Book Review : Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
Considering how Covid is affecting the whole world and
I feel deeply connected with his words
"If your priorities don't get scheduled into your planner, other people's priorities will get put into your planner"
Learning to say no to the non-essentials will give you more time to devote to the things that have the power to truly improve the way you live and help you leave the legacy you know in your heart you are destined to be.
12. Schedule worry breaks
I recommend that you schedule fixed times to worry, say 30 mins every evening. During this worry session, you may wallow in your problems & brood over your difficulties. But after that period ends, you must train yourself to leave your troubles behind and do something more productive.
18. Get up early
Time seems to slow down & a deep sense of peace fills the air. Joining the 'Five o'Clock Club' will allow you to start controlling your day rather than letting your day control you.
22. Take more risks
To live your life to the fullest, start taking more risks & doing things you fear. Get good at being uncomfortable & stop walking the path of least resistance.
25. Bless your money
"When you send your money out, remember always to bless it. Ask it to bless everybody that it touches, & command it to go out & feed the hungry & clothe the naked, & command it to come back to you a millionfold" -Al Koran-
When you pay for your groceries, silently bless all those who have helped bring this food to you : the farmers who have grown it, the delivery people who have carried it & the store clerks who have stocked it.
When you pull out a few bills to buy that magazine in a convenience store, bless the person who is behind the counter & hope the money adds value to the quality of his or her life.
29. Create a love account
Each day, make a few deposits in this very special reserve by doing something small to add joy to the life of someone around you. Buying your partner fresh cut flowers for no reason at all, sending your best friend a copy of your favourite book or taking the time to tell your children in no uncertain terms how you feel about the them are all good places to start.
"Without the rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar" -Emerson-
30. Get behind people's eyeballs
Tips to become good listener :
* If you are speaking & the person you're having a conversation with has not said something within the past 60 seconds, there is a good chance you might have lost her & it's time to stop talking too much.
* Resist the temptation to interrupt. Catch yourself just before you do so & pay more attention to the content of what the other person is saying to you.
* After the other person makes her points, rather than immediately responding with your opinion, reflect on what you have just heard. Saying something such as, "just to make sure I understand you, are you saying ....?" and doing so with complete sincerity will bring you much closer to the people you interact with every day of your life.
36. Read Tuesdays With Morrie
The book is about a man who, after leaving the university, & building a career, rediscovers his favourite professor, Morrie, in the final months of the older man's life. Every Tuesday, the former student then visits the dying teacher to learn another lesson about life from this man.
"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live" -Morrie-
This book will remind you of counting your blessings daily.
38. Keep your cool
Excellent ways to control your temper :
* Count to 100 before you respond to someone who has irritated you
* Three Gate Test - Only speak when it passes these 3 gates
"He who asks may be a fool for 5 mins. He who doesn't is a fool for a lifetime" -Chinese proverb-
45. Connect with nature
Natural surroundings serve to stifle the endless chatter that fills our minds so that our true brilliance can be liberated.
Study the complexity of a flower or the way the current moves in a sparkling stream.
Take off your shoes and feel the grass under your feet.
Give silent thanks that you have the privilege of enjoying these special gifts of nature.
"When I admire the wonder of a sunset or beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator" -Mahatma Gandhi-
46. Use your commute time
If you commit to the office 30 mins each way, after a year, you would have spent equivalent of 6 weeks of 8 hour days in your car. Turn your car into a 'college on wheels' will be one of the best investments you will ever make.
49. Remember the rule of 21
It takes about 21 days to develop a new habit.
"We first make our habits and then our habits make us" -John Dryden-
81. Don't pick up the phone every time it rings
The telephone is there for your convenience, not for the convenience of your callers.
Yet, as soon as we hear the phone ring, we act as if we are firefighters rushing to a five-alarm fire.
Once you get good at letting it ring and staying focused on the activity at hand, whether it is reading a good book, having a heart-to-heart conversation with your life partner or frolicking with your kids, you will wonder what the hurry to pick up the phone was all about in the first place.
86. Become an imposter
'Fake it til you make it'
You can pretend to be the kind of person you wish to be.
By consistently acting as a highly enthusiastic person might or as a truly confident person would, it is a highly effective way to modify your behaviour and transform yourself into a person you plan to be.
100. Selflessly serve
"A little fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses" -ancient Chinese belief-
In one memorable story from Mahatma Gandhi's life, he was traveling across India by train. As he left the car he had been riding in, one of his shoes fell to a place on the tracks well beyond his reach. Rather than worrying about getting it back, he did something that startled his traveling companions: he removed his other shoe and threw it to where the first one rested. When asked, he smiled and said, "now the poor soul who finds the first one will have a pair of shoes that he can wear".
That's all that I found most interesting about this book
Reading back, it hits me again
It reminds me to live my life properly
I guess it's true that a good book guides the lost soul..
Til then
Stay safe, take care everyone
May Allah protect us all
Amin.
Q
no traveling at the moment 😔
I dont want to write about my traveling experience
I'm going to share favourite quotes from a book I read
Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
I feel deeply connected with his words
Possibly my soul is in search of some motivation
There are 101 lessons written in his book
Here are my favourites....
1. Discover your calling
Finding your calling does not mean you must leave the job you now have. You need to bring more of yourself into your work & focus on the things you do best.
"Be the change that you wish to see most in your world" -Mahatma Gandhi-
2. Every day, be kind to a stranger
"Let us be kinder to one another" -Aldous Huxley-
Kindness, is the rent we must pay for the space we occupy on this planet.
