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Robin Sharma
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February 2 - February 6, 2025
Ritual of a Congruent Character.
‘You sow a thought, you reap an action. Reap an action, you sow a habit. Sow a habit, you reap a character. Sow a character, you reap your destiny.’”
industry, compassion, humility, patience, honesty and courage.
‘Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as to think.’
the all-important Ritual of Simplicity.
unless you reduce your needs, you will never be fulfilled.
Lifelong happiness does come through striving to realize your dreams.
true life change is spontaneous.”
self-mastery and kaizen will help me help others by helping me help myself?”
“Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more and nothing less. The only thing standing between most people and their dreams is the fear of failure. Yet failure is essential to success in any endeavor. Failure tests us and allows us to grow. It offers us lessons and guides us along the path of enlightenment.
The Universe favors the brave. When you resolve to lift your life to its highest level, the strength of your soul will guide you to a magical place with magnificent treasures.
“The pink wire cable will serve to remind you of the power of self-control and discipline in building a richer, happier and more enlightened life.
To build a will of iron, it is essential to take small, tiny acts in tribute to the virtue of personal discipline. Routinely performed, the little acts pile one on top of another to eventually produce an abundance of inner strength.
‘When spider webs unite, they tie up a lion.’
truly enlightened people never seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves.
“Freedom is like a house: you build it brick by brick. The first brick you should lay is willpower. This quality inspires you to do what is right in any given moment. It gives you the energy to act with courage. It gives you the control to live the life you have imagined rather than accepting the life that you have.”
When you have developed the ability to discard all weak thoughts and focus only on those that are positive and good, positive and good actions will follow. Soon you will start attracting all that is positive and good into your life.
positive always overcomes negative.
It is just as easy to think positive thoughts as it is to think negative ones.”
“When you control your thoughts, you control your mind. When you control your mind, you control your life. And once you reach the stage of being in total control of your life, you become the master of your destiny.”
The Japanese call it satori, meaning instant awakening,
‘I am more than I appear to be, all the world’s strength and power rests inside me.’
The first thing is to start doing the things you don’t like doing.
The second exercise is a favorite of Yogi Raman’s. He used to go an entire day without speaking, except in response to a direct question.”
your will does not have a mind of its own. It waits for you to give it instructions that will spur it into action. The more control you exert over it, the more powerful it will become.
They blame everyone and everything except themselves for this apparent weakness.
Such people lack the self-responsibility that comes through knowing the extraordinary potential that lies deep within every one of us, waiting to be inspired into action.
Decide to do the things you know you should be doing rather than walking the path of least resistance.
“Small victories lead to large victories. You must build on the small to achieve the great.
The trick is to keep setting the mark higher and raising your standards continuously. This will then release that magical quality of momentum that will motivate you to keep exploring your infinite potential.
Momentum is also the secret ingredient to building self-discipline.
our mortality and the importance of living full, productive days while advancing our purposes.’”
time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return.
Busy, productive people are highly efficient with their time — they must be in order to survive.
Time mastery leads to life mastery. Guard time well. Remember, it’s a non-renewable resource.
Run your own race.
failing to plan is planning to fail.
time spent enriching your non-work hours is never a waste. It makes you tremendously efficient during your working hours. Stop living your life in compartments and understand once and for all that all you do forms one indivisible whole. The way you act at home affects the way you act at work. The way you treat people at the office affects the way you will treat your family and friends.”
One of the great rules I learned from that wise old sage is that 80 percent of the results you achieve in your life come from only 20 percent of the activities that occupy your time. Yogi Raman called it the ‘Ancient Rule of Twenty.’”
Time spent connecting with nature and showing gratitude for all that you are so fortunate to have. Time spent renewing your mind, your body and your spirit. These are just a few of the high-impact activities that will allow you to design the life you deserve.
Enlightened people are priority driven.
Don’t let others steal your time.
“You must be ruthless with your time. Learn to say no. Having the courage to say no to the little things in life will give you the power to say yes to the big things.
Ironically, people will respect you more when they see that you are a person who values his time. They will realize that your time is precious and they will value it.”
those who are masters of their time live simple lives. A hurried, frenzied pace is not what nature intended.
‘Laughter opens your heart and soothes your soul. No one should ever take life so seriously that they forget to laugh at themselves’.”
reminds you that today could be your last, so savor it to the fullest.”
Imagine waking up every day and asking yourself the simple question: ‘What would I do today if it was my last?’ Then think about how you would treat your family, your colleagues and even those who you don’t know. Think about how productive and excited you would be to live every moment to the maximum.
“Act as if failure is impossible, and your success will be assured. Wipe out every thought of not achieving your objectives, whether they are material or spiritual. Be brave, and set no limits on the workings of your imagination. Never be a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. You will never be the same.”
the quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution.”
