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I want to be a rockstar
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I want to be a rockstar

One of the curses that must be made into blessings, as a creative producer, is that of critical attack.

What I’m trying to say to you is that the very nature of pushing your mastery into the marketplace means that you’ll be guaranteed to face the arrows of people who don’t like what you do. And don’t understand what you’ve made.

If you listen to the critics and believe the comments of the naysayers, you’ll lose your confidence. And dim your game—retreating from your genius and surrendering to what’s average.

DO. NOT. ALLOW. THIS. EVER. Please.

Because when you present your brilliance to the world you do your part to make the world more brilliant.

I’ve faced the meanness of critics. 

From those who said The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari was not worthy of publication when I first started out to the few who have said my new book The Wealth Money Can’t Buy is a work of zero talent (even though it’s currently at #1 on bestseller lists in 13 countries).

I pray you trust the silent whispers of the wisdom within you and produce what feels right, great and heroic to you. Yes, this is my prayer for you.

To not do so would be to betray the best of you. And to DENY all of us the wonders of your gifts.

Which brings me to the famed Canadian rock group Nickelback. They’ve sold tens of millions of albums, toured the world and topped the charts.

But they were often known as being the band people loved to hate.

In their documentary (called “Love to Hate”) frontman Chad Kroeger said something that I find to be profound. And worthy of your consideration…

“I write Nickelback songs for Nickelback fans.” 

He suggested that he didn’t really care about the venom of the critics because his focus was to please the people who appreciated what he did.

Vibing off his insight, I must say that I write my books for my beloved readers. I’m not here to please all people because when you work to please all people you end up pleasing no people. 

So, remember who you’re here to serve. Know who puts food on the family table and obsess upon the human beings who love what you do. And then go all in for them. 

Give your heart and soul—via the mastery of your craft—for them. Underpromise and overdeliver for them. Respect them, encourage them, appreciate them and honor them. Their reply will be a lifetime of loyalty. And rewards you simply cannot put a price tag on.

Love,
Robin

 The Importance Of Being Bad
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The Importance Of Being Bad

Last night I watched an interview with celebrated British artist Tracey Emin. She shared her philosophy, spoke of her artistry and then mentioned how often she paints over pictures that she doesn’t like.

Her suggestion was that success is a numbers game. 

And to produce great art, one must create a lot of less than perfect art. 

May I humbly suggest that this is an absolutely wise observation for us, who are dedicated to creating, devoted to producing and in the game of longing to make masterwork.

To make magic demands that we must generate a lot of mediocrity. [Please read that twice]. 

Yes, to arrive at a Sistine Chapel ceiling or a Taj Mahal or a Moonlight Sonata, you and I must exercise the bravery to risk. And dare. And get things (very) wrong (as we explore uncharted lands). Until we get things right. 

We need to be willing to fail. We need to keep going when quitting seems best. We need to ignore the critics and silence the inner cynic (oh how loudly it chatters!). And continue to produce work that seems bad in the hot chase of work that will become amazing.

This makes me think of my writing process for my latest book, The Wealth Money Can’t Buy.  After teaching The 8 Forms of Wealth Model that lives at the foundation of the book to the clients I mentor with super strong results for over 20 years, I decided to share the transformational model in a book.

And so I started and wrote and rewrote and discarded and iterated and struggled and stretched and optimized and refined for month after month after month after month. 

Until all the bad work became what I hope you’ll find to be my best work. [Get the book here if you’re really ready to lead your richest life].

Remember: Picasso did a ton of paintings and not every one is a miracle. 

Kobe made some bad shots en route to becoming extraordinary at making beautiful ones.

Hedy Lamarr, one of the world’s greatest inventors, made a ton of mistakes before discovering the “signal hopping” feature that yielded today’s WI-FI and GPS protocols.

Yes, I’m encouraging you to be bad. To become good. Really, really, really good (in an era where mediocrity is normal and exceptional is rare).

If you’d like to significantly increase your creativity and productivity between now and December so you end this year super strong, I enthusiastically encourage you to invest in a membership in my value-rich online course, HabitCamp. Here are the details.

It’s helped so many people just like you from across the planet achieve amazing results and it comes with a zero questions asked money-back guarantee if you don’t LOVE it. 

So, definitely claim your membership now and test it out. You have nothing to lose and EVERYTHING to gain. Snap up your place here before registration closes again

Ok. Hope this message helps. Stand strong. Keep moving forward. Believe in yourself. And remain kind. 

Love + respect,

Robin

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