"At your birth a seed is planted. That seed is your uniqueness. It wants to grow, transform itself, and flower to its full potential. It has a natural, assertive energy to it. Your Life's Task is to bring that seed to flower, to express your uniqueness through your work."
Robert Greene
American Writer/Speaker
1959 -
Commentary
What makes you unique? What is your life's work? Are you doing your life's work? Have you found your passion? What is the reason you were born? What are the gifts that you have been given? What skills do you need to master?
I think my life's work has been to inspire others to be better than they are. The seed for my life's work found expression when I was young in my desire to be a preacher. Later, the seed was expressed in my desire to rid the world of racism and war. Ultimately, my life's work found expression in my speaking and training within health care. I've touched people's lives through my voice and the telling of motivational stories.
Creative Practice
This week write about your life's work. What is your purpose for being here? If you don't know why you are here, then use this writing exercise to help you discover your purpose for being.
Biography
Robert Greene was raised in Los Angeles. He attended the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Greene estimated that he worked at 80 jobs, including construction, translation, and editing, before becoming a writer. His first book, The 48 Laws of Power, was published in 2000 and has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States alone. His fifth book, Mastery, was published in 2012. Green speaks five languages and is a student of Zen Buddhism.
A Book ReviewMastery
by Robert Greene
Mastery is a great inspirational book that every creative leader, who wants to master a skill or a talent, should read. If you want to be a writer, an artist, or a musician, you should read this book. If you want to own your own company, or be president of a company, or be a successful employee, you should read this book. If you want to start a new career, become a doctor or a mechanic, or run a marathon, then read this book.
Robert Greene shares the stories of people who have become masters in their fields. Using the stories of both dead and living masters, Greene reviews what it takes to become a master in a field of endeavor. He shares the stories of Charles Darwin, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, John Coltrane, Martha Graham, Buckminster Fuller, Zora Neale Hurston and Wolfgang Mozart to name a few. He also shares the stories of living masters like Yoky Matsuoko, Freddie Roach, Daniel Everett and Santiago Calatrava. From these inspirational stories, Robert Greene identifies the keys to mastery.
This book is a must read for anyone who wants to become a master of some skill or talent. Pick up a copy today and change your life.
Video
Here is Robert Greene discussing creativity and mastery at Google.
