Free The Greatness Guide, Book 2: 101 More Insights to Get You to World Class by Robin Sharma

important. And with better awareness, you will make better choices. And as you make better choices, you are certain to experience better results.
    So give yourself a gift: Take out a nice, crisp white sheet of paper. Sharpen a pencil. And then start writing about the work and home you desire to create. It’s a lot easier than you may think. And the results will stun you.
     
    Give yourself a gift: Take out a nice, crisp white sheet of paper. Sharpen a pencil. And then start writing about the work and home you desire to create.
     

     
     

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ASK TO GET
     
    You’ll never know if you don’t even try. There is enormous power in asking for what you want. All too often, our internal chatter prevents us from taking the steps needed to get us to our own unique form of greatness. We are kept small from our inner imaginings—so many of which are lies.
    The most brilliant of the best, those who live glorious lives that matter, ask like crazy. They understand that it’s a habit that must be polished for it to shine. And the more you do it, the easier it gets (like any skill). So they ask. For the support and help they need at work. For the understanding they may seek at home. For a win they need for their business. For a better table at their favorite restaurant. For a better seat at a sold-out concert. And because they ask more, they get more (success always has been a numbers game).
    Nothing happens until you ask. People are not mind readers. They need to know what’s meaningful to you. And if you ask nicely, they just might say yes.
     
    The most brilliant of the best, those who live glorious lives that matter, ask like crazy.
     

     
     

71
DO NEW THINGS
     
    Human beings crave control—that’s just the way we are. It’s a survival mechanism that goes right back to the days when we lived in caves. We need certainty, and anything less makes us uncomfortable. But leadership is all about getting good at being
uncomfortable.
It’s about running toward, not away from, the things that intimidate and frighten you. And leadership is about trying new things.
    It’s so easy to eat the same food each day. But if you don’t try new foods, you just might miss out on the opportunity to discover your new favorite meal. It’s easy to associate with the same people and have the same conversations each day. But if you don’t expand your community, you just might miss out on meeting your new best friend. It’s so easy to do the same things at work each day—to get stuck in a rut. And if you don’t stretch, you’ll miss an achievement that could flood you with a sense of confidence and fulfillment that will be the start of a whole new world of work.
    So I invite you to use each day as a platform for filling your life with more adventure, passion and energy by injecting into it more new things. Listen to Boozoo Bajou if you usually listen toBach. Eat Malaysian food if you usually do meat and potatoes. Read
Dwell
magazine if you subscribe to
Fortune.
It’s a big, interesting world out there. And it’s yours for the taking.
     
    Listen to Boozoo Bajou if you usually listen to Bach. Eat Malaysian food if you usually do meat and potatoes. Read Dwell magazine if you subscribe to Fortune.
     

     
     

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ON PERSONAL MASTERY
     
    Two beautiful words:
personal mastery.
They have an inspirational vibe to them. They offer hope. They challenge. They provoke. They affirm—and remind us of our highest possibilities.
    To be given the gift of life is to be given an awesome responsibility. Each of us must go out into the world each day and live our best. Yes, life doesn’t always seem fair. We’ll encounter difficult customers and low-performing suppliers and angry commuters. We’ll face hard and confusing times. We’ll feel alone, or like giving up on standing for our highest and best. That’s just life happening. But, at the same time, life offers you daily opportunities to shine. To polish your gifts. To release your chains. To achieve