Must Read - The monk who sold his Ferrari

Narasimhan A R



I got this book as my birth day gift from my neighbor cum friend - in the year 2005. It was kept in the book shelf, after that I used to take out only to dust. Without much intention to read, I picked this up one day quite early in the morning (around 3 a.m). Much to my surprise it took to me to read till end. Thought of place it on blog the gist



Though the content of the book can be seen in spiritual and motivational books, Robin used a different technique. The book starts with “Julian Mantle, the great lawyer collapses in the courtroom, sweating and shivering……….. It has totally eleven chapters – all are flowing effortlessly from one to another. John, who is a friend as well as co-worker of Julian, narrates the story.



Some of the salient points in the book which would take any one to highest mood



a.When passionate about something, you can do it any time

b.A tragedy could be an opportunity – burnt down house could mean a new house

c.Pain can be a good teacher

d.There are no mistakes only lessons

e.Put mental images of what you want to be (similar to what Vivekananda said)

f.Get out of your circle of comfort

g.Live every day as your last – death bed mentality



Story in Essence

Mental Mastery

a.Just follow the purpose of life

b.Move Forward – If you have not move forward, meaning you are moving backward

c.Discipline is the Mantra

d.Death bed mentality (Time slips thro our hand like grains of sand, never to return again)

e.Service to others – The noble thing you can do is to give others.

f.Live in present



In many places Robin makes references about law of nature. example: when one door closes, another opens . Definitely a must read book.



His CV (in short)

Novelist and businessman, an expert on leadership and personality development

Has had a distinguished career as a litigation lawyer.

CEO of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a global training firm

Year 2008: He was awarded the number two rank on the international Leadership Gurus survey right after John C. Maxwell in the number one spot.