I’m sitting on an airplane thinking about what the best performers and most successful people do to continually outperform everyone around them.
As we enter what I hope will be the single best year of your life yet, I’ve come up with 35 Tips that I invite you to concentrate on. Share these tips, reflect on then, post them where you can see them – and allow them to infuse your mindset:
- Remember that the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.
- Keep the promises you make to others – and to yourself.
- The project that most scares you is the project you need to do first.
- Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long-term results.
- Stop being busy being busy. This New Year, clean out the distractions from your work+life and devote to a monomaniacal focus on the few things that matter.
- Read “The War of Art”.
- Watch “The Fighter”.
- In a world where technology is causing some of us to forget how to act human, become the politest person you know.
- Remember that all great ideas were first ridiculed.
- Remember that critics are dreamers gone scared.
- Be “Apple-Like” in your obsession with getting the details right.
- Take 60 minutes every weekend to craft a blueprint for the coming seven days. As Saul Bellow once said: “A plan relieves you of the torment of choice.”
- Release your need to be liked this New Year. You can’t be a visionary if you long to be liked.
- Disrupt or be disrupted.
- Hire a personal trainer to get you into the best shape of your life. Superstars focus on the value they receive versus the cost of the service.
- Give your teammates, customers and family one of the greatest gifts of all: the gift of your attention (and presence).
- Every morning ask yourself: “How may I best serve the most people?”
- Every night ask yourself: “What 5 good things happened to me this day?”
- Don’t waste your most valuable hours (the morning) doing low value work.
- Leave every project you touch at work better than you found it.
- Your job is not just to work. Your job is to leave a trail of leaders behind you.
- A job is not “just a job”. Every job is a gorgeous vehicle to express your gifts and talents – and to model exceptionalism for all around you.
- Fears unfaced become your limits.
- Get up at 5 am and take 60 minutes to prepare your mind, body, emotions and spirit to be remarkable during the hours that follow. Being a superstar is not the domain of the gifted but the prepared.
- Write love letters to your family.
- Smile at strangers.
- Drink more water.
- Keep a journal. Your life’s story is worth recording.
- Do more than you’re paid to do and do work that leaves your teammates breathless.
- Leave your ego at the door every morning.
- Set 5 daily goals every morning. These small wins will lead to nearly 2000 little victories by the end of the year.
- Say “please” and “thank you”.
- Remember the secret to happiness is doing work that matters and being an instrument of service.
- Don’t be the richest person in the graveyard. Health is wealth.
- Life’s short. The greatest risk is risk-less living. And settling for average.
I genuinely wish you the best year of your life.
Stay Great.
P.S. Membership into my 4 week online personal coaching program “YOUR ABSOLUTE BEST YEAR YET” is now open for a limited time. Doors close MIDNIGHT JANUARY 17th so join me right now:
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Thanks for the relentless motivation you give us year after year! you are the best.
Great tips! I am going to print this now!
dahsyat mister
Perhaps oddly, #26 is the one that has really changed me. I started doing it purposefully a few years ago, and each time it brightens the other person’s day… and mine!
More to the point, the one that has dramatically changed my effectiveness each day is #31, except I do three goals. If I can nail three top things each day, it’s amazing how much gets done in a week. Each morning I set the 3, each evening on the commute home I reflect (“hansei” in the lean world) on how I did – to improve.
Thanks for the list!
I’m so happy to read this 35 fast tips to make my 2012 the best among the previous years
I wil follow all the tips so that I can change my life
Thanks a lot sir
pls mention the author of the war of art…is it the war of art or THE ART OF WAR ?????
Hi Robin,
I have been following you for many years – I attended the Personal Best Workshop back in 2005 or so. Since 2010, I have been on a bit of a hiatus from my career as I have a 2 year old and another baby on the way. I am wondering if you would dedicate one of your blog entries to sharing some thoughts to help new moms best apply your concepts and find a balance between focusing on babies and still developing ourselves. I do plan to return to my career but I am in a bit of a transition state currently. I think there are probably many other females that can relate. Thanks for considering this request, Robin.
Please add one more to it : Keep in touch with Robins blog :-) ! Wonderful work sirji
Great Tips! Thanks.
Hi Robin,
I really thank you for such a remarkable sharing of wisdom. As I have followed some of these ideas in my life whether its getting up at 5 AM or setting 5 goals every morning or doing what matters most to me or working like an artist or realizing the fence of fears and going beyond (and many more above mentioned), I truly realized the power in each of these wisdom.
Thank you very much! :)
Anuradha
Thank you Robin. A really helpful list. No.3, No. 4 and No. 22 will get some immediate attention. I have read your suggestion about 5 a.m. wake up before and have pushed my alarm back to 5.45 a.m. as I am keen to try it. Better to do this in one go or graduate it back to 0500 do you think?
Thanks for the tips each tip if followed can change our lives ,following #12 & #28. Robin u r the life coach.
hello sir,
this is the first time I am going through anything written by you. These 35 tips are awesome in their way to make this year great. I have followed some of them earlier, and among them some are there whose track I lost wid passing of time.. This time again with a promise to follow these tips upto maximum extent, to myself I’m looking forward to my new year….thank you.
Thanks mr Robin for the tips
may I copy paste to my blog?
regards
Didin
thanks for the comments everyone. always doing my best for you. Robin
These tips are the most previous tips ever…for sure followers will make their
Year 2012 the best ever, too. I like number 24 the best…thanks Robin
Discovered you over the holidays, read The monk who sold his Ferrari in just 3 days wich is something ive never been able to do with any other book. Love your work and cant wait to put into practice your methods
Thank you very much Sir for these inspiring lines.I will start implementing them right away.
