I’m reading the book, ‘Monk who sold his Ferrari’ the 7 stages of self-awakening by Robin Sharma. A book about personal leadership and self-discovery. I personally love these theme of books, they have so much life value in them. I thought I would gather and note down the key points to remember of each chapter.
Chapter 1
- Only people in pain can do painful things. Only people closed hearts are able to act in less than loving ways. Only people who have been hurt can hurt others.
- The top of the mountain is the bottom of the next
- The unknown is where the ‘new’ exists and the new is the only place in the world where you will find a possibility
- Mine craves external power which is based on worldly rather than spiritual – money, position and possessions. Problem with external power is that it is fleeting. When you lose money, positions, and possessions you lose the power. If you have tied your identity to those things, you will also lose a sense of who you are. The only power worth anything is authentic power – which comes from within.
- Boats that never ventures beyond its moorings will never be damaged, but that’s not what boats are for.
Chapter 2
- Your stumbling blocks can become your stepping stones if you chose.
- Success is great but the significance is even better and is the real name of the game.
- Don’t be imprisoned by them, own them but don’t let them own you.
- Things are never as bad as they seem. The situations that cause us sorrow are the same ones that introduce us to the strength, power, and wisdom.
- To deny them (bad feelings) is to deny a natural part of you. It is an unhealthy thing to do, both psychologically and physiologically. Swallowing your feelings leads to dis-ease.
- Best way to lead the field of business is to devote yourself in adding more value to your clients and customers than they have any right to expect.
- Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from mistakes, mistakes come from bad judgments.
Chapter 3
- Generally, the things that we value in our 20s 30s 40s become the things we value least at the end of our lives.
- The pursuit of money should not be my highest priority
- Money is the unintended yet inevitable byproduct of a life spent helping others get what they want. Money is nothing more than payment rendered by the universe in return for the value you have added to others. As you sow, so shall you reap.
- Life is like a river with two banks. On one bank we will find happiness and on the other, we will see sorrow. As we move along the river, we will inevitably brush up against both banks. The real trick is not to stay stuck on either one too long.
- I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand.
