Top 21 business and success lessons from Robin Sharma

New Delhi: Canadian lawyer and leadership expert Robin Sharma is a highly sought-after keynote speaker for many Fortune 500 corporations. Sharma has authored 12 major international bestsellers, including The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and The Greatness Guide. His work has been published in over 60 countries and in nearly 70 languages, making him one of the most widely read authors in the world.Robin says he is devoted to the mission of helping companies nurture people who Lead Without a Title so that they can perform well in a highly competitive environment. Robin is also the CEO of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a coaching and training firm that counts Microsoft, Nike, IBM, GM and Panasonic among its clients. Sharma is also the cofounder of 960vets.com, an innovative online support resource that helps U.S. veterans successfully reintegrate into civilian life.“Leadership is my oxygen,” Sharma says. “I have spent years as a leadership coach to the very wealthy and have been able to get behind the eyes of some of the world's best, studying the minute details of what makes a person great.”Here we have compiled a list of top 21 business lessons that you'll learn for leadership success in business and life. You can really Lead Without a Title.Give away what you most wish to receive.The conversations you are most resisting are the conversations you most need to be having.All great thinkers are initially ridiculed – and eventually revered.The secret to genius is not genetics but daily practice married with relentless perseverance.It generally takes about 10 years to become an overnight sensation.Never miss a moment to encourage someone you work with.The most dangerous place is in your safety zone. Who you are becoming is more important than what you are accumulating.Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end. Excellence in one area is the beginning of excellence in every area.Stand for something. Or else you'll fall for anything.Small daily – seemingly insignificant – improvements and innovations lead to staggering achievements over time.Doing the difficult things that you've never done awakens the talents you never knew you had.Success lies in a masterful consistency around a few fundamentals. It really is simple. Not easy. But simple.The value of getting to your goals lives not in reaching the goal but what the talents/strengths/capabilities the journey reveals to you. To have everything you want, help as many people as you can possibly find get everything they want.The best in business spend far more time on learning than in leisure. The best Leaders Without a Title use their heads and listen to their hearts.Education is the beginning of transformation. Dedicate yourself to daily learning via books/audios/seminars and coaching. The quickest way to grow the sales of your business is to grow your people.