:: Robin Sharma

Chase your dreams

Robin Sharma

I know I encourage you to push the envelope. To innovate. To elevate. To step up to the next level with the work you do and within the life you have the privilege to lead. And I know I talk a lot about running to your fears (remember that most of the stuff we are afraid of never even comes close to happening) and hugging your discomfort. Well, I do my best to do the same. Here’s an example.

I just spent two days last week in a recording studio. For a long time I’ve had the dream of making music with a powerful message. I used to play guitar in a rock band in law school (poorly yet passionately) and I needed to get back to that love.

And you know this: There will never be the ideal time to do the dreams in your heart. So I took a risk. (Al Pacino recently told Larry King, "You will only be as good as the chances you take".) I reached out to the two amazing partners at the Orange Record Label and shared my vision. Guess what, "no ask, no get". They signed me to a deal. Immediately.

These past two days found me in a studio with some of the most creative people I’ve ever met. Writers and musicians. Visionaries and dreamers. All banded together to help me create brilliant music that will inspire people to make their lives extraordinary. Genuine works of art.

I had to sing (stop laughing). I had to play guitar. I had to let go of my safe harbour and be a beginner again. "How was it?" you ask. Breathtakingly great. (If you want to see me playing, watch the CNN clip at robinsharma.com.) I was scared, excited, joy-filled and delighted. I trembled. And I laughed. It was an experience I’ll never forget — one that is part of the personal story I call life. So get out never let anyone tell you that your dreams can’t come true.

Eventually someone’s going to do what you dream of doing. Why not you?

— Excerpted from The Greatness Guide 2 by Robin Sharma. Published by Jaico Publishing House, jaicopub@vsnl.com