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Whither permitting? Vaccine passports

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

In today's episode, Robin Sharma deconstructs the transformational power of "Hardwired Strengthening Scenarios" into your weekly game plan.

Hardwire Strengthening Scenarios Into Your Weekly Blueprint

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

Some seasons will bring misfortune and some times will be hard. In the quiet times of my own life’s largest heartbreaks, I retreated from the world [like a wounded animal retreats to the woods for healing]. And I remained in the wilderness—befriending the pain and allowing it to purify me as much as possible.

How to Use Life's Hard Seasons as Fuel for Your Growth

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

Without iron-levels of confidence, your beautiful ambitions + passionate visions will die a quick death.

Confidence is a master-trait of titans and world-builders. The great news: you can install it. No matter what your life looks like now, tomorrow is a fresh day. And a new shot at your original greatness.

One Tactic to Generate Iron-Levels of Confidence

Have we as a culture become expert at globalizing industries, but are we failing when it comes to truly world-changing technological breakthroughs? Is competition bad for business?  Should you bother with creating the “nth” social network (the answer is no)? Chris Dixon and Blake Masters dig into these themes, plus “power laws” and the importance of secrets from Peter Thiel's new book with Masters, “Zero to One.”  Dixon tries to pry a secret from Masters, but they aren’t called “secrets” for nothing.

a16z Podcast: Secrets, Power Laws, and Technology – The Ideas of  “Zero to One”

Shanda Sumpter is the Queen Visionary of HeartCore Business – a training company on the brink of hitting eight figures designed to give entrepreneurs the powerful systems they can use to share their gift and use those gifts to create profitable, sustainable businesses.

Today, Shanda is a dynamic speaker, trainer, and business coach, as well as a bestselling author and owner of a multi-million-dollar business and a wife and mom with plenty of time for family, self-development, hobbies, and rest. She lives in a beautiful house on the ocean, and loves her life!

It’s Shanda’s mission to give entrepreneurs the step-by-step systems they need to launch and grow their businesses – and transform their financial lives and the world.

She’s experienced her own journey from struggle to triumph: there was a time when she had only $500 to her name and was facing the prospect of moving back home to her parents’ house in Canada.

She knew then that it was time to make a change. So she hired a mentor.. and that became the catalyst for a domino effect of miracles that set the stage for HeartCore Business and its evolution into a multi-million-dollar company.

Shanda Sumpter - 5 Powerful Principles To Become A Millionaire

This week, Tom and Laugh-A-Minute Bill Barnaby pay tribute to Steve Jobs and celebrate his legacy. Also covered: KB Toys vs. Toys R Us, racist Commodore 64 games, prank calling the Home Shopping Network instead of going on spiritual journeys to India, using a computer with a weird cassette tape drive, doctors chopping their own salads, Tom's ill-fated trip to the doctor's office and seeing your pediatrician when you're 20 years old.

Steve Jobs

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.