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**Robin Sharma** (0:02)
Lemonada. Better days will come even though, because of the negativity bias of the human brain, we can't see it.

**Blake Mycoskie** (0:13)
Welcome to No Magic Pill.
I created this podcast after going through seven years of depression and learning the hard way that there wasn't one thing out there that was going to fix me. I tried everything, therapy, medication, psychedelics, brain stimulation. And what I came to realize is that for so many of us, the real struggle isn't just pain, it's disconnection. Disconnection from our purpose, our creativity, and our deeper self. And that's why having Robin Sharma on the podcast today means so much to me.

**Robin Sharma** (0:48)
Anyone who's listening who wants to dramatically upgrade their life, get rid of the dream stealers and the energy vampires.

**Blake Mycoskie** (0:56)
Robin is the author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, a book I read when I was 26 years old that changed the direction of my life and helped open me up to living with more purpose and presence.

**Robin Sharma** (1:09)
If you look at the great writers, the great creative people, those people were fully present with their work. They were fully present with their art.

**Blake Mycoskie** (1:17)
In this episode, we talk about mindset, purpose, daily practices, and what real wealth actually looks like.

**Robin Sharma** (1:27)
No matter what you do, you do it with pride and a commitment to mastery. Incredible way to find joy, happiness, and a currency money can't buy.

**Blake Mycoskie** (1:37)
So if you're looking to optimize your life or you are feeling stuck, burn out, or like you've lost your way, or you know someone that is feeling that way, this conversation is absolutely for you.
Okay, Robin, thank you so much for being on the show. And I just want to start by saying how much I've been looking forward to this conversation. And I must say it's a little surreal because I read The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari 24 years ago, and it had such a huge impact on my life. At that point, I had been an entrepreneur for about eight or nine years. I'd been successful as a young entrepreneur, but I was really feeling burnt out. And when I found that book, I just saw myself in the main character so much. And what I learned in that book really changed the trajectory of my entrepreneurial life. And frankly, I think it's the whole reason I started Tom Shoes. So I just want to start this conversation by saying thank you for writing that book and having such an influence on my life.

**Robin Sharma** (2:50)
You're very kind to say that. And if I've been helpful, Blake, then that makes me feel great. I should mention I'm deep into finishing my new book. And I'd only do this podcast for you and because you asked. So I'll try to be as clear and give you hopefully a valuable interview, but just know I've been at this new book for weeks and weeks. It's kind of become a devotion bordering on an obsession.
But I'll give you my best today.

**Blake Mycoskie** (3:19)
Thank you so much. And I think in terms of this conversation, which might be a little bit different than other ones you've had, the whole reason I started the No Magic Pill podcast was really to help others at a time of maybe struggle or suffering. Because I struggled a lot after I sold Tom's shoes. I had almost seven years, I battled depression.
It got so bad that I almost took my own life, which is really hard to even say out loud these days, because it seems so long ago. But what I realized was, and the reason why I really wanted to have this conversation with you is, so often we think that really severe anxiety or depression is chemical. But what I really found for me was it wasn't chemical, it was really about disconnection. Disconnection from my purpose, disconnection from creativity and really from myself. I feel like at the core of your work, whether it was your most recent book or The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, you're really about helping someone connect to themself.
I really hope that we keep in mind in this conversation, that person today that might be listening that doesn't feel connected to themself, that might be struggling, that might be suffering, might feel like they've made too many wrong turns in life. Because I think that is something that you have really given the world, is tools and practices through your storytelling, through your writing, on how to reconnect with themselves. And so I just want to say that that's kind of what I'm hoping to gain from this interview, is to really help that person who might be listening and really going through hard times. So thank you again for being on the show. And I'd like to start with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, because that book was the beginning for me and I had so much fun. I actually re-read the book in preparation for the interview. So it's been 20 something years and I got it back out and I enjoyed it just as much. And there were four parts of the book that I really wanted to focus on at the top of this show. And the first one is this idea of your mind as a garden. I really like that metaphor and how what you plant and what you allow to grow kind of determines everything. So I would love to hear from your words. How did you come to this concept and how has that really impacted the way you live your life and the way you teach people and coach people?