This book review summarizes the book "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" by Robin Sharma. It describes the story of Julian Mantle, a high-profile lawyer who has a heart attack and drops out of his fast-paced life to seek spiritual enlightenment in India. When he returns to his home and career, he is a transformed man with a new perspective on life's purpose. The review highlights some of the main lessons from the book, including focusing on self-actualization and living with discipline and respect for one's time.
3. About the Author
Robin Sharma
• He is the globally celebrated author of 10
best-selling books on leadership &
personal development.
• He holds two degree of Law from
Dalhousie University School Of Law.
• He is the founder & CEO of Sharma
Leadership & International Inc.
• He has been awarded Golden Gavel
Award by Toastmasters International.
• Top 10 Leadership Guru in the world
provide training at GE, Nike, FedEx, IBM,
Microsoft & Yale University.
4. Introduction
• This book is one among the most
inspirational book which had made its
highest sales and had remained at the top
one position for 2 years i.e from the year
2000-01.
• This book describes the meaning to one’s
life & the way how we tends to forget the
purpose of our life when we are busy
collecting stones.
5. Main Characters In The Book
Julian Mantle :
Main Protagonist of the story.
John:
Colleague of Julian Mantle , who admires
Mantle’s great success.
6. Gist Of The Story
Julian Mantle , a high profile attorney with a crazy
schedule & a set of priorities that center around
money, power & prestige.
His story is told from the perspective of one of his
associates, who admires Mantle’s great success &
aspires to be like him.
But when Mantle has a heart attack, he drops out
of the game & disappears.
He sells all his possessions & goes to India to seek
more meaningful existence.
7. When he came back he was a changed man, a man who was
completely transformed from a money minded man to a
saint.
He’s earned some spiritual and mythological knowledge
which has the practical advices.
Yogi Raman a sage of Sivana was the main person to
transform Mantle completely.
He shares his Knowledge to his fellow lawyer John, but with
a condition that the lawyer himself must forward this
knowledge to other people.
8. 1. Master Your Mind – Garden
2. Follow Your Purpose-
Lighthouse
9. 3. Practice Kaizen – Sumo Wrestler
4. Live with Discipline-
Pink Cable Wire
5. Respect your Time- Stop Watch
6. Selflessly serve Others – Roses
7. Embrace the Present- Path Of
Diamond
10. Conclusion
The book reveals the true essence of life also
termed as ‘Self Help Book’ or a ‘Wisdom Filled
Novel’.
The book talks about Self-Actualization & Self-
Realization.
Few Quotes used:
Don’t race against others; race against yourself.
The only limit on yourself are those that you set.
Spend sometime in solitude everyday in
meditation.
