Review on The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a self-help book written by Robin Sharma. This book shows how to organize each day with positivity and accomplish them efficiently and effectively. It is a story about how to fulfill one’s dream, and the author shows a path to reaching our destiny.

The main character of this story is Julian Mantle, an enormously successful lawyer. His outrageous courtroom theatrics regularly made the front pages of the newspaper. He suffered a severe heart attack in the court, and his life changed after that. He quit his job, sold all his belongings, and fly to India in search of Nirvana or the true meaning of this life.

It’s a story about the transformation of 53-year-old Julian into a man who looks like 30 without any wrinkles on his face. Julian came to his country and met his old friend and colleague John. Julian shared his story and experience it with his friend.

                  “You are what you think about all day long. You are also what you say to yourself all day long. If you say that you are old and tired, this mantra will be manifested in your external reality. If you say you are weak and lack enthusiasm, this too will be the nature of your world. But if you say that you are healthy, dynamic, and fully alive, your life will be transformed. Words have remarkable power.”-Robin Sharma

                        Robin Sharma shows a path of enlightenment through seven timeless virtues and symbols. This story tells you how to grasp your subconscious mind, follow your dreams, practice Kaizen, live with self-discipline, selfless service to mankind, and embrace the present.

Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

1- Master your mind

The symbol “magnificent garden” represents the act of cultivating the mind and improving the quality of life by improving the quality of thoughts. It’s impossible to completely remove negative thoughts from our mind, however, it can be substituted by positive thoughts.

It’s important to have goals and reach high levels of potential. As much as it’s important to value the journey and appreciate what you have right now.

                            “Everything is created twice, first in mind and then in reality”

• Cultivate your mind it will blossom beyond your expectations. We live in a world right now where there is a constant stimulus coming towards our direction, and this stimulus is embedding itself in your subconscious mind whether you’re aware of it or not. We have to hold the key to the gate that allows this information in and choose consciously what kind of information we want going into our mind.
• The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts. Protect your mind, be aware of the kind of information you are consuming. That information is going into your mind and it’s getting you to think a certain way. When you think in a way that is not in alignment with your vision, you’re probably not going to do things a certain. You are going to consciously choose by simplifying the information and content that you consume to that which supports your vision
• There are no mistakes–only lessons.  This is a way of thinking that’s based on appreciation self-respect and gratitude for yourself and the world that you live in. Trust that every single experience that you have every day is teaching you about yourself.

2- Follow your purpose

Happiness comes from achievement, but without goal setting, you will not achieve anything. Find the purpose of your life, make goals, and write down on a piece of paper. As I said, we thought sixty-thousand thoughts in an average day.

Writing goals send signals to the subconscious mind that states this single thought far more important than the other 59,999 thoughts. Then, the sub-conscious mind provides precious mental energy to carry out the oals.

• It’s important to have goals and reach high levels of potential. As much as it’s important to value the journey and appreciate what you have right now.
• Discovering and then realizing your lifework brings lasting fulfillment.
• Set clearly defined personal, professional, and spiritual goals, and then have the courage to act on them. you have to do things that break through your comfort zone.

3- Practice Kaizen

Kaizen is the Japanese method for improvement and optimization. It’s a process that you optimize and you incrementally improve in the areas of your life, business and work.

• Self-mastery is the DNA of life mastery. If you master yourself and use the philosophy of Kaizen to help guide you, then you’re well on your way to mastering external circumstances like building a business or having a successful relationship.
• Success on the outside begins within. You don’t attract what you want, you attract who you are. It’s worth repeating and reflecting on many times.
• Enlightenment comes through the consistent cultivation of your mind, body, and soul. Consistent cultivation means the development and optimization of your mind.

                                      “Success cannot be pursued; success ensues. It flows as the unintended by-product of efforts concentrated in the direction of a worthy cause.”

4- Live with discipline

Represented by a pink wire coil, the notion of discipline entreats you to consistently perform small acts of courage, strengthen your will power, and develop the strength of self-discipline.

• Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage. You can take big acts of courage, but every day dedicate yourself.
• The more you nurture the embryo of self-discipline, the more it will mature.
• Willpower is the essential virtue of a fully actualized life. The beauty of willpower is you should approach it from two angles: develop your willpower by practicing self-discipline and set up systems in your life.

                          “Wage war against the weaker thoughts that have crept into the palace of your mind. They will see that they are unwanted and leave like unwelcome visitors”

5- Respect your time

Time is the most precious commodity. We all have twenty-four hours a day, but effective time management separates successful folk from average folk. Time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return. Time mastery leads to life mastery. 

• Time is your most precious commodity and it is non-renewable.
• Focus on your priorities and maintain balance.
• Simplify your life.

6- Embrace the present

There are three techniques you can apply to fully embrace the present. They include living your children’s childhood, practicing gratitude, and gently growing towards your destiny. It is also important for you to be fully present and engaged in whatever you do.

• Live in the “now.” Savor the gift of the present.
• Never sacrifice happiness for achievement.
• Savor the journey and live each day as your last.