The Daily Mastery Podcast by Robin Sharma

While my latest book The 5AM Club is very much a manifesto for mastery and a playbook for peak productivity, it’s also a user's manual for reclaiming the serenity that the majority has lost. Here's a passage from the book in provide you with some inspiration, consolation, and wisdom as we navigate these interesting times on our tiny blue planet.

I know you’re dedicated to mastery of your craft and doing epic things in your field and living a world-class material life. Wonderful. I hope all the work I do for you [and send to you freely] will help you reach this mountaintop.And yet, please do protect your inner peace. Nothing is more valuable. Nothing. I’d rather wake up to a sense of vast peace in my core and a simple, stable and profoundly creative outer life than have all the fame, fortune and applause in the world.I know many celebrities who you would think have it all and yet, in reality have nothing. Because they lack serenity. [What a great and gorgeous word: “serenity”].Here is one basic yet potent insight to help you return to the deep inner peace you deserve to experience every day—for the remainder of your life:

In today's episode of the Daily Mastery Podcast, I walk you through how to speak your opinion, even when you feel frightened to do so. Please remember—nothing wonderful ever comes without practice. It’s not just a discipline of the best athletes. It’s a discipline of the best human beings. People like you.

Outlearning everyone around you is a game-changer. The best love learning. Because once you know more, you can achieve more.

To heal an emotional wound you need to feel the emotional wound. Our society encourages suppression and repression of natural feelings. And so the majority escapes from the unconscious “field of hurt” into distraction, procrastination and addiction.

In today's episode, you'll learn how to use my Joy as a GPS model to not only amplify your productivity, but escalate your lifestyle so that you win in the most important areas of your life.

Listen to Robin Sharma's new, ultra-valuable Instagram Live where he shares potent insights from his work that will help you protect your positivity amid the turbulence.

The bigger the dream, the more key the team.Swift and superb companies understand that a brilliant vision without an effective team is a delusion.Make the time to develop your teammates. Invest in growing a high-performance team. And dedicate yourself to building a culture within your organization where people can bring their best selves into the office every morning.

I recorded this quick episode for you, so we make sure rising at 5 AM and running The 20/20/20 Formula [the morning routine of history-makers] gets locked in as your core lifetime habit.

Today is all about quick, actionable and unforgettable tips that will move you to break free of old patterns, stop being the victim and leap into high gear to get your giant goals done.

Listen to today's episode to learn a powerful insight that will help you build your confidence - a master trait of titans + world-builders. The great news: you can install it. No matter what your life looks like now, tomorrow is a fresh day. And a new shot at your original greatness.

Here's the thing about doing your greatest work: as you get closer to what you're truly capable of producing, your ego will subconsciously seduce you to stop making.You'll feel like Skyping the office or checking your Instagram feed or taking a nap.Don't let your lower self cause you to betray the gifts embedded in you. Your loved ones need you to fly. And our world will be a whole lot better off when the brilliance of your light shines.

I’ve spent 25 years advising billionaires, celebrated CEOs and other titans of industry on how to multiply their income, lift their influence + unleash their highest impact.Here’s one of the strange paradoxes I’ve observed: a number of them are super-wealthy but very poor....they have money yet lack meaning...they have a large net worth but low self-worth...they have jets and yachts but no joy and peace.So, in this new episode of the Daily Mastery Podcast that I’m ultra-excited to share with you today, you’ll learn what real wealth is all about.

Everyone does the best they can based on where they’re at. Once you get this insight, you’ll be less upset with hurtful people and more forgiving.To carry anger within you over what someone did to you is to degrade your creativity, productivity and serenity. Being mistreated is nothing more than a training camp to build your strength to forgive.And to forgive really is to be strong and powerful versus weak. So, forgive. Today. Please.I do appreciate that this is easier written than done. Yet this fact doesn’t reduce the value of my encouragement to get great at this skill.

