Robin Sharma

I wish everyone could be rich and famous so they'd realize it doesn't make a difference.

Well, I'd have two replies to that, Rangan.

The first thing I would say is for 15 plus years, I've mentored celebrity billionaires, sports superstars, entertainment royalty, heads of state.

And many of these people have a lot of money, but they're cash rich, life poor.

Second way I'd

offer a response I'd offer to your question is the book is based around the eight forms of wealth.

The fifth form of wealth is money.

I am in no way saying money is unimportant.

We all need money to put food on the family table, to pay for our responsibilities, to take care of our families and to do good things for people we need if there's some leftover.

So I'm not saying money is not important.

I think it's very important.

That's why it's the fifth form of wealth.

I'm actually not even saying the accumulation of things is wrong.

I'd rather have a comfortable pair of boots than cheap boots.

I think as human beings, if you like beauty, and I love beauty, and we're all sensitive creatures, I love flowers.

And well, if you like flowers, why not beautiful material things as well?

So there's nothing wrong with those things.

I think the danger...

comes when they become your gods versus your masters.

And I think the danger comes when you define yourself in the world by your car, your things, and your money.