Robin Sharma Quotes

By success, of course, I do not mean that you may become rich, famous, or powerful for that does not, of necessity, represent achievement. Indeed, not infrequently, such individuals represent pathetic failure as persons.

Varied are the ideas of what constitutes "success," e.g. money, position, power, achievement, honours, and the like. But these are not open to every man-nor do they bring what is real success, namely, happiness.

I already have success. I had it a long time ago. It's nothing to do with my music. Music is secondary, at this point. The good stuff is really good, but I have success because I'm at peace and I'm a good person in my everyday life and that's important.

Sometimes I think it's easier to think about being happier, for what ever that means to you then worrying about what is happiness and what would life be if I finally achieved this ultimate happiness?

When you can wake up in the morning and feel successful whether some end goal is realized or not...THAT is true success.

Satisfaction comes from the inside out, so people keep gravitating from things externally to try to fill something - get a man to complete them, get money to complete them, get a job to complete them and still find themselves frustrated.

It doesn't matter that I didn't win a trophy because I did it my way and I lived the dream.

All I want is to live a peaceful life, to regain my life and be happy.

I'm not really concerned with the outer success.

There is no external means, whether it's my career, or money or house or a wife or anything, that is going to set me right.

As you get older, it's always a process of self-love, learning how to really do that for yourself instead of trying to find it outside yourself.

My dad said, "As long as you're happy." I used to think it was kind of a very simple idea or philosophy because he wasn't religious. But you've got to try and be happy. And if you're not happy, you can't help anyone else. So obviously, some crazy people could go to places, but I just think you need to be content within yourself, so that's the thing.

The spirit in which one earns his daily bread means as much to his soul as the bread itself may mean to his body.

For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me.

We are capable of creating miracles ourselves and the greatest miracle is to create a masterpiece of joy out of your life with no excuses. The thing I focus on is going straight to heart. I go to mine first because if I don't feel it, you're not going to feel it. I take a deep breath and remind myself that before I give it to you I have to give it to myself.

What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has or how he is regarded by others.

To become successful, first learn how to be happy. Too many think that the route to happiness is to get successful

People consider me a success because I'm a good football player and make lots of money. But if my heart's not right, if I'm not living a life pleasing to God, I'm a failure.

Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.

It's what's in *yourself* that makes you happy or unhappy.

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves.

There is no amount of money in the world that will make you comfortable if you are not comfortable with yourself.

And that destination for which we should strive is one of a successful life not necessarily a life of success.

If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented.

Success doesn't necessarily mean happiness.