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Elevate
Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others by Robert Glazer
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The most successful people are not the ones who do the most—they’re the ones who choose the best.
What if the key to success isn’t doing more—but becoming more?
In Elevate, performance coach and entrepreneur Robert Glazer argues that the most sustainable way to grow is by expanding capacity—not 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.
SMARTEST TAKEAWAYS
The Upgrade Your Life Actually Needs
1️⃣ Capacity, Not Calendar: Real, lasting success isn’t about packing in more tasks—it’s about expanding your ability to handle them. Glazer’s four capacities (spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional) act like muscles: the more you train them, the more you can take on without burning out.
2️⃣ Letting Go Unlocks New Levels: Growth isn’t just about addition—it’s also subtraction. Whether it’s a toxic habit, outdated goal, or limiting belief, dropping the right thing often matters more than adding one more.
3️⃣ Elevation Creates a Ripple Effect: When you expand your own capacity, you don’t just level up—you give others permission to do the same. The best leaders grow first, then lift those around them.
Robert Glazer is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, the premier global partner marketing agency. A serial entrepreneur and five-time founder, he has a passion for helping individuals and organizations build their capacity to elevate.
INSIGHTFUL EXAMPLE
When “No” Became a Growth Strategy
Early in his leadership journey, Glazer realized he was burning out—not from lack of ambition, but from saying yes to too much. He began keeping a “stop doing” 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 “no” 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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TEDx TALKS
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