Thursday, July 11, 2013

Robin’s 73 Best Business and Success Lessons



  • You can really Lead Without a Title.
  • Knowing what to do and not doing it is the same as not knowing what to do.
  • Give away what you most wish to receive.
  • The antidote to stagnation is innovation.
  • The conversations you are most resisting are the conversations you most need to be having.
  • Leadership is no longer about position – but passion. It’s no longer about image but impact. This is Leadership 2.0.
  • The bigger the dream, the more important to the team.
  • Visionaries see the “impossible” as the inevitable.
  • All great thinkers are initially ridiculed – and eventually revered.
  • 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.
  • To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.
  • The more messes you allow into your life, the more messes will become a normal (and acceptable) part of your life.
  • The secret to genius is not genetics but daily practice married with relentless perseverance.
  • The best leaders lift people up versus tear people down.
  • The most precious resource for businesspeople is not their time. It’s their energy. Manage it well.
  • The fears you run from run to you.
  • The most dangerous place is in your safety zone.
  • The more you go to your limits, the more your limits will expand.
  • Every moment in front of a customer is a gorgeous opportunity to live your values.
  • Be so good at what you do that no one else in the world can do what you do.
  • You’ll never go wrong in doing what is right.
  • It generally takes about 10 years to become an overnight sensation.
  • Never leave the site of a strong idea without doing something to execute around it.
  • A strong foundation at home sets you up for a strong foundation at work.
  • Never miss a moment to encourage someone you work with.
  • Saying “I’ll try” really means “I’m not really committed.”
  • The secret of passion is purpose.
  • Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity.
  • To have the rewards that very few have, do the things that very few people are willing to do.
  • Go where no one’s gone and leave a trail of excellence behind you.
  • Who you are becoming is more important than what you are accumulating.
  • Accept your teammates for what they are and inspire them to become all they can be.
  • To triple the growth of your organization, triple the growth of your people.
  • The best leaders are the most dedicated learners. Read great books daily. Investing in your self-development is the best investment you will ever make.
  • Other people’s opinions of you are none of your business.
  • Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end.
  • Measure your success by your inner scorecard versus an outer one.
  • Understand the acute difference between the cost of something and the value of something.
  • Nothing fails like success. Because when you are at the top, it’s so easy to stop doing the very things that brought you to the top.
  • The best leaders blend courage with compassion.
  • The less you are like others, the less others will like you.
  • The thoughts you think today determine the results you’ll see tomorrow.
  • Excellence in one area is the beginning of excellence in every area.
  • The real reward for doing your best work is not the money you make but the leader you become.
  • Passion + production = performance.
  • The value of getting to your goals lives not in reaching the goal but what the talents/strengths/capabilities the journey reveals to you.
  • Stand for something. Or else you’ll fall for anything.
  • Say “thank you” when you’re grateful and “sorry” when you’re wrong.
  • Make the work you are doing today better than the work you did yesterday.
  • Small daily – seemingly insignificant – improvements and innovations lead to staggering achievements over time.
  • Peak performers replace depletion with inspiration on a daily basis.
  • Take care of your relationships and the sales/money will take care of itself.
  • You can’t be great if you don’t feel great. Make exceptional health your #1 priority.
  • Doing the difficult things that you’ve never done awakens the talents you never knew you had.
  • As we each express our natural genius, we all elevate our world.
  • Your daily schedule reflects your deepest values.
  • People do business with people who make them feel special.
  • All things being equal, the primary competitive advantage of your business will be your ability to grow Leaders Without Titles faster than your industry peers.
  • Treat people well on your way up and they’ll treat you well on your way down.
  • Success lies in a masterful consistency around a few fundamentals. It really is simple. Not easy. But simple.
  • The business (and person) who tries to be everything to everyone ends up being nothing to anyone.
  • One of the primary tactics for enduring winning is daily learning.
  • To have everything you want, help as many people as you can possibly find get everything they want.
  • Understand that a problem is only a problem if you choose to view it as a problem (vs. an opportunity).
  • Clarity precedes mastery. Craft clear and precise plans/goals/deliverables. And then block out all else.
  • The best in business spend far more time on learning than in leisure.
  • Lucky is where skill meets persistence.
  • The best Leaders Without a Title use their heads and listen to their hearts.
  • The things that are hardest to do are often the things that are the best to do.
  • Every single person in the world could be a genius at something, if they practiced it daily for at least ten years (as confirmed by the research of Anders Ericsson and others).
  • Daily exercise is an insurance policy against future illness. The best Leaders Without Titles are the fittest.
  • Education is the beginning of transformation. Dedicate yourself to daily learning ..
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