Saturday, September 22, 2007

Excerpts from "The Greatness Guide - Robin Sharma"

Some inspiring quotes from one of the best books I have read

1.You do not need to have the biggest title to do the best Job. Be a rock star at your work. Make sure people ask u for your autograph on day.

2.The real risk lies in riskless living. Do dare and stretch yourself.

3. Be an eternal optimist. Always look for positives. Value people and your friends. Be original and do not follow the crowd. Follow your dreams.

4. Laugh and have fun. There is no point in having success and being sad. Reach for mountains while enjoying the climb. Life is not meant to be an ordeal. It is meant for a celebration. So have big time fun while you chase and catch your most cherished dreams.

5. Focus on any area or skill with relentless devotion to daily improvement and a passion for excellence and within 3 to 5 years you will be operating at a level of competence that people will call you genius. Focus plus daily improvement plus time is equal to genius.

6. Since you have 2 ears and 1 mouth, listen twice as much you speak. Listening intently to someone is one best way to honor that person and forge a deep human connection.

7. Challenges serve beautifully to introduce yourself to your best and brilliant self. So “Burn Your Boats”.

8. Make a list of 101 things that you want to do before u die. Strive to achieve it.

9. Reward yourself with the best things available –Best clothes, best car. It sends a message that you are worth it.

10. Do good and leave behind a virtue that storm of time can never destroy.

11. Give out the most what you want to come back.

12. Identify clearly most important values and dreams of urs on a paper and review if continuously. Make a strategic plan to achieve everything.

13. Invest a lot in learning.

14. Do not take life serious. Chill out. In the end a sweeper and a billionaire are buried next to each other.

15. I just read about a little girl born without a face. Just 2 eyes and a mouth. And we worry about traffic being heavy on way to work. Count your blessings.

16. Be the most positive person around. Be candid and speak truth. Say please and thank you. Under Promise and over deliver. Leave people better than you found. Be a world class listener. Smile a lot. Be passionately interested in People.

17. Delete what needs to be eliminated from your life- feel lighter, happier, peaceful.

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