bigger than you but outlasts you.
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BIG LIKE MANDELA
I’m reading a beautiful book on Nelson Mandela, a man I admire enormously. A visionary. A freedom fighter. An amazing example of the heights to which human beings can rise. (He invited three of his jailers to his inauguration as president of South Africa—how’s that for forgiveness?)
I wanted to share part of the introduction from Bill Clinton, as it speaks to the path you and I—as dreamers, Leaders Without Title and human beings devoted to our best—are on:
“Every time Nelson Mandela walks into a room we all feel a little bigger, we all want to stand up, we all want to cheer, because we’d like to be him on our best day.”
Nelson Mandela is an amazing example of the heights to which human beings can rise.
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WILL YOU BE GREAT TODAY?
Someone reading this book today will walk out into their world and do something that will get them to their Next Level of Greatness. Someone near you will make the decision over the coming hours to raise their standards and step up to their highest potential. Someone around you will start something—even if it appears to be a little gesture—that over time will cause breathtaking improvements and results in the way their life looks, in all its dimensions. Why not make that person you?
Forget what anyone’s ever told you. Stop listening to the small thinkers. Muffle the voices of the critics. Get to the truth: You are meant to play big with your life. To go out there and be remarkable. No,
extraordinary.
And every time you refuse to listen to that call, you betray yourself.
So honor you. Make this day—and your life—a special and unforgettable one. One tiny step truly can result in gigantic consequences over time. Remember who you truly are, and all you have been built to be: a Leader Without Title, a Rare-Air human being—and someone who made things better. I’ll leave you with the words of philosopher Marcus Aurelius, who said, “To live eachday as though one’s last, never flustered, never apathetic, never attitudinizing—here is the perfection of character.” Wonderfully said. I wish you Greatness.
Get to the truth: You are meant to play big with your life.
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
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What Body of Work will you create over your life so that the generations who follow will know that you’ve been here? What bold acts and brave moves will you make This Very Moment to let the greatness that slumbers within you come out and visit the light of This Very Day? What will your “most treasured possession” look like? And, at the end, what will you have done with all that talent with which you’ve been blessed? Just wondering.
Greatness comes when you create something with your life that is not only bigger than you but outlasts you.
100
BIG LIKE MANDELA
I’m reading a beautiful book on Nelson Mandela, a man I admire enormously. A visionary. A freedom fighter. An amazing example of the heights to which human beings can rise. (He invited three of his jailers to his inauguration as president of South Africa—how’s that for forgiveness?)
I wanted to share part of the introduction from Bill Clinton, as it speaks to the path you and I—as dreamers, Leaders Without Title and human beings devoted to our best—are on:
“Every time Nelson Mandela walks into a room we all feel a little bigger, we all want to stand up, we all want to cheer, because we’d like to be him on our best day.”
Nelson Mandela is an amazing example of the heights to which human beings can rise.
101
WILL YOU BE GREAT TODAY?
Someone reading this book today will walk out into their world and do something that will get them to their Next Level of Greatness. Someone near you will make the decision over the coming hours to raise their standards and step up to their highest potential. Someone around you will start something—even if it appears to be a little gesture—that over time will cause breathtaking improvements and results in the way their life looks, in all its dimensions. Why not make that person you?
Forget what anyone’s ever told you. Stop listening to the small thinkers. Muffle the voices of the critics. Get to the truth: You are meant to play big with your life. To go out there and be remarkable. No,
extraordinary.
And every time you refuse to listen to that call, you betray yourself.
So honor you. Make this day—and your life—a special and unforgettable one. One tiny step truly can result in gigantic consequences over time. Remember who you truly are, and all you have been built to be: a Leader Without Title, a Rare-Air human being—and someone who made things better. I’ll leave you with the words of philosopher Marcus Aurelius, who said, “To live eachday as though one’s last, never flustered, never apathetic, never attitudinizing—here is the perfection of character.” Wonderfully said. I wish you Greatness.
Get to the truth: You are meant to play big with your life.
ALSO BY ROBIN SHARMA
MegaLiving
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Who Will Cry When You Die?
Family Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
The Saint, the Surfer and the CEO
Discover Your Destiny with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
The Greatness Guide
Daily Inspiration from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
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