580: Robin Sharma - The 5 Journal Prompts, 8 Hidden Habits, Meeting People In Person, Working Out Everyday, Becoming The Architect of Your Future, Building a Rich Life
Expert in personal development, Robin Sharma, discusses journal prompts, meeting people in person, and building a rich life with host Ryan Hawk. Topics include never peaking, releasing energy vampires, avoiding the old person flaw, and becoming the architect of your future.
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Starting the day with gratitude and micro wins sets a positive tone for success and productivity.
Avoiding the 'old person flaw' and focusing on future growth and potential leads to a fulfilling life.
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Gratitude and Growth: Cultivating a Rich Life
Starting the day with gratitude for the present and identifying micro wins to build momentum. Letting go of resentments and envisioning an ideal day ahead sets a positive tone. Reflecting on what needs to be said on life's last day promotes living authentically and purposefully.
Avoiding the Trap of Living in the Past
Stressing the importance of not getting stuck in the past, embodying the 'old person flaw' limits future potential. Learning from past experiences without dwelling on them allows for growth and forward movement. Keeping focus on present actions and future goals avoids diminishing past achievements.
The Power of Intentional Approach
Embracing the value of approaching interactions and work with respect and gratitude, leading to meaningful relationships and opportunities. Building trust and connections through generosity and genuine engagement with others. Leaving people, places, and things better than found as a core principle for sustainable growth.
Commitment to Lifelong Learning and Mastery
Prioritizing personal development and continuous improvement as essential forms of wealth. Embracing challenges and pushing beyond comfort zones as pathways to mastery. Cultivating a mindset of relentless improvement and service to others for lasting fulfillment and success.
The 5 Journal Prompts - What am I grateful for? Where am I winning? What will I let go of today? What does my ideal day look like? What needs to be said at the end?
Avoid the old person flaw – Sometimes you meet an old person and they spend hours in conversation living in the past. Don’t ever believe that your best days are behind you. Have a “never peak” mindset with an upward trajectory… Always.
Go see people in person - In Italy they say, “We are not friends until we’ve eaten together.”
Release the energy vampires – “We feel guilt when we no longer want to associate with old friends and colleagues who haven’t changed. The price, and marker, of growth.” - Naval Ravikant
Stop salting your food before you taste it.
Happiness is an inside job.
See Solitude as the new status symbol.
A sweaty workout is never a silly idea.
Ask Yourself the 10,000 Dinner Question: That’s how many dinners you can expect to share with your chosen mate. Does that thought thrill you, or give you the shivers? If the latter, you may not have found the one.
Be a Perfect Moment Maker: Focus on making magical memories with those we care about so we feel rich when we’re old.
Never be a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. You will never be the same.
“Your "I CAN" is more important than your IQ.”
“Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.”
“You can’t make someone feel good about themselves until you feel good about yourself.”
“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.”
Start a mastermind alliance… For years, every Friday at 6am, Robin met with his mastermind partner at a coffee shop where they’d chat for 2 hours.
“Success occurs in the privacy of the soul.” - Rick Rubin – Success is about YOUR definition, not whatever society says it should be. It’s about understanding your purpose, your values, and the critical behaviors to match those values. The cool part about it, is you get to define it. That isn’t easy work, but it’s worth it.
Ski instructors aren’t rich, “but we have a rich life.”
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