I have become a Robin Sharma fan after reading this book. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is the book that made the biggest impact in my life so far. I recommend the book to everyone. Here are some of the key ideas I captured.
- Forget about the past. Dare to dream that you are more than the sum of your circumstances. Expect the best.
- Condition the mind. Don’t let negative thoughts enter it.
- You are building your destiny because only you decide how do you react to what happens to you.
- Persistence is the mother of personal change.
- With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.
- Reflect on your day, on your life.
- What you visualize, you get.
- There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Run your own race.
- Never judge you self worth by somebody else’s net worth.
- There are no setbacks – only lessons.
- The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.
- Find out what you truly love to do, and direct all energy towards it
- The purpose of life is a life of purpose
- Clearly defined priorities and goals for every aspect of life server as lighthouse. Offering you guidance and refuge.
- Have the discipline and vision to see your heroic mission – Dharma – and to ensure that it servers other people while you realize it.
- Never do anything because you have to, do it only if you want to and if that is the right thing for you to do
- 5 step method of attaining goals – form a clear mental picture, create positive pressure, set a deadline, put it to paper, apply it for 21 days
- The book of dreams
- Kaizen – constant and never ending enrichment of mind, body and soul
- The only limits on your life are the ones you set yourself
- Happiness comes from progressive realization of worthy objectives
- Failure is your friend
- Do the things you fear
- 10 rules of radiant living: Ritual of solitude, Ritual of physicality, Ritual of live nourishments, Ritual of abundant knowledge, Ritual of personal reflection, Ritual of early awakening, Ritual of music, Ritual of spoken word, Ritual of congruent character, Ritual of simplicity
- Virtues – industry, compassion, humility, patience, honesty and courage
- I am more than I appear to be, all the world’s power and strength rests within me
- Live with discipline
- Enlightened people are priority driven. This is the secret of time mastery. Focus on priorities and maintain balance.
- Act as if failure is impossible and your success will be assured
- We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience
- The quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution
- See yourself not as an individual, but as a part of collection
- Life does not always give you what you want, but it always gives you what you need
- Stop putting off your happiness for the sake of achievement
I have also posted an excerpt from Robin’s Discover Your Destiny about facing tough times.
Excellent.this book has made me a great fan of Robin Sharma.Though i havnt completed reading this book but as far as i have read it i think this book must have a great impact on the lives all its readers.Actually the real joy of reading this book lies in practising it.What i have learnt so far in short is-live life to its fullest extent.
ive read that too. inspiring one…. !!
Nirav,
I am reading this book as someone passed to me.Then I came across your web site.First I am very impressed with the book and probably some of the things I can straight away put to practice.
Just wondering that whether anyone has started making of some “use” of wonderful teachings of the book and what have been transformations in those lives. I think it is important to share those things in addition to showering praise for Robin Sharma and the book.
Hoping to see some sharing,
Kamal
I am not into reading a lot but I happened to read this & frankly speaking,I’ve been impressed by the contents & the way these have been presented. I even made a small presentation & mailed it to all my team members. I have also practised many of the learnings from this book & HAVE FOUND REAL TRANSFORMATION in my life. A must read for everyone!!!!
really a life transformation book
This book is truly inspirational and really makes you look inside of yourself long and hard to really find out what your life is all about.
m really gonna follow thse points.. nd will read d book for sure……
its good buddy it ‘ill be nice o follow it
great books and thanks the spirital gifts by Robins:-)
My brother told me about the book.
I just wonder…is the book available on MP3 CD?
Listening is just much easier to me.
Hope to hear from you…soon.
Keep well.
Daleen
I have seen some editions in India that include a CD. I think it will be best for you to check your local book store or http://www.robinsharma.com to find more about this.
Thanks.
this is mindbogling path breaking book truly …..inspirational guide
Absolutely a beautiful fable,truly inspirational,for me this is a great pathbreaking guide to think big
this is mindbogling path breaking book truly …..inspirational guide
I just fish the book and I can say one think…is the BEST book that I read. I know that I will give to my best friend for Christmas…is new begging for me; new eyes and opportunity to shear these ideas will my friend!!! Thank you Robin!!! Adriana Macedonia!
I am half-way through the book. I am trying my best with opposition thinking. Negative thinking has become so dominant in my life its hard to work against it. But this book gives lot of hope and its motivating to see the above reviews.
Thousands of books are availalbe in the market like this one but all of you should realize onething – It is very easy to write something regards to success or personality development but circumsatnces plays a very important role in our life and author might not be knowing exactly what is rael success. Also I know many superiors, who read this book, open claiming that it helped in many ways. But when I analyzed their life,I could find lots of worst things done by these people to get succeeded. This is my suggestion – Trust in God, Be optimist, Do hard work and when you take a step forward make sure that others are not hurted anyway. Some times you’ll miss temporary benefits but you’ll be blessed with lots of unexpected things during your life. This is truth…and I experienced it.
Charles
Am reading this book may be third time in 2 years, and everytime I read, I end up in evolving new meaning behind each page.
“We are all busy driving the car in highway and hence missed to fuel it” a sentence that strikes me often.
Success or failure is not the result , TRYING is the key ingredient for any deed in this planet.
Hail Robin Sharma….
Guys its interesting … i am a great fan of robin sharma after reading his book the monk who sold his ferrari.. i want to try his others books also… can u please suggest which one i can go with….
“Discover Your Destiny” would be my recommendation.