Impact belongs to the misfits.The brave and eclectic souls who see possibility amid naked negativity. The ones who chase down their loftiest ambitions with a stubborn faith in their greatest ideals—in the face of noisy trolls telling them what can’t be done.The more you own your power and develop the exceptional confidence that comes with making your fantasies real, the bigger your dreams will get. And when that happens, even more people will think you’re weird. And foolish. And wrong.Those who condemn you are locked in their limited beliefs and terrified of their own bigness.And so they know not what they do.Their criticism is awesome soil within which to grow your faith in yourself. And your ironclad trust in your finest instincts. Bless them rather than cursing them. For they are helping your rise.

A simple idea to get you to your next level: to earn more you must learn more. As you learn what the best do, you will develop new awareness. With better awareness, you can make better choices. And with better choices, you are certain to see better results. Investing in learning is the smartest investment you’ll ever make.Please don’t tell me you are too busy to spend at least 60 minutes a day learning. Some of the busiest people I know read or listen to CDs or do online training for at least an hour a day. A lot of people are too busy being busy. Shift from being busy to getting results.So take the first step today. Rather than watching TV tonight, make the time to read. Learn what the superstars in your profession do to stay on top. Learn how to create greater wellness in your life. Learn how to master your time. Learn how to live your greatest life.

Listen to Robin Sharma's latest high-content Instagram Live where he walks you through ⁣3 insights from his work that will help you upgrade your productivity in this time of negativity and distraction [plus his best practical advice to help you stay strong in the pandemic].

To Lead Without Title is to make a leap. From accepting ordinary to crafting the extraordinary. From blaming others to looking in the mirror. From going to work to chasing a Calling.Your greatest power is your power to choose. Own that power (versus saying that you can’t see your job as your mission). Yes, right here, right now – you can elevate what you do to some kind of a Crusade of Excellence. Some kind of an Agenda for Mastery. Some kind of a Revolution for Remarkability.But you "just work in human resources" or "sell milk" or "work in a grocery store" you say to me. Own your power. You have the power to be excellent in that work. To inspire everyone who intersects your path. To innovate and make things better than ever before. To wow customers. And to stand for the best. Will you?

With better awareness you can own your craft. Here are 3 apps you can use [starting today] to raise your game to world-class.

The negative people, the pursuits you dislike and the environments that deplete your joy are costing you fortunes of income and empires of impact.When it comes to Best of Breed Performance, one of the most valuable things I explain to my clients is the imperative of releasing these success bandits from your life.The people who steal your fire, smother your ambitions and laugh at your visions are keeping your prosperity chained and your impact small. [This is an extremely important insight].Having the wisdom and guts to let them go [while still wishing them well on their life's journey] is a total results-changer.Deleting the energy vampires and drama enthusiasts, methodically and swiftly, will lead to your mindset becoming more positive, your bravery becoming more potent, your work becoming more excellent, your personal life becoming more peaceful and your place in the world becoming more unlimited.So you can become the person nature truly wants you to be.

Ready to learn about “WRAM Syndrome”? [one of the primary reasons good people fail].If so, go ahead and listen to today's episode of Daily Mastery Podcast.

Clarity precedes mastery. The more clear you can get on what you want to create in life, the more focused you will be in your daily behaviors.

According to the definition, "Meticulosity" means "an extreme attention to detail." Now I know we should do nothing to an extreme (Chinese wisdom tells us that "the bow too tightly strung is easily broken"). But I like the idea of having a masterful devotion around the details-both while we work and while we live. I’ve noticed that the best companies all have an OAD-obsessive attention to detail. OAD shows you care. That you are devoted to excellence. That you and your organization are striving for mastery. In all you do. In every way. And on every day.

Today's insight for A-Players: without relentless optimization you're on the path to irrelevance.If you’re in business, the groovy days are gone and only the fittest will survive.You absolutely need to shed excess expenses, seek out operational efficiencies and rework your shop so that you deliver astonishing value in a market where your competition is charging the same amount and giving customers less [just to survive].Use what life is sending us to build a better you, grow a business that serves more people and live a life that’s more creative, joy-filled and kind.

