The 41 Rules of Leadership in any Field
#ByRobinSharma
1. To lead is to serve.
#2. At the heart of mastery lives consistency.
#3. Take care of the relationship and the money will take care of itself.
#4. The seduction of safety is always more dangerous than the illusion of uncertainty.
#5. To double your income, triple your investment in your professional education and your personal development.
#6. The swiftest way to grow your company is to grow your people.
#7. If you're not leaving a trail of leaders behind you, you're not leading. You're following.
#8. An addiction to distraction is the end of creative production.
#9. The caliber of your practice determines the quality of your performance.
#10. Leaders Without Titles are less about ego and more about getting things done.
#11. Don't worry about the economy when you can be so genius at what you do that you create your very own personal economy.
#12. Lead where you are planted. Start where you stand. And remember that much of winning is just beginning.
#13. The true measure of our leadership is how we perform in volatile conditions versus in times of ease.
#14. To lead is to be yourself in a world of clones.
#15. Aim for iconic. Why be in it if you're not dreaming of being in the history books? But be kind, decent and ethical along the way.
#16. The humblest is the greatest.
#17. Energy is more valuable than intelligence. Health is more brilliant than gold.
#18. The thing you most fear carries your greatest growth.
#19. All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.
#20. Criticism is the price brave people pay to arrive at iconic.
#21. If you’re not lifting people up, you’re bringing people down.
#22. Leadership has less to do with authority and more to do with a mindset.
#23. Where the victim sees a problem, a leader sees an opportunity.
#24. Don’t wait until you’re successful to work on your optimism. Work on your optimism and you’ll become a lot more successful.
#25. Be alone a lot. All massively creative people value solitude. It allows them to protect their dreams from the voices of dissent, refuel their creativity and get far more done – free from distraction.
#26. Small daily micro-wins when done continually over time lead to staggering results.
#27. Genius has less to do with natural talent and divinely blessed gifts and more to do with relentless focus [to the point of obsession], extreme practice and uncommon grit.
#28. Disrupt or be disrupted.
#29. Be the most honest person in every room.
#30. Remember that people don’t leave companies. They leave the people they worked for.
#31. Saying you’ll “try” is expressing “I’m not really committed.”
#32. The secret of passion is purpose. As I shared years ago in Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, when you know your why, the hows just start showing up.
#33. If you’re the smartest person you know, it’s time to know new people.
#34. Outlearning everyone around you is a game-changer. The best love learning. Because once you know more, you can achieve more.
#35. To make more money, help more people.
#36. Leaders Without Titles talk about ideas versus people, and dreams versus others.
#37. Eat less food, get more done.
#38. The way you begin your day determines how you live it. So put mind over mattress. Win the battle of the bed. And join The 5AM Club [another total game-changer].
#39. Develop an obsessive attention to detail. World-class user experiences are all about winning at the small stuff that everyone else doesn’t care about.
#40. Even if you clean toilets, do it with pride and love. A few summers ago I met a man who cleans toilets at the Johannesburg airport. He beamed “Welcome to my office” as I entered. The place was flawless. His passion was palpable. That man is my hero. And he reminded me that all work has dignity and honor.
#41. Leaders Without Titles are in the business of making people feel bigger versus smaller. And smarter versus less knowledgeable. And seeing gifts and talents they’ve never seen before.
#ByRobinSharma
1. To lead is to serve.
#2. At the heart of mastery lives consistency.
#3. Take care of the relationship and the money will take care of itself.
#4. The seduction of safety is always more dangerous than the illusion of uncertainty.
#5. To double your income, triple your investment in your professional education and your personal development.
#6. The swiftest way to grow your company is to grow your people.
#7. If you're not leaving a trail of leaders behind you, you're not leading. You're following.
#8. An addiction to distraction is the end of creative production.
#9. The caliber of your practice determines the quality of your performance.
#10. Leaders Without Titles are less about ego and more about getting things done.
#11. Don't worry about the economy when you can be so genius at what you do that you create your very own personal economy.
#12. Lead where you are planted. Start where you stand. And remember that much of winning is just beginning.
#13. The true measure of our leadership is how we perform in volatile conditions versus in times of ease.
#14. To lead is to be yourself in a world of clones.
#15. Aim for iconic. Why be in it if you're not dreaming of being in the history books? But be kind, decent and ethical along the way.
#16. The humblest is the greatest.
#17. Energy is more valuable than intelligence. Health is more brilliant than gold.
#18. The thing you most fear carries your greatest growth.
#19. All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.
#20. Criticism is the price brave people pay to arrive at iconic.
#21. If you’re not lifting people up, you’re bringing people down.
#22. Leadership has less to do with authority and more to do with a mindset.
#23. Where the victim sees a problem, a leader sees an opportunity.
#24. Don’t wait until you’re successful to work on your optimism. Work on your optimism and you’ll become a lot more successful.
#25. Be alone a lot. All massively creative people value solitude. It allows them to protect their dreams from the voices of dissent, refuel their creativity and get far more done – free from distraction.
#26. Small daily micro-wins when done continually over time lead to staggering results.
#27. Genius has less to do with natural talent and divinely blessed gifts and more to do with relentless focus [to the point of obsession], extreme practice and uncommon grit.
#28. Disrupt or be disrupted.
#29. Be the most honest person in every room.
#30. Remember that people don’t leave companies. They leave the people they worked for.
#31. Saying you’ll “try” is expressing “I’m not really committed.”
#32. The secret of passion is purpose. As I shared years ago in Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, when you know your why, the hows just start showing up.
#33. If you’re the smartest person you know, it’s time to know new people.
#34. Outlearning everyone around you is a game-changer. The best love learning. Because once you know more, you can achieve more.
#35. To make more money, help more people.
#36. Leaders Without Titles talk about ideas versus people, and dreams versus others.
#37. Eat less food, get more done.
#38. The way you begin your day determines how you live it. So put mind over mattress. Win the battle of the bed. And join The 5AM Club [another total game-changer].
#39. Develop an obsessive attention to detail. World-class user experiences are all about winning at the small stuff that everyone else doesn’t care about.
#40. Even if you clean toilets, do it with pride and love. A few summers ago I met a man who cleans toilets at the Johannesburg airport. He beamed “Welcome to my office” as I entered. The place was flawless. His passion was palpable. That man is my hero. And he reminded me that all work has dignity and honor.
#41. Leaders Without Titles are in the business of making people feel bigger versus smaller. And smarter versus less knowledgeable. And seeing gifts and talents they’ve never seen before.