Robins 73 Best Business and Success Lessons

1. You can really Lead Without a Title.

2. Knowing what to do and not doing it is the same as not knowing what to do.
3. Give away what you most wish to receive.
4. The antidote to stagnation is innovation.
5. The conversations you are most resisting are the conversations you most need to be having.
6. Leadership is no longer about position but passion. Its no longer about image but impact. This is
Leadership 2.0.
7. The bigger the dream, the more important to the team.
8. Visionaries see the impossible as the inevitable.
9. All great thinkers are initially ridiculed and eventually revered.
10. The more you worry about being applauded by others and making money, the less youll focus on
doing the great work that will generate applause. And make you money.
11. To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your
self-image.
12. The more messes you allow into your life, the more messes will become a normal (and acceptable)
part of your life.
13. The secret to genius is not genetics but daily practice married with relentless perseverance.
14. The best leaders lift people up versus tear people down.
15. The most precious resource for businesspeople is not their time. Its their energy. Manage it well.
16. The fears you run from run to you.
17. The most dangerous place is in your safety zone.
18. The more you go to your limits, the more your limits will expand.
19. Every moment in front of a customer is a gorgeous opportunity to live your values.
20. Be so good at what you do that no one else in the world can do what you do.
21. Youll never go wrong in doing what is right.
22. It generally takes about 10 years to become an overnight sensation.
23. Never leave the site of a strong idea without doing something to execute around it.
24. A strong foundation at home sets you up for a strong foundation at work.
25. Never miss a moment to encourage someone you work with.
26. Saying Ill try really means Im not really committed.
27. The secret of passion is purpose.
28. Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity.
29. To have the rewards that very few have, do the things that very few people are willing to do.
30. Go where no ones gone and leave a trail of excellence behind you.
31. Who you are becoming is more important than what you are accumulating.
32. Accept your teammates for what they are and inspire them to become all they can be.
33. To triple the growth of your organization, triple the growth of your people.
34. 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.
35. Other peoples opinions of you are none of your business.
36. Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end.
37. Measure your success by your inner scorecard versus an outer one.
38. Understand the acute difference between the cost of something and the value of something.
39. Nothing fails like success. Because when you are at the top, its so easy to stop doing the very things
that brought you to the top.
40. The best leaders blend courage with compassion.
41. The less you are like others, the less others will like you.
42. The thoughts you think today determine the results youll see tomorrow.
43. Excellence in one area is the beginning of excellence in every area.
44. The real reward for doing your best work is not the money you make but the leader you become.
45. Passion + production = performance.
46. The value of getting to your goals lives not in reaching the goal but what the
talents/strengths/capabilities the journey reveals to you.
47. Stand for something. Or else youll fall for anything.
48. Say thank you when youre grateful and sorry when youre wrong.
49. Make the work you are doing today better than the work you did yesterday.
50. Small daily seemingly insignificant improvements and innovations lead to staggering achievements
over time.
51. Peak performers replace depletion with inspiration on a daily basis.
52. Take care of your relationships and the sales/money will take care of itself.
53. You cant be great if you dont feel great. Make exceptional health your #1 priority.
54. Doing the difficult things that youve never done awakens the talents you never knew you had.
55. As we each express our natural genius, we all elevate our world.
56. Your daily schedule reflects your deepest values.
57. People do business with people who make them feel special.
58. 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.
59. Treat people well on your way up and theyll treat you well on your way down.
60. Success lies in a masterful consistency around a few fundamentals. It really is simple. Not easy. But
simple.
61. The business (and person) who tries to be everything to everyone ends up being nothing to anyone.
62. One of the primary tactics for enduring winning is daily learning.
63. To have everything you want, help as many people as you can possibly find get everything they want.
64. Understand that a problem is only a problem if you choose to view it as a problem (vs. an
opportunity).
65. Clarity precedes mastery. Craft clear and precise plans/goals/deliverables. And then block out all else.
66. The best in business spend far more time on learning than in leisure.
67. Lucky is where skill meets persistence.
68. The best Leaders Without a Title use their heads and listen to their hearts.
69. The things that are hardest to do are often the things that are the best to do.
70. 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).
71. Daily exercise is an insurance policy against future illness. The best Leaders Without Titles are the
fittest.
72. Education is the beginning of transformation. Dedicate yourself to daily learning via
books/audios/seminars and coaching.
73. The quickest way to grow the sales of your business is to grow your people.

60 TIPS FOR A STUNNINGLY GREAT LIFE

1. Exercise daily.
2. Get serious about gratitude.
3. See your work as a craft.
4. Expect the best and prepare for the worst.
5. Keep a journal.
6. Read The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
7. Plan a schedule for your week.
8. Know the 5 highest priorities of your life.
9. Say no to distractions.
10. Drink a lot of water.
11. Improve your work every single day.
12. Get a mentor.
13. Hire a coach.
14. Get up at 5 am each day.
15. Eat less food.
16. Find more heroes.
17. Be a hero to someone.
18. Smile at strangers.
19. Be the most ethical person you know.
20. Dont settle for anything less than excellence.
21. Savor lifes simplest pleasures.
22. Save 10% of your income each month.
23. Spend time at art galleries.
24. Walk in the woods.
25. Write thank you letters to those whove helped you.
26. Forgive those whove wronged you.
27. Remember that leadership is about influence and impact, not
title and accolades.
28. Create unforgettable moments with those you love.
29. Have 5 great friends.
30. Become stunningly polite.
31. Unplug your TV.
32. Sell your TV.
33. Read daily.
34. Avoid the news.
35. Be content with what you have.
36. Pursue your dreams.
37. Be authentic.
38. Be passionate.
39. Say sorry when you know you should.
40. Never miss a moment to celebrate another.
41. Have a vision for your life.
42. Know your strengths.
43. Focus your mind on the good versus the lack.
44. Be patient.
45. Dont give up.
46. Clean up your messes.
47. Use impeccable words.
48. Travel more.
49. Read As You Think.
50. Honor your parents.
51. Tip taxi drivers well.
52. Be a great teammate.
53. Give no energy to critics.
54. Spend time in the mountains.
55. Know your top 5 values.
56. Shift from being busy to achieving results.
57. Innovate and iterate.
58. Speak less. Listen more.
59. Be the best person you know.
60. Make your life matter.

15 Ways To Do Your Best Work
1. Do your best work by challenging the way you did things yesterday.
2. Do your best work by allowing your passion to see the light of day.
3. Do your best work by becoming part of the solution versus growing the problem.
4. Do your best work by expecting nothing less than you playing at world-class.
5. Do your best work by giving away the credit (especially when you crave it)
6. Do your best work by practicing your skills so you become a virtuoso.
7. Do your best work by releasing excuses and doing important things.
8. Do your best work by getting up when youve been knocked down.
9. Do your best work by keeping your promises; to others and to yourself.
10. Do your best work by showing integrity.
11. Do your best work by delivering more value than anyone could ever expect from you.
12. Do your best work by making time to refill your well.
13. Do your best work by having a strong foundation at home.
14. Do your best work by becoming as fit as a pro athlete.
15. Do your best work by doing work that makes a difference and inspires others to do the
same.