Gleanings From Robin

 

“Push yourself to do more and to experience more. Harness your energy to start expanding your dreams. Yes, expand your dreams. Don’t accept a life of mediocrity when you hold such infinite potential within the fortress of your mind. Dare to tap into your greatness.” ~ Robin Sharma

I’m always looking forward to a series of messages Robin Sharma puts out at the beginning of the year. He’s been my mentor for many years and I always look forward to what he has to say as a guidepost for the beginning of the year.

Between January 1st and 5th 2024, he sent a bunch of gems that I’ll be gleaning from as today’s musings. Here we go!

Of the 24 supreme habits he suggested for 2024, I picked 5 that spoke to me:

§  Rise with the sun and spend an hour praying, reading, and running.

§  Read for an hour each evening.

§  Make deep sleep a priority.

§  Be the most enthusiastic student in your field.

§  End every creative project better than you started.

A bonus one – tell your loved ones you love them daily.

Five questions to ask and answer at the beginning of the year:

§  Who must I become to make 2024 legendary?

§  What one breathtaking new project will I bring into the world this year?

§  What and who must I let go of from last year to make 2024 wow?

§  What major daily habit will I install to make the next twelve months my best yet?

§  What gifts and talents within me must I salute and cherish more often?

Lastly, I found seven quotes by Robin that are worth reflecting on:

“Your ‘I CAN’ is more important than your IQ.” Need to change that attitude?

“Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life; it will improve the lives of all those around you.” Priceless.

“The smallest of actions is always better than the noblest of intentions.” Do something.

“Change is the hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle, and best at the end.” Just get started and be present to the journey, it’s joys and challenges.

“I once read that people who study others are wise but those who study themselves are enlightened.” I prefer to be enlightened in this season of my life.

“Sometimes success isn’t about making the right decision, it’s more about making some decision.” Get unstuck.

“Every second you spend thinking about what you don’t want in your life is a second denying focus and energy from getting what you do want. Every minute you worry about what’s not working is a minute drawn away from creating what will work. And every hour spent reflecting on the disappointments of the past is an hour stolen from seeing the possibilities that your future holds.” #word

And that is where I end my musings for today. Your assignment – reflect on your life. The year is only 12 days old, how do you want it to grow? Determine the direction today then spend the rest of the year working at making it happen.

“Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.” ~ Robin Sharma

 

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