BOOK REVIEW

SHAKEEL AKHTER
GROUP CIO,

INDUS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH NETWORK

THE BOOK

Originally published: 1996

Author: Robin Sharma
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 978-0062515674
Pages: 198 pages

15 Million Books Sold

world wide
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• BORN: JUNE 16, 1964, CANADA

• ROBIN SHARMA IS A CANADIAN

WRITER, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS THE
MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI BOOK
SERIES.
• WRITER AND A MOTIVATIONAL
SPEAKER.
• THE BOOK IS A BUSINESS FABLE
DERIVED FROM SHARMA'S PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES AFTER LEAVING HIS
CAREER AS A LITIGATION LAWYER AT
THE AGE OF 25.
 SYNOPSIS

THE BOOK DEVELOPS AROUND TWO CHARACTERS,

JULIAN MANTLE AND HIS BEST FRIEND JOHN, IN THE
FORM OF CONVERSATION.

JULIAN NARRATES HIS SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES DURING

A HIMALAYAN JOURNEY WHICH HE UNDERTOOK AFTER
SELLING HIS HOLIDAY HOME AND RED FERRARI.
What Lesson we can learnt
from this book ?
 #1

RESPECT YOUR TIME

• THE ONLY WAY TO EXPERIENCE MORE IS TO PUSH YOURSELF TO DO MORE. BECAUSE ONLY 20% OF YOUR
TIME, DEDICATED TO THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES, YIELD LASTING RESULTS THAT COULD INFLUENCE THE
QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY “NO”.

• START SMALL. BY SHOWING HOW MUCH, YOU VALUE YOUR TIME, OTHERS WILL LEARN TO RECOGNIZE IT
AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, RESPECT YOU FOR IT.
#2

FIND OUT THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

IMAGINE DISCOVERING A MAP THAT LEADS YOU DIRECTLY TO A TREASURE CHEST. THAT’S HOW
EXCITING IT WOULD BE WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE.
 Visualize Eliminate
you future what kills
success your energy

Find Your
Define what
success
truly mean
Purpose Identify
who am I
not ?
to you

Identify
Where I m
not ?
#3

DO THE THINGS YOU FEAR MOST

DO THE THINGS YOU FEAR, BECAUSE YOU’RE BUILDING THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN YOURSELF.
LEADING YOURSELF FIRST GIVES OTHERS THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE THAT YOU’RE CAPABLE OF LEADING THEM TOO.
THE LESSON FROM THE MONK IS THAT SUCCESS ON THE OUTSIDE BEGINS WITHIN. WHEN YOU IDENTIFY THE THINGS THAT
ARE HOLDING YOU BACK, YOU SHOULD FACE THEM. SO, ACT WITH THE INTEGRITY AND BE GUIDED BY YOUR HEART.
#4

ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE

YOU DON’T NEED TOO MANY MATERIAL POSSESSIONS FOR YOU TO ENJOY LIFE.
FOR ACHIEVING THE SUCCESS, WE DON’T CARE ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS, THAT PROVIDE US HAPPINESS.
PERSON JUST FOCUSES ON BIG ACHIEVEMENT, NOT SMALL. IF PERSON CAN’T ENJOY ON LITTLE THINGS, HE WILL ALSO NOT ENJOY
WHEN HE ACHIEVES THE BIG.
#5

LIVE WITH DISCIPLINE

WE’RE ALL THE MORE TEMPTED AND DISTRACTED TODAY BY THE NOISES OUR DEVICES MAKE AND THE PEOPLE WE INTERACT WITH
ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT TAKES COURAGE TO NURTURE SELF-DISCIPLINE BECAUSE IT’S NOT EASY.
BUT ONCE YOU GIVE YOURSELF THE POWER TO BE MORE THAN YOUR ENVIRONMENT, YOU’LL ULTIMATELY WIN AND UNSHACKLE
YOURSELF FROM A MENTAL PRISON.
#6

CULTIVATE YOUR MIND

THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE IS DETERMINED BY THE QUALITY OF YOUR THOUGHTS. IRONICALLY, UNDER THE GRAND
LAWS OF NATURE, OUR MIND CAN ONLY HOLD ONE THOUGHT AT A TIME.

