Robin S. Sharma

Being productive at your craft is important. Being productive in your devotion to grow as a human is essential.

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.

Success is ever so dangerous. Once you rise to success, it's so easy to stop doing the things that made you successful.

I believe it's strikingly important to remember that when you know better, you can do better. With higher levels of awareness, you can make smarter choices. And the more clarity you get as to who you want to become, the quicker you can start making the choices need to get you there.

The little things amount to big things.

It's so easy to get caught up in the thick of thin things. So seductive to spend your finest hours climbing mountains that, at the end, turn out to be the wrong ones.

I'm an evangelist for the idea of being ultrafit if you want to be the best of breed. Getting into world-class physical condition is one of the smartest moves you can make.

Unsuccessful people are the ones who are impressed by celebrity, by people's names and titles.

As you move outside of your comfort zone, what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal.

We have a normal. As you move outside of your comfort zone, what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal.

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?

I was a litigation lawyer, working in downtown Toronto. I was successful, yet I was very unfulfilled. I had the sense that I really wasn't living according to my values, and I didn't have the passion or sense of mission I was looking for.