Most people in business are very superficial. Because we live in a world where everything seems easy, everything is so accessible, so the majority of society accepts taking a light-hearted approach in business, with the products they produce, the service they deliver, with their health, with their education, and with their relationships. But the best of the best are very different. They aren't superficial: they're granular.

You can play with your phone all day, or you can change the world. You don’t get to do both. ⁣⁣I love technology. Many of my most adored clients are tech giants like Microsoft and Satyam Computers. But it must be our servant – not our master. We must apply technology to advance our dreams – not spoil our days. ⁣⁣Starting today - turn off all notifications on your phone, as the distraction and interruption they generate is costing you a fortune.⁣⁣⁣⁣And stop using your phone as an alarm clock. It’s just too easy to begin your day checking email or notifications this way, taking you down a digital rabbit hole of terrific distraction and toxic interruption.⁣⁣

I've been reading a fair amount of research on longevity and on the scientific quest for immortality. Here's one little-known fact that I wanted to share with you today, in the being helpful to your agelessness... Your social orbit matters. Be with people who inspire [and rejuvenate] you. Your longevity depends on it.

Often, we are our greatest abusers. And when we increase the caring of our selves, we begin to sense the secret glory that rests at our base. And come to know all that we truly are.As you love yourself more, you’ll grow intimacy with your natural genius, discover your truest powers and honor your highest self.

Be deep vs. be light. World-class lives in a fanatical devotion to perfection on the tiny details. At a hotel I visited, they de-seeded the lemon wedges. Dial in your craft.

Part of my passionately-held and emotionally-charged personal mission is to share the mindsets, practices and behaviors that those playing at BIW (Best in World) run so you can do your finest work and carve out a life that truly matters.In today’s episode, I want to share 1 of the rituals I’ve personally used to do my best work and drive excellent results.

You are born into genius, but have you resigned yourself to mediocrity?The instant we drop our excuses is the moment we enjoy freedom from pain, because potential unexpressed and dreams left undone are what cause the regret that powers all suffering.

The greatest movement-makers all have one thing in common: they were masterful communicators. Through their words and ways of showing up, they have been able to persuade their people to follow them to the mountaintop.And by speaking your truth, even when your voice is trembling and your hands are sweating, you’ll multiply your dignity, credibility and advance beautifully in the resolve you bring to everything you do.

Given that we cannot go outside and travel as well as we could before March, I passionately encourage you to use this period to go within.Imagine taking the next 6 months to read transformational books, heal old wounds, upgrade your primary skills and plan out your next 20 years with ultra-clear intimacy. Reading a book is having a conversation with the author. Pick up the right one, and you put it down - forever changed.

You CAN recode your Mindset so you win. In today's episode of The Daily Mastery Podcast, I share a daily tactic that will help you create The Elite-Performer's Blueprint. Once applied, this practice will change the game for you.

Stop comparing yourself to others. It’s a great way to destroy confidence and diminish performance. The real game to play is to get better than yesterday’s self. Why dilute your energy comparing yourself to others when the real work is materializing the genius within you. There’s only one you on the planet today. You’ve been built to dazzle. And designed to inspire.

To triumph in these times you really must become a contrarian and process events through a completely different operating system than the majority uses. Tactically this means: "stick to your knitting” and stay ultra-concentrated only on those pursuits within your control (deepening personal mastery, forging even better family unity and making your masterpieces) versus worrying about things you cannot control (which is a recipe for dramatic misery).

Developing the skill of raising children who are authentic, loving, creative, ethical and excellent not only makes your future exponentially happier, you'll also make the world vastly better [as it's the next generation that will run the planet]. In this episode, I'll walk you through what recent research confirms is the #1 family ritual to guarantee the academic and life success of your children.

