Robert Greene
Author
Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and most recently of The Daily Laws.
In addition to having a strong following within the business world and a deep following in Washington, DC, Greene’s books are hailed by everyone from war historians to the biggest musicians in the industry (including Jay-Z, Drake, and 50 Cent).
Greene attended U.C. Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
You can achieve mastery in more than one field. What would be interesting to see is could a musician also master baseball?
Can you imagine yourself working at the same narrow position all the way up until the future?
Who you are a lot of the time is a reflection of what other people have told you.
Mentors can steer you away from the kinds of mistakes that are going to make you waste a year or two of your life.
Your greatest danger is that you’re going to be replaceable by the time you’re in your late 30s.
Michael Faraday became the greatest experimental scientist of the nineteenth century. But that never would have happened without the right mentor.
The whole idea of mastery is you’re going to eventually become a greater master than you’re mentor.
For some, the word ‘mastery’ conjures up images of medieval samurai or classical pianists. But Robert Greene, acclaimed author of Mastery, The 48 Laws of Power, and Seduction teaches that […]
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It’s never too late to find a mentor. But the most important thing is is to be realistic and practical.
Mastery is basically a form of intelligence that people reach after years of working in a field, years of practice, experience, some failure.
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Like Napoleon, the great golfer let success go to his head. His tragic flaw was fearlessness. But Woods’ Waterloo need not be permanent, says Robert Greene.
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Can anyone learn to be fearless? Robert Greene (“The 50th Law”) considers a famously unflappable rap star and gives an emphatic answer.
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The “Art of Seduction” author moves beyond corny pick-up lines to offer practical seduction strategies, including one drawn from a fictional character who could “seduce a beetle if he needed to.”
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How to negotiate the age-old power dynamics of romance, from flirtation through the “stable phase” of a relationship.
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Even during the recession, employees don’t have to be at the mercy of managers.
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Power and strategy expert Robert Greene analyzes what propelled President Obama to victory in 2008—and how he can avoid losing power now.
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Power-mad leaders keep appearing throughout history. Defeating them is never easy—fortunately, they often defeat themselves.
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Are those who seek power inherently unethical? And how can the rest of us avoid being manipulated by them?
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Does Robert Greene practice the power and seduction strategies he preaches?
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A conversation with the writer and expert on power.
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