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Aug 2024
5m 34s

Troubles Are Teachers [5-Minute Episode]

Robin Sharma
About this episode

Your small and large troubles are teachers, hard and bothersome as they may be.
 
I’ve come to realize, as the years etch more notches on my belt, that troubles are actually precious friends, in disguise.
 
They serve to…
 
…help us make less mistakes.
…forge wisdom that can never leave us.
…show us how strong we are.
…melt away the toughness of arrogance.
…heal ancient wounds that are brought to the surface by present-day troubles.
 
Tools that will help you navigate the darker seasons of deep challenge include:
 
This is what my new book The Wealth Money Can’t Buy is all about. Real wealth versus fake success. True winning versus spending your life climbing a mountain, only to find out at the end that it was the wrong one. You can order it now by clicking here.

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