THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI

I recently read this life-changing book about a high flying lawyer, Julian Mantle,who at the peak of his career was earning a seven figure income, lived in a huge mansion, owned a second home on a tropical island, access to a private jet and drove a gleaming red Ferrari but was never happy, despite his successes and achievements until he collapsed from a heart attack in the middle of a packed courtroom.The book was related through the voice of the author Robin Sharma.
 At the time, i felt i needed the extra push that motivational books give you, i was about to start a project i felt very passionate about and i needed all the Armour i could get so i asked around and this book was suggested. I got a copy and started reading.At first i was disappointed, the start of the book was a silly story about a green garden, a Sumo wrestler, a stop watch and sparkling diamonds which lead him to a path of everlasting joy and eternal bliss.What i wanted was a bust their balls, i'm charging in kind of book, this one was all calm and serenity but i kept at it and continued reading and then, after the first few chapters, i understood! there are such things as calm strength, a loud silence and the power of true spirituality. The book is about all these.
I read the book religiously, jotted down notes and absorbed the lessons it taught me. Just as Julian enlightened his protegee, i'll also tell you some of the lessons i learnt from ''The Monk who sold his Ferrari" -
- Always do life's hard tasks first - the difference between a successful person and a mediocre one is that they do things that a less successful person doesn't like doing even though they might not like doing them either.
- Developing your WILLPOWER is the key to success - Start by doing the small things you absolutely hate doing , reward yourself, then move on to bigger things.
- Push yourself daily - set daily targets and try to meet them. always have a conversation with yourself at the end of the day about the targets you met and the ones you didn't meet and why
- Do the things you fear - Fear is what separates us from our successes.
- Never, ever procrastinate. Do everything NOW.
- Have a mantra - a mantra is a belief phrase you repeat to yourself over and over to re- orientate your psyche, being anti-social and wary of interacting with people mine is ''The worst anyone can tell you is NO'' and true, it's always either a yes or a no, never a knock on the head.