Quotes by Robin Sharma
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The more you worry about being applauded by others and making money, the less you'll focus on doing the great work that will generate applause. And make you money.

The most satisfied and enlightened people realize that successful and dynamic living starts from within. Before you can care for others, you must care for yourself.

The quality of success you will experience in your life ultimately depends upon the tiny choices you make every minute of every hour of every day.

Keep challenging yourself to think better, do better, and be better.

If at all possible, commune with nature daily.

You can be a complainer. Or you can be an achiever. But you can't be both.

From tonight onwards, take complete control of your life. Decide, once and for all, to be the master of your fate. Run your own race. Discover your calling and you will start to experience the ecstasy of an inspired life.

Success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond anything you could have ever planned for.

Each day life sends you chances to learn, grow and step into your best. Don't miss them.

Making no decision is a decision. To do nothing. And doing nothing always brings you to nowhere.

The real reward for doing your best work is not the money you make but the leader you become.

You can do whatever you want to do as long as it is correct according to your conscience and heart.

When you see yourself as a powerful creator of your conditions, you'll see opportunities to get to your goals -- and dreams -- all around you.

Life isn't much more than a big dig through layers of doubt and fear into new levels of power and potential.

Your life is meant to be an epic story. How you think, perform and live today is part of that script.

A life without impact and contribution is a very empty life, so use your life to make the world better.

Leave everyone you meet better than you found them. Become an encourager of potential versus a destroyer of confidence.

You must spend time every day, even if it is just a few minutes, in practice of creative envisioning.

Remember, there are no real failures in life, only results. There are no true tragedies, only lessons. And there are no problems, only opportunities waiting to be recognized as solutions by the person of wisdom.

There is but one failure in life and that is the failure to try.

An extraordinary life is all about daily, continuous improvements in the areas that matter most.

The wisest among us -- the genuine leaders -- smile in the face of adversity.

Unsuccessful people get jealous when they watch the Mastery of others. Successful people get inspired.

Getting lost along your path is a part of finding the path you are meant to be on.

Time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return again.

Hope looks good on paper. But what creates greatness is focus, dedication and hard work. Daily. Go do it. We deserve to see you fly in 2014.

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare -- and special -- human beings that uses the fullness of their talents for the highest and the very best.

To become successful, first learn how to be happy. Too many think that the route to happiness is to get successful.

I promise you this: at the end of your days, you will discover that the things you now perceive to be the big things in your life will be seen as little things, and all those things that you now believe to be the little things, you will realize were really the big things.

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.

I love reading -- inspirational books, leadership books, biographies. I exercise a lot and put on my audio book. Even If you would offer me a million dollars for my iPod I wouldn't give it to you, because I have some great things on it.

Knowing what to do and not doing it is the same as not knowing what to do.

You know, when you're real and speak your truth (in respectful ways), people won't always like you. But you'll like you.

The way you begin each day defines how you'll live each day.

Today, rather than looking for the worst in people, I encourage you to look for what's best within them.

Devote yourself to learning something new about your field of mastery every day.

All of the great geniuses of the world were inspired and driven by their desire to enrich the lives of others.

Success is the result of a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen.

Lasting happiness comes from steadily working to accomplish your goals and advancing in the direction of your life's purpose.

It is only when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others. it's only when you have opened your own heart that you can touch the hearts of others. when you feel centered and alive, you are in much better position to be a better person.

An exceptional life isn't the result of lucky breaks but excellent choices.

You don't get lucky. You create lucky.

If you don't make time for exercise, you'll probably have to make time for illness.

Negative feedback can make us bitter or better.

Other people's opinions of you are none of your business.

When you see an opportunity to change the world, get up and get the job done!

You can't become legendary if you have no energy.

Run towards your fears. Embrace them. On the other side of your greatest fears lives your greatest life.

Don't use the hardships of your past as excuses to deny the possibilities of your future.

What the society thinks is of no interest to me. All that's important is how I see myself. I know who who I am. I know the value of my work.

The deeper your relationship with others, the more effective will be your leadership. People will not follow you if they do not trust you, and before someone will lend you a hand, you must first touch their heart.

The real value of setting and achieving goals lies not in the rewards you receive, but in the person you become as a result of reaching your goals.

We need to keep our ears open to the realities of life. If we don't act on life and take action to make things happen, it will act on us and give us results we might not want.

See your life as a giant adventure. Keep pushing the envelope, and remember that every dream starts off small.

The most dangerous place is in your safety zone.

When you treat people with massive respect and kindness, amazing to me how they return your respect and kindness 100X...even though you expected zero in return.

Take the road less travelled.

I had many of the trappings of success. I was a lawyer. I drove a nice car and I had nice things. But things don't make a rich life.

I recall a friend telling me that for all the years his mother worked, every clock in her home was set 30 minutes ahead. She was never late. And she was beloved by all. Punctuality matters. Shows respect for others. And excellence within yourself. Be great today. Please.

Say thank you when you're grateful and sorry when you're wrong.

Self knowledge is the stepping stop to self mastery.

Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage.

A timeless lesson for a deeply fulfilling life is to discover your calling, that special work or consuming occupation that fully engages your special talents with your passions.

The first fifteen minutes of your day should be spent planning your day. Set specific goals as to what you will accomplish. These clear goals will give you focal points on which you can govern your actions and provide your with a template you can live your day from.

Begin to live each day as if it was your last.

A strong foundation at home sets you up for a strong foundation at work.

Fear is nothing more than a mental monster you have created, a negative stream of consciousness.

The best among us are not more gifted than the rest. They just take small steps each day as they march towards their biggest life.

Build your life around 5 key priorities: The Big 5. Any more and you'll suffer from Broken Focus Syndrome.

Spend time doing things that matter.

The first move of leadership is learning to think for yourself.

And for God's sake, never get into the petty habit of measuring your self-worth against other people's net-worth. As Yogi Ramen preached: 'Every second you spend thinking about someone elses dreams you take time away from your own.'

Stop complaining about having no time for yourself and get up an hour earlier. You have the option, why not exercise it?

Dreams don't come true. Dreams get made true. You have the power to get up, execute and make beautiful results happen, day by valuable day.

Don't LIVE the same year 75 times and call it a Life.

You can't stand in gratitude if you're stuck in victimhood.

Without music, my life would be black and white.

Understand that a problem is only a problem if you choose to view it as a problem (vs. an opportunity).

If your outer life is really a reflection of the quality of your inner life, then it's a brilliant move to spend at least an hour a day working on yourself.

Your current conditions are echoes of your past choices.

Sow a character, you reap your destiny.

Push yourself to do more and to experience more. Harness your energy to start expanding your dreams. Yes, expand your dreams. Don't accept a life of mediocrity when you hold such infinite potential within the fortress of your mind. Dare to tap into your greatness.

The best leaders are the most dedicated learners. Read great books daily.

Join The 5 am Club. Your most valuable hours are 5am-8am. They have the least interruptions.

Be kinder than expected.

Things are not as bad as it seems. The situations that cause us sorrow are the same ones that introduce us to the strength, power and wisdom that we truly are.

Happiness is the offspring of concentrated action. Excellence is achieved through the progressive realization of incremental goals along the path of your life's mission.

Gratitude and fear can't stand the sight of each other.

Never regret your past. Accept it as the teacher that it is.

If your priorities don't get scheduled into your planner, other people's priorities will get put into your planner.

Every day can be a platform to get you closer to your mountaintop. And yet, too many people live life by accident.

You would not have the wisdom and knowledge you now possess were it not for the setbacks you have faced, the mistakes you have made and the suffering you have endured.

Life's greatest setbacks reveal life's biggest opportunities.