BY MAKING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS YOUR FOCUS, YOU’LL EMBODY IT, OR WORST, MANIFEST IT. THIS MENTALITY WILL
ONLY HINDER YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH.

MASTERING YOUR MIND MEANS SEEING SETBACKS AS OPPORTUNITIES.

BY ENVISIONING YOUR DREAMS, YOU GIVE YOUR MIND THE POWER TO CULTIVATE IT AND MAKE IT A REALITY. SO,
OCCUPY YOUR MIND WITH UPLIFTING THOUGHTS.
#7

YOUR OUTER LIFE IMPROVES, IF

YOU BUILD YOUR INNER WORLD

WORKING ON FACTORS SUCH AS DISCIPLINE AND OPTIMISM ENABLES YOU TO ACHIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT.

BESIDES THIS, BUILDING YOUR INNER WORLD THROUGH THE CULTIVATION OF FAITH, A STRONG SPIRIT, AND SELF-
MASTERY MAKES YOU UNSTOPPABLE IN YOUR OUTER WORLD.

THAT BEING SAID, YOU MUST FOCUS ON BUILDING A STRONG CHARACTER BECAUSE DOING SO WILL ENABLE YOU
TO EASILY SUCCEED IN YOUR OUTER WORLD.

ALWAYS LISTEN GOOD THINGS, WATCH GOOD STUFF, SPEND YOUR TIME WITH GOOD PERSON.
#8

PRACTICE DAILY ACT OF KINDNESS

EXPRESSING GRATITUDE DAILY PLANTS THE SEED WITHIN YOURSELF THAT EACH DAY IS SACRED.
THE RICHER THE RELATIONSHIP YOU BUILD AROUND YOU, THE MORE ABUNDANCE COMES YOUR WAY.
GIVING MORE TO LIFE AND TO YOUR COMMUNITY IS A PARADIGM-SHIFTING PERSPECTIVE FROM THE “SELF” MENTALITY
OF SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
PRACTICING GRATITUDE AND DEDICATING TIME TO THE ACT OF GIVING, CAN HELP YOU FIND YOUR PURPOSE IN THE
WORLD.
#9

WRITING DOWN YOUR GOAL

THE ART OF GOAL SETTING DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO EVERYONE AND FOR GOOD REASON.

WHEN WE WRITE OUR GOALS DOWN AND THEN CONSTANTLY LOOK AT THEM, WE SUBCONSCIOUSLY TELL OUR BRAIN TO RED FLAG ANY
THOUGHT THAT COMES INTO OUR MIND, WHICH RELATES TO ONE OF OUR GOALS.

GOALS ALLOW YOUR MIND TO PLACE AN IMPORTANCE INDICATOR ON EVERY THOUGHT YOU HAVE, FROM IMPORTANT TO LEAST IMPORTANT.

GOALS ARE REALLY JUST FOCUSING YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE THINGS YOU WANT AND DISCARDING EVERYTHING ELSE — GROUNDBREAKING!
# 10

EMBRACE THE PRESENT

WE ARE ALL HERE FOR SOME SPECIAL REASON. STOP BEING A PRISONER OF YOUR PAST. BECOME THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR FUTURE.

WE LIVE IN A FAST-PACED WORLD, WHERE WE ALL WEAR THE BUSY BADGE. HOWEVER, IT’S IMPORTANT TO LIVE LIKE A CHILD AND
EMBRACE THE JOYS OF THE MOMENT.

WHILE, YOU HAVE DREAMS AND AMBITIONS, CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY THAT WILL TAKE YOU THERE. LOVE THE TINY SUCCESSES AND THE
FAILURES ALONG THE WAY.

PRACTICE GRATITUDE AND STOP PUTTING OFF YOUR HAPPINESS FOR THE SAKE OF ACHIEVEMENT.
FINAL WORDS – QUESTION YOURSELF

1. Are you leading a purposeful Life?

2. How are you helping people around you to
lead a better life?
3. What success mean for you and Why ?
Money, fame, or Peace of Mind?
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