3. Maintain your perspective
When we encounter a difficult circumstance, we must keep shifting our perspective and continuously ask ourselves, "is there a wiser, more enlightened way of looking at this seemingly negative situation?"
4. Practice tough love
Self-discipline allows you to do all those things you know in your heart you should do, but never feel like doing.
"Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not" -Thomas Henry Huxley-
"Successful person has the habit of doing the things failures do not like to do. They do not like doing them either. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose" -E. M. Gray-
7. Honour your past
Use the lessons you have learned from your past to rise to a whole new level of awareness & enlightenment.
9. Learn to say no gracefully
"If your priorities don't get scheduled into your planner, other people's priorities will get put into your planner"
Learning to say no to the non-essentials will give you more time to devote to the things that have the power to truly improve the way you live and help you leave the legacy you know in your heart you are destined to be.
12. Schedule worry breaks
I recommend that you schedule fixed times to worry, say 30 mins every evening. During this worry session, you may wallow in your problems & brood over your difficulties. But after that period ends, you must train yourself to leave your troubles behind and do something more productive.
18. Get up early
Time seems to slow down & a deep sense of peace fills the air. Joining the 'Five o'Clock Club' will allow you to start controlling your day rather than letting your day control you.
22. Take more risks
To live your life to the fullest, start taking more risks & doing things you fear. Get good at being uncomfortable & stop walking the path of least resistance.
25. Bless your money
"When you send your money out, remember always to bless it. Ask it to bless everybody that it touches, & command it to go out & feed the hungry & clothe the naked, & command it to come back to you a millionfold" -Al Koran-
When you pay for your groceries, silently bless all those who have helped bring this food to you : the farmers who have grown it, the delivery people who have carried it & the store clerks who have stocked it.
When you pull out a few bills to buy that magazine in a convenience store, bless the person who is behind the counter & hope the money adds value to the quality of his or her life.
29. Create a love account
Each day, make a few deposits in this very special reserve by doing something small to add joy to the life of someone around you. Buying your partner fresh cut flowers for no reason at all, sending your best friend a copy of your favourite book or taking the time to tell your children in no uncertain terms how you feel about the them are all good places to start.
"Without the rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar" -Emerson-
30. Get behind people's eyeballs
Tips to become good listener :
* If you are speaking & the person you're having a conversation with has not said something within the past 60 seconds, there is a good chance you might have lost her & it's time to stop talking too much.
* Resist the temptation to interrupt. Catch yourself just before you do so & pay more attention to the content of what the other person is saying to you.
* After the other person makes her points, rather than immediately responding with your opinion, reflect on what you have just heard. Saying something such as, "just to make sure I understand you, are you saying ....?" and doing so with complete sincerity will bring you much closer to the people you interact with every day of your life.
36. Read Tuesdays With Morrie
The book is about a man who, after leaving the university, & building a career, rediscovers his favourite professor, Morrie, in the final months of the older man's life. Every Tuesday, the former student then visits the dying teacher to learn another lesson about life from this man.
"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live" -Morrie-
This book will remind you of counting your blessings daily.
38. Keep your cool
Excellent ways to control your temper :
* Count to 100 before you respond to someone who has irritated you
* Three Gate Test - Only speak when it passes these 3 gates
- Are these words truthful? If so, it can pass on to 2nd gate
- Are these words necessary? If so, it can pass on to last gate
- Are these words kind? If so, then only it can leave the lips & be sent out to the world
41. Get good at asking
"He who asks may be a fool for 5 mins. He who doesn't is a fool for a lifetime" -Chinese proverb-
45. Connect with nature
Natural surroundings serve to stifle the endless chatter that fills our minds so that our true brilliance can be liberated.
Study the complexity of a flower or the way the current moves in a sparkling stream.
Take off your shoes and feel the grass under your feet.
Give silent thanks that you have the privilege of enjoying these special gifts of nature.
"When I admire the wonder of a sunset or beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator" -Mahatma Gandhi-
46. Use your commute time
If you commit to the office 30 mins each way, after a year, you would have spent equivalent of 6 weeks of 8 hour days in your car. Turn your car into a 'college on wheels' will be one of the best investments you will ever make.
49. Remember the rule of 21
It takes about 21 days to develop a new habit.
"We first make our habits and then our habits make us" -John Dryden-
81. Don't pick up the phone every time it rings
The telephone is there for your convenience, not for the convenience of your callers.
Yet, as soon as we hear the phone ring, we act as if we are firefighters rushing to a five-alarm fire.
Once you get good at letting it ring and staying focused on the activity at hand, whether it is reading a good book, having a heart-to-heart conversation with your life partner or frolicking with your kids, you will wonder what the hurry to pick up the phone was all about in the first place.
86. Become an imposter
'Fake it til you make it'
You can pretend to be the kind of person you wish to be.
By consistently acting as a highly enthusiastic person might or as a truly confident person would, it is a highly effective way to modify your behaviour and transform yourself into a person you plan to be.
100. Selflessly serve
"A little fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses" -ancient Chinese belief-
In one memorable story from Mahatma Gandhi's life, he was traveling across India by train. As he left the car he had been riding in, one of his shoes fell to a place on the tracks well beyond his reach. Rather than worrying about getting it back, he did something that startled his traveling companions: he removed his other shoe and threw it to where the first one rested. When asked, he smiled and said, "now the poor soul who finds the first one will have a pair of shoes that he can wear".
That's all that I found most interesting about this book
Reading back, it hits me again
It reminds me to live my life properly
I guess it's true that a good book guides the lost soul..
Til then
Stay safe, take care everyone
May Allah protect us all
Amin.
Q
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