The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in

by Robin Sharma

Worrying about things beyond your control is a pretty good formula for illness.

And I feel so happy because doing great work is one of the single best tactics to grow full of deep joy. All of this gives my life a rich sense of purpose,”

Everyone needs to inspire their teammates.

The highest of all human abilities is the ability each one of us has to choose how we respond to the environment we find ourselves within.

Leadership’s a lot more about how brilliantly you work and how

masterfully you behave.

Having a huge salary no longer mattered to me.

It became all about being the best I could be every day at work. And making an excellent contribution at every touch point of my life.

You’ll always get what you deserve.

Even the smallest good act has set in motion a good consequence. And by the way, if you study any great person in business—and I mean the best of the best—or any great explorer or artist or scientist, not one of them achieved what they did for the money.”

leaders are those individuals who do the things that failures aren’t willing to do—even though they might not like doing them either.

If you can’t lead yourself, you’ll never be able to lead anyone around you.

‘There will be plenty of time to sleep once you are dead.’

It’s fine to be content, but never be satisfied. So improve everything. Improve it all, daily, relentlessly, and passionately.”

You reach your last day regretting that you forgot that work is about being radically helpful to others rather than being helpful only to yourself.

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.

“Anyone can reach success if they

consistently do the right things. And these little choices and small behaviors build up over time.

Failure, on the other hand, is just as easy to slip into. Failure’s is nothing more than the inevitable outcome

of a few small acts of daily neglect performed consistently over time so that they take you past the point of no return.

Because the more you own your power to make choices, the more powerful your choices become.”

You reach your end and recognize that you became a person who built people up versus one who tore people down.

You reach your end and adore the strong, ethical, inspirational, and empathetic person you grew into.

“And so I’ve made the decision to give nothing less than my very best at this job.”

But I also believe that ‘lucky breaks’ are nothing more than unexpected rewards for intelligent choices we’ve chosen to make. Success doesn’t just happen because someone’s stars line up. Success, both in business and personally, is something that’s consciously created. It’s the guaranteed result of a deliberate series of acts that anyone can perform.

“What society thinks is of no interest to me, Blake. All that’s important is how I see myself. I know who I am. I know the value of my work. I find ways to challenge myself each day. And I’ve made this job into something really meaningful to me.”

It’s impossible to

build a tribute to success on a foundation of

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‘Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds.’

Great people construct monuments with the stones their critics throw at them, you know.

Small little leadership acts really will compound into breathtaking consequences

And that’s why I suggest that doing world-class work is also part of the central purpose of life.”

And that’s what authenticity is all about, Blake. It’s about feeling really safe in your own skin and learning to trust yourself so that you work under your values, express your original voice, and be the best you can be. It’s about knowing who you are, what you stand for, and then having the courage to be yourself

Criticism is the defense reaction that scared people use to protect themselves against change.”

“You will never go wrong in doing what’s right, my young friend,” he observed. “Never. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about leadership success, it’s that it lies at the intersection where excellence meets honor.”

And turbulent conditions can actually elevate your skills, show you your hidden talents, and boost your game.

Difficult times are the ones that reveal what you’re made

of—and what kind of a leader you actually are.”

New conditions call for different technique. You need to adapt.”

Take some intelligent risks and have the courage to concentrate your greatest abilities on your largest opportunities, even if that thought frightens you.

The more you lean into your fears and move toward your challenges, the more staggering the rewards that will come your way.

The more you do the things you’re scared to do, the more you’ll be sh...

The brave don’t run. Never forget that, dude. The brave eat their fear before their fear eats them.”

Cool, huh? The more time you spend outside of your comfort zone, the wider it grows.

if something’s important to someone important to you, it should become important to you as well.”

And that one of the most important jobs of a Leader Without a Title is to share accurate information, an abundance of hope, and an inspiring vision for better days to a scared organization. Be a professional communicator. That’s just part of what you get paid to do.”

And simply remember: you can

say whatever you want so long as you say it with respect.”

Problems are really nothing more than platforms for even brighter possibilities. In truth, no condition is either bad or good. It just is. The way we perceive it makes it ‘bad’ or ‘good.’ The excellent news is that perception is within our control.”