Page 40 - Newsletter - (October - December)

BOOK REVIEW
Robin S. Sharma is an acclaimed international
guru who guides readers towards enlightenment.
The success of his best seller The monk Who Sold
His Ferrari is nothing less than sensational!
In this issue, we are bringing you a couple of
things to know about “The Monk Who Sold His
Ferrari”: firstly, it’s essentially a self-help book;
secondly, it’s written as a narrative, from the
perspective of someone receiving advice from the
aforementioned monk.
The whole book is written as the tale of a
successful but burnt-out lawyer who packs it all in
and adopts a new lifestyle, resulting in increased
health and happiness.
If you’re the kind of person looking to read this
kind of book, chances are you’re going to relate
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to at least some aspects of the lawyer’s life, or to
the narrator, a similarly over-dressed lawyer. This
makes Sharma’s book immediately resonate.
When you get down to it, Sharma’s book comes
down to a fairly formulaic format – a list of seven
principles to apply to life, which he explains in
turn:
Master Your Mind: Learn to focus, and
consciously eliminate negative thoughts from
your mind
Follow Your Purpose: Focus on your priorities –
and stay on track by focusing on the desired end
goal
Practice Kaizen: Focusing on continuous
self-improvement
Live With Discipline: Recognize the importance of
willpower while forming new habits
Respect Your Time: Adopting a “death-bed
mentality” – living each day like it’s your last
Selflessly Serve Others: Daily acts of kindness and
cultivating richer relationships
Embrace The Present: Live for today – stop looking
ahead and waiting for things to be better down
the road; enjoy things as they happen
These points aren’t massively original, but the
book is written in an interesting, easy-to-absorb
way that makes it easy to blast through the book
quickly and easy to overlook the sometimes
cheesy dialogue.