The Monk who sold his Ferrari - IV (last)

The Monk who sold his Ferrari
Robin Sharma

(Pg 150 – 198)

The book then dwells on discipline and says that lack of willpower is a mental disease. Enlightened persons do not seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves.
Don’t race against others. Race against yourself.
Discipline helps in taking control of one’s life as when you control your thoughts, you control your mind. When you control your mind, you control your life. And once you reach the stage of being in total control of your life, you become the master of your destiny.
The secret ingredient of building self-confidence is momentum. A good thought and a good habit need to be maintained like getting up a little earlier, going for a walk, switching off the TV when we know its enough.

Then it takes up the most precious commodity – time. If youth only knew, if age only could.
Set priorities – enlightened people are priority driven.
You got to be ruthless with your time. Learn to say no. Having the courage tom say no to little things will give you the courage to say yes to bigger things.
The best time to plant a tree was forty years ago. The second best time is today.
The remedy to break the spell of frustration is given as Act as if failure is impossible – wipe out every thought of not achieving your objectives – do not set any limits on the working of your imagination – never be a prisoner of your past – become the architect of your future.

It then lets out the purpose of life – to serve, selflessly.

It finally gives some good nuggets of wisdom:
Happiness is a journey not a destination – you got to keep practicing being happy.
And to be happy you got to – live your children’s childhood, love the love of your beloved – savor the blessings of parents – bathe in the joy of friends – put a smile on a stranger’s face.

Grow your destiny!

Definitely a book to spend one week with and to keep in the head for life!