Robin Sharma Articles

Too many people believe that playing their best game as a human being requires them to revolutionalize their lives. And for most of us, that's a scary thought. No one wants to make

Language offers a framework for meaning.  Please think about that powerful idea.  We understand the world

I fail more than most people. I fail all the time. I've had failures in business. I've had failures in relationships. I've had failures in life. I used to wonder why this happened. But now I get it

Success, world-class health, internal fulfillment and sustained happiness don't just happen. These elements of your best life are created. All too often we look at a human being pla

Too many people believe that there's something wrong with aiming to be really successful. I've heard it a lot these days, the suggestion that if you strive for success, you must not

Problems are servants. They help you grow and lead to better things, both within your organization and in your life. To resist them is to avoid growth and progress. Embrace and get

Henry David Thoreau shouted “Simplify. Simplify. Simplify” in his breathtakingly good book “Walden”. Nice point. One of the primary reasons that people and organizations fai

Leadership begins within. You can't do good at work until you feel good. You can't make someone feel great about themselves until you feel good about yourself. You can't be a source

There's an old phrase that says “what you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you are saying”. You can say that your primary value involves puttin

Ever notice that it's the people we love most that we take most for granted? Odd isn't it. It's easy to spend less time with your family because they will always be there for you (or so you assume)

What do The Ritz Carlton, The Hotel Victor (in Miami), Nike,  Amazon, Omni Health Care,  IBM, Satyam Computer, KPMG and other organizations that consistently deliver near flawless executi

That old line remains brilliantly true: "the harder I work, the luckier I get". Life helps those who help themselves. Learned that one from personal experience. I'm not on

Controversial title for my entry today? Perhaps. But I think it's true. I've heard so many gurus say that ideas are the currency of success and thinking drives the New Economy and w

Here's comedian Steve Martin's advice to young comics: “Be so good they can't ignore you.” Love it. Life and success runs according to timeless and immutable natural laws. Just like a g

You'll never know if you don't even try. There is giant power in asking for what you want. All too often, our internal chatter prevents us from taking the steps needed to get us to our own unique f

The quality of your life comes down to the quality of your relationships. With your Customers, with your suppliers, with your loved ones, with your self (big idea there). Commit to insanely great r

Eyes sometimes glaze over on the topic of “respect in the workplace” (or homeplace...that's a word isn't it?). Seems so obvious it's not even worth discussing. We all know that if you t

Sure it takes effort/discipline and gigantic focus to get to world-class (and live your greatest life). Sure leadership is about doing what's right versus easy. And I agree that success requires sa

The very nature of dreaming big dreams and stretching yourself beyond the normal is dangerous. Dangerous in the sense that you leave safety, you leave routine, you leave the common world where unha

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Here's the thing about spending your life/energy/talents chasing things: the more you get, the more you want. They never fulfill their promise of happiness. It's a pretty cruel ruse once you really

Full-disclosure: I'm not the first to use the term “Fail Faster”. But I love it. Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell, at the annual meeting informed shareholders that the company was now going

People ache for great listening. Do you give it to them? I so passionately believe that one of the single best things you can do to get your relationships (both professional and personal) to world-

You know I've never claimed to be perfect. From the start, I've told you I'm no guru and most definitely a work in progress. I have my strengths. And my flaws (like every human around us). One of m

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Love what the co-founder of Google recently said: "success will come from simplicity." I invite you to really go deep into his words. They are enormously powerful. Success via simplicity - g

One of the core organizing principles of my life is that success comes through a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen. Yes, we have the responsibility to set our goa

Fast businesses are using the power of social networks like MySpace to rise to all-new levels of success. They are tapping into user generated content for solutions to many of their business challe

Imagine Lance Armstrong stopping his stunningly disciplined daily practice regimen and still hoping to win the Tour de France? Imagine Steve Nash giving up his crushing daily workouts and post game

Big Idea: your most challenging relationship carries with it the seeds of your greatest growth. The relationship that tests/frustrates/irritates you the most actually is one of your greatest blessi

(Note: this article appeared in The Economic Times of India as part of Robin's recent tour in that country) In my leadership development work with companies like IBM, FedEx and Nike and as

Big idea that will revolutionize the way you work and live if you embrace it at a DNA level: your life will expand or contract in direct relationship to your willingness to walk directly towards th

Life's counter-intuitive. The things that we most resist carry the seeds of our greatness. The stuff that makes us feel uncomfortable makes us stronger. And the things that are hard to do help us g

It's so very human to fight for your excuses. "I can't be better than I am at work." "I don't have the time to exercise." "I can't do this dream or that dream because it's

Just read a quote from a Cadillac ad in the latest issue of GQ. Quotes actor Andy Garcia as saying: "It's important, when going after a goal, to never lose sight of the integrity of the journe

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We all face challenges. It's the human condition. Everyone, on this very day, is dealing with something they wish they weren't dealing with. Some have lost a loved one. Others are facing an illness

Companies don't get better if they fall in love with their success. The best ones never feel they are truly successful. The brilliant ones know that they can always improve. Humility is part of the

Just read a line by famed designer Karim Rashid: "I think we should always be looking 15 minutes ahead." I suggest we should always be thinking 15 years ahead. Clarity precedes mastery and i