Podcast 175: The Leader Who Had No Title with Robin Sharma

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.

Listen Deeply to x5 all of Your Relationships

Most of my life is spent working with teams in companies – helping grow leaders at all levels. I hear so much talk about "our competitors" and "how hard it is to win in these tough times" and that "the market’s shrinking." 

Thinking about your competition is a waste of time and a loss of minutes that you could be using to innovate and arrive at new forms of excellence. Every minute you spend worrying about and benchmarking your peers is a moment you’ve stolen from innovation, building a better team and growing your own brand. 

Now is a superb time to create even more value for your customers and be of acute use to even more people. Work on your professional knowledge and career skills even more. Listen to audiobooks, podcasts and coaching resources so you leap ahead of your previous leadership self. The marketplace demands [and will reward] your mastery as never before. And you’ll be an absolute standout. Which is what I wish for you.

Why You Shouldn't Focus On Your Competition in 2021

Scale your craft. Business ALWAYS rewards the best.

This is a splendid time to invest in your professional education and personal development.

Your industry rewards the magic you bring to it. Get better at what you deliver and the world will blaze a path to your door. It really will.

Those producers who rest on their laurels will soon be irrelevant.

Those performers who lift their game, advance their skills and escalate their craft will find they have more business than they can fathom. And a lifestyle they adore.

1 Tactic to Thrive in a Recession

As you leave the crowd in hot pursuit of a rare-air life, you will be misunderstood. Our world was built by people who the masses called ‘weird’.

Living your heroic ambitions and materializing the potential you have sleeping inside of you - especially in these times - isn’t a game for amateurs.

Nope. It’s for the pros.

Each day you step into the place where you work, you have the opportunity to nurture – and awaken – the artist that inhabits you. We all have a core craving to express who we are and to create something special. Part of being human.  Step out into the world each day and create your masterpiece. The world will be better for it.

Advanced Art is Always Misunderstood

Find your circle of genius.

Behavioral scientists have discovered the phenomenon of “emotional contagion.” This describes the fact that, unconsciously, we adopt the beliefs, feelings and behaviors of the people we spend most of our time with.

Want to get ultra-fit? One of the finest ways is to join a running group or make friends with athletes. Ready to be happier? Then remove the energy vampires and complainers from your life. Set to build a truly world-class company? Then start spending far more time with those who have been there and done it. Their mindsets and ways of being will automatically influence you, over time. And associating with people whose lives you want to be living shows you what’s possible. And once you know more, you can achieve more.

Your Associations Predict the Level of Your Success

What if the true reason you may not have the productivity or prosperity you long for is not because such rewards are not meant for you but due to patterns of deep self-sabotage that are keeping you stuck?

If you’d like to go x5 deeper into this question then definitely listen to this 12-minute episode to raise your craft, impact, and domain dominance.

Stop Self-Sabotaging and Get in the Game [12-Minute Episode]

Even when people disappoint you and life hurts you, keep your heart open. This is how heroes roll.

Heartset Work is an Act of Heroism

To win in business in these turbulent times, delivering only what’s expected is the price of admission. To grow market share, gain more loyalty and to build your brand you need to go well beyond the extra mile. You need to wow your customers. You absolutely must deliver unexpected value.

Today, think like a customer, for just a few moments. And then commit to ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that will deliver more to your customers than they have any right to expect.

Deliver Unexpected Value

Most of your industry peers are scared. They are hoping things will return to normal (they won’t). They are holding back (they shouldn’t).

If you do the right things you’ll not only protect your business from the acute disruption, you’ll strengthen the entire enterprise and set yourself up to fly when the calamity ends.

A crisis is actually an excellent time to grow a more agile and efficient company.That utterly wins when this is all over.

So where do you start?

I’d recommend that you begin with resetting your psychology. Because your daily performance is always a reflection of your most dominant beliefs. And until your faith is larger than your fears you’ll be stuck in uncertainty.

Master the Mindset of Possibility for Elite-Level Results

Much of my personal leadership journey has been an exercise in building self-love.

...a lot of my healing work over the past 20 years has been a passion to accept and appreciate whatever it is that I am.

...my largest private dedication has been to excavate my weaknesses in hot pursuit of that which is my highest.

I’m sure you’re on the same path. I'm no better than you, of course. As a leader, producer or as a person. And for your magic, I truly honor you.

Learn 2 truths to amplify self-love in this 2 pt. series of The Daily Mastery Podcast.

How the Exceptionalists Build Self-Love [pt.2]

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.