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Whither permitting? Vaccine passports

Authenticity is a powerful gateway drug into JPF: Joy/Peace/Freedom, isn’t it?

Few things shatter a human heart as much as reaching the end of your life and realizing that you lived it based on someone else’s terms.

Yes, it takes strength of character, deep courage and a craving for originality to break free of the seductive beliefs and habits of the herd...

And yet, working on these qualities are among the finest moves you can make to build your empire [whether an empire of money or fortunes of creativity, productivity, adventure or contribution to society].

Fulfillment comes from living your truth. Doing your values. Pursuing your dreams.

No point in getting to the end and realizing you never let the real you come out to play. A great life grows from an authentic one. Keep shining.

A Great Life Grows From an Authentic One

To lead is to serve. 

Leadership has nothing to do with the title on your business card or the size of your office. Leadership is not about how much money you make or the clothes you wear. Leadership is a philosophy. It’s an attitude. It’s a state of mind. And it’s available to each one of us.

We do need more servant leaders on our tiny planet. Human beings who are givers, not takers. Who value contribution above self-glorification.⁣
 
 What will you do to be the leader that you are destined to be, today?

The Game of Leadership is Helpfulness

Following the crowd and behaving as the mass of humanity does will not get you into the rare-air that very few know.

Legendary requires one to become a member of the anti-majority. Especially during these deeply uncertain times you and I find ourselves in.

So what I pray you’ll do is to begin to install the beliefs of genuine greatness via daily practice and then, when those who misunderstand and deflate and resist your enthusiastic ambitions come out to play, you keep going.

The Future vs. Past Mentality

Your relationship with others will never rise higher than the relationship with yourself.

Often, we are our greatest abusers. And when we increase the caring of our selves, we begin to sense the secret glory that rests at our base. And come to know all that we truly are.

As you love yourself more, you’ll grow intimacy with your natural genius, discover your truest powers and honor your highest self.

Build Your Relationship with Your Finest Self to x100 Your Impact

The people, places and pursuits that fuel your joy are not mere accidents. Each of us has a wise GPS encoded within us. And that which brings us feelings of awe and wonder are precisely where our greatest self wants us to be. Release the chattering messaging of your intellect and trust the powerful whispers of your instinct. You will rise.

Ask Yourself These 3 Questions [to x25 Your Energy]

We are shaped by our conversations. We are influenced by the ideas we hear and the people we meet. Listening is a master skill for personal and professional greatness. Leaders listen. Staggeringly well.

When we go deep into listening to the person we are communicating with, we truly have the opportunity to get behind their eyeballs and learn, grow and evolve into our highest and best from their sharing. And if you are lucky enough to be talking to the right person – at the right time – that single conversation might be the one to change the way you think, feel and behave.

How Leaders Listen

One thing every single icon who has ever graced our precious planet has had in common is the ability to install systems that release their greatest productivity.

In this podcast episode, Robin Sharma explains the benefits of going minimalist — so that you can dominate your domain and lead your field while you lift our precious world in the process.

The Learned Minimalism Mindset

You know I’m an evangelist around the whole idea of being ultra-fit if you want to be the best of breed. Getting into world-class physical condition is one of the smartest moves a leader (and remember-if you consume oxygen, you have the opportunity to behave like a leader) can make. Exercising will make you look better, feel stronger and fill you with boundless energy.

So join me. Please. Get up early and exercise. Simple idea. That just might revolutionize your career as well as your life.

1 Simple Idea to Revolutionize Your Life and Your Career

Leadership has a lot to do with inspiration. Being uber-inspired helps you see solutions where others see problems. It helps you innovate. Move faster. And positively influence others. Please remember: you can’t inspire others until you get inspired. So we need you at your greatest. And absolute best.

You Can't Inspire Others if You Are Uninspired

You can’t have an A-level business with C-level performers. If you want to have more impact on your marketplace, develop your people to have greater impact and the quickest way to grow your company is to grow your people. I’m going to say that again because it’s ridiculously important. You might not need more people. You might not have to fire any people. Maybe you’re just not mentoring, coaching, inspiring, developing the latent talent in your people enough.

And remember - external leadership begins with internal mastery. You can’t help in the building of an extraordinary organization until you commit to becoming an extraordinary person.

How to Build a Team of Picassos

Bestselling author of 15 books (including The 5AM Club), globally celebrated leadership expert and philanthropist; Robin Sharma is considered to be one of the top 5 leadership experts in the world. His work is embraced by rock stars, royalty, billionaires and many celebrity CEOs. 

Deeply passionate about helping children in need live happier, healthier lives, Robin founded The Robin Sharma Foundation for Children (RSFC) as a registered charitable foundation. 

Visit www.robinsharma.com to learn more.