In this world where so few of us are comfortable being alone, being in the wilderness, in this world where almost everywhere you go there’s technology and there’s noise and there’s complexity. Almost everywhere you go people want to talk, talk, talk, talk. Just imagine what your life would be like as a creative person, as a leader, as a productive person, as a producer, as a human being if you installed a weekly ritual of going for a walk in the woods. To me, it’s like a tonic from toxicity.

There can be no success without failure. It's just part of the process. The companies and people who have reached the heights of success are the same ones who have failed the most. You need to fail to win. And the faster you fail, the more quickly you’ll learn precisely what you need to do to win. So Fail Fast. Outfail the competition. Outfail the person you once were.

When people feel appreciated, they shine.Although I see a positive shift as more people in business embrace the ideal of monomaniacal value creation and a career built on authentic contribution [business used to be only about money versus craft, community and acute service to humanity], some still feel that if they give a lot, they'll lose too much.And so I've recorded this podcast episode called How to Stop Being Used. It's pretty short but pretty valuable for you as a Leader Without a Title, A-Player and world-lifter.

The majority are stuck in scarcity. They don’t give much to their organizations nor to their customers. And so their people never fall in love with them—and their brands.⁣⁣Being a real leader is about what you GIVE versus what you get. In today's episode, I’ll invite you to play with a potent insight on shifting from scarcity to leadership.

Reading a book is having a conversation with the author. And as you know, we are transformed by our conversations.

Transcending what terrifies you and finding freedom from fear is one of the primary pursuits of people rising to world-class, both in their work and within their personal lives.We are not born into limitation. We are taught to doubt, educated to make excuses and trained to fear. In today's episode, I share one workaround to turn limitation into freedom and tiny thinking into boundless belief in your potential, your talents and the fantastic future that destiny has in store for you.

Make Mastery a non-negotiable standard. Commit to excellence not only for your own life, but to elevate the world at the same time. Do this and life will reward your service.

Age is just some label society places on us [and prints on a driver's license]. And yet so many of us allow it to limit our heroic nature and instinct for greatness.Positive psychologists confirm (through good research) the power of the self-fulfilling prophecy: think you're old and you'll become old. [Because if you think you're old, you'll move less, create less, work less, dream less... which will make you old!].‎ In this episode of The Daily Mastery Podcast, I'll walk you one powerful way to become ageless. So you become peerless.

We do become our associations. Hang with mediocre players and their vibe will hang with you. Spend your days with The Best of Breed and their thinking/feelings/behavior cannot help but influence yours. Associate with world-class and you step into a world of possibilities you didn’t even know existed. Your social orbit matters.

You and I work for the world, you know. And so we owe it to those around us to realize our natural genius while we optimize our crafts, elevate our creativity, heighten productivity and be helpful to more people.I know you're important. I know you're a busy producer. I get that people need your attention and your decisions. Go to war. Fight to go dark and be completely unavailable. Distractions are costing you your genius. The business won't burn down and your team will figure it out.You doing masterful work is all that matters here. Trust me on this. Be nearly totally unavailable. For one week. Just watch what ideas start downloading and just see the quality of your output.

One of the primary principles of real leadership is being uber-nice. Wildly empathetic. Staggeringly compassionate. The nicest (and best person you know). Why? Because leadership (and business/life) is all about people. Human connections. Social equity. Emotional bonds between you and your stakeholders (the people you work with/your customers/suppliers and the community you serve).Our world says that if you are a leader, in many ways, it’s about what you get. What I’m going to suggest to you with deep respect is: “Being a leader is about what you give.” It’s a paradox because as you give more you actually receive more.

The subject I'll walk you through today is a game-changing method I initially developed through my coaching of ultra-successful people, many of whom suffer from so many distractions in their lives that their productivity falls apart. It's called the 90/90/1 Rule and, given how beautifully it worked for my private clients, I wanted to make sure I shared it with you.

If you're not leaving a trail of leaders behind you, you're not leading. You're following.