Hi Robin, a typo.
I suppose you meant ‘The Art of War’ instead of ‘The War of Art’.
That is quite a list! I felt a bit anxious thinking these were all of the things that I could do to make this the best year yet. Then I realized that I already do many of them and some just offer a good reminder. The one I liked the best was #18 – Think of 5 good things that happened during the day. No matter how you are feeling, gratitude always makes one feel that much better.
Robin, you are a true inspiration and motivator, thank you for imparting your invaluable knowledge and wisdom.
You are greatly admired and respected.
Hey Robin sharma thank you so much for the tips. It’s wonderful to know I have been doing some of those tips your suggesting. That makes me know I’m heading the right direction .oh and by the way the leader who had no title was great. One more time thank you very much for your tips Robin
Robin you are a true inspiration and motivator, thank you for so generously imparting your knowledge and wisdom.
You have helped me a great deal this year already, and I admire and respect you greatly.
Robin please thanks for all that you have been doing for us, may the Good Lord grant you success in all your doings.
You are just great .Bravo
You are just great , your views about life are excellent.
Thank you for the inspiration, clarity, and calming effect you bring to a mind that is detoxing from the cult of the IM-ers!
hello robin sir,
your ideas are brilliant as always…:)
bt i want to request you to write something for teenagers….because external environment and peer pressure has maximum impact on them….
Hi Robin, Excellent list. Thank you for your generosity. Mark Collins
You are the great guru for us, to lead a beautiful life which the god directs you to flows us the journey. thank you,thank you for sharing your ideas.
Dear Mr.Sharma,
hope you are doing very well. I have to say, a super awesomely written mug of positivity and an inspiration to me and all those who will read this article.
Keep up the Amazing work sir.
Regards, :)
these 35 tips are so intrested i do my best thank uuuuuuuu
Mr. sharma great tips i have already start use them in my life. Thank for a spirt of excellent.
Hi Robin,
I did not understand #14 Disrupt or be disrupted. It would be great if you can elaborate a bit more.
Thanks,
Satish Iyer
u r great….m gonna print ds page….thnx sir*
Thankx for the tips.we all will follow it
Hi Robin,
I am very excited to tell you that last week I tried implementing “Stop being busy being busy”. Took complete break from my new venture’s work for a day and when I started my work on next day the focus and energy is really high. I missed this energy and happy to get it back with a tool.
Thanks Robin for remarkable sharing!
Anuradha
Hey robin i read this artical. I just wanna say 2 magical words
1) Thank you for your artical
2) Please send this type of Artical again & again
Hi Robin,
Thank you for teaching simplicity and ability to love life.
Loved your book the secret letters of The Monk.. The thoughts have been beautifully written. Over the period after reading your books it has helped me motivated me…. to Dream and fulfill those dreams…….
Once again Thanks alot.
Regards
Uma
Dear Mr.Robin,
Pleasant greetings. I went through the book “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” and I could follow certain things for a change in myself. I have a feeling that you would not have written that book without some sort of personal experience. One more thing about the title- Whether the Monks will have anything with them (It could be The Monk who had a Ferrari or He sold his Ferrari and turned in to a Monk”
Any how thank you for such good things that you provide to so many people.
I loved your book ‘The Leader Who Had No Title’. There are so many points that made sense, after reading the book, I joined the local gym and focus on my own life to make it better. Thank you.
Mr Sharma,
You are a love letter the world, a letter of success to the world happy are those who read you for they shall surely be transformed.
I first read your book entitled: Falling Forward, this book changed my life and it came at a time I was about to give up on something I have been working on for over five years now. You just created a Billionnaire in me but above all a better man, a better husband a better dad and a better citizen. Thank you very much.
God is very proud of you as his son.
You just created a Billionnaire in me but above all a better man, a better husband, a better dad and a better cizen.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Thanks a lot Robin for this wonderful tips. I just got up early and have 5 goals set for the day. I ve never done this and now u have inspired me. To make it short I rather disrupt than to be disrupted. Thanks a million for your great thoughts and a willingness to share.
Robin, I am new to your word, but I will be using you as my personal coach. My husband and I spent our date night last night watching personal development, inspiring words of wisdom from you on you vlog’s & many online you tube presentations. I am going to start reading all your books and add them to my personal development library.
Thank-you now to put your ideas into action!
Gloria
Robin….You are the BEST!!
Great sir.. thank you so much for your valuable tips.
hi robin
Today more I read about you in the “gulf news” (Friday times U A E) and inspired on your thoughts. Immediately i thought following you on face book..thank you robin
Dear Robin sir,
good morning
once i have start to read your books, it inspire me to live better than yesterday.thank you very much and you are great.
thanking you
with regards
Narayan
doha,Qatar
Hi Robin,
God always sends his hidden helping hand through different unexpected sources.
You are one in my lie. What amazing tips of 32…!!!
God bless you .
sivasankar
Chennai
DEAR SIR,
YOUR TIPS ARE RELATED TO;LIFE – PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, FAMILY, LIFE WITH STRANGER….. & EVERY THING.
ALL ARE REALLY THE BEST & TOP MOST TIPS………THANKS MR.ROBIN UR REALLY WONDERFUL.