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Whither permitting? Vaccine passports

Yes—these are uncertain times. Yet it is in trouble that heroes emerge. It is amid hardship that leaders are born. When all is falling apart we are blessed with the chance to remake ourselves.

Use any fear surfacing to heal, grow and strengthen yourself. Hard times activate hidden wounds that can be remedied.

Making you stronger, wiser and more loving when the pandemic ends.

Transform Your Wounds into Wisdom

There’s very little emotional and spiritual advancement when everything’s going your way.

It’s when your best laid plans meet the supposed enemy of uncertainty that you receive your test as a leader.

As the world gets messier why not work with what’s happening to make yourself braver. That’s how the heroes roll. And the masters play.

One Common Trait of Enduring Heroes

The things you schedule are the things you’ll get done.

Simple insight, yes. Game-changing if you live it. [The willpower researchers say that “pre-commitment strategies” like goal-setting work superbly in making change that endures].

So, early every Sunday morning set a discipline to build out your ideal week ahead. Add your workout blocks, your family meals and your massage periods. Write in your creative segments and record your times for team meetings. Get each of our key pursuits into the plan. Then lock and load on it, daily.

The Power of Pre-Commitment Strategies [to Fortify Your A-Game]

Getting good at communicating is like getting good at tennis: the more you practice, the better you’ll get.

There’s zero doubt in my mind that you were made to become a masterful communicator. And by making this trait your default, you’ll get to genius in the way you connect quicker than you might imagine.

1 Potent Tactic to Become a Masterful Communicator

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

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]

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

Life laws can be game-changing pre-commitment strategies [so you fortify your A-Game]. In today's episode of The Daily Mastery Podcast, Robin Sharma deconstructs a micro-law to install in your nightly routine that can alter your well-being dramatically.

How to Install Life Laws as Game-Changing Pre-Commitment Strategies

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.

Build Your Relationship with Your Finest Self to x100 Your Impact

Robin Sharma

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