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Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others by Robert Glazer
The most successful people are not the ones who do the mostātheyāre the ones who choose the best.

What if the key to success isnāt doing moreābut becoming more?
In Elevate, performance coach and entrepreneur Robert Glazer argues that the most sustainable way to grow is by expanding capacityānot just time or effort. True elevation, he says, comes from building the foundation to take on more responsibility, impact, and meaning in life and work.ā

SMARTEST TAKEAWAYS
The Upgrade Your Life Actually Needs
1ļøā£ Capacity, Not Calendar: Real, lasting success isnāt about packing in more tasksāitās about expanding your ability to handle them. Glazerās four capacities (spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional) act like muscles: the more you train them, the more you can take on without burning out.
2ļøā£ Letting Go Unlocks New Levels: Growth isnāt just about additionāitās also subtraction. Whether itās a toxic habit, outdated goal, or limiting belief, dropping the right thing often matters more than adding one more.
3ļøā£ Elevation Creates a Ripple Effect: When you expand your own capacity, you donāt just level upāyou give others permission to do the same. The best leaders grow first, then lift those around them.
INSIGHTFUL EXAMPLE
When āNoā Became a Growth Strategy
Early in his leadership journey, Glazer realized he was burning outānot from lack of ambition, but from saying yes to too much. He began keeping a āstop doingā list: meetings that drained him, tasks he should delegate, relationships that no longer served a purpose.
By protecting his time and emotional energy, he created space for what actually moved the needle.
Sometimes the most powerful way to grow is to say ānoā with purpose.
BOOK FACTS
Elevate
First Published: October 1, 2019
Print length: 168 pages
Listening length: 1:30
Ratings: 4.6 Amazon, 4.1 Goodreads
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