There are Some books you read and leave behind. and there are those that stick with you long after you have closed the last page.
Personally, one of such books is "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" by Robin Sharma.
I did not read it when I was experiencing a fall-out of things in my life or some out of the ordinary happenings. It was as though I was at that stage that many of us are at, attempting to develop, attempting to improve, attempting to unravel the mystery but still feeling that something was somehow amiss.
The book narrates about a successful lawyer who had what most people seek which is, money, status, success but was still empty. He later leaves that life to find something more, something with a deeper meaning.
Initially, it was radical.
Selling everything? Quitting that type of life?
However, as I continued to read the book I realized the book was not about giving up on success. It was a matter of redefining.
That part hit me.
most of us are raised pursuing a form of success that we never even defined for ourselves. We simply bequeath it, money, recognition, status, without really questioning whether or not they are things that are going to leave us fulfilled.
Among the most significant lessons that I was able to obtain in the book one stood out, and that is the significance of living with a purpose.
Not to merely wake up, respond to life, and go through the routines, but to make a decision on how you would like to live. Choosing what matters. Deciding on what you focus your time and energy on.
It is so easy to say but in reality, many people do not do it.
The other aspect that the book has highlighted is mind discipline.
We are so preoccupied with outward development, skills, money, opportunities but we do not pay much attention to what is going on inside. What we think, what we pay attention to, what we do. The book helped me to understand that when you are not focused or in a negative state of mind, no success you gain outwardly will be complete.
I kept that thought in mind.
It also discusses much about small, consistent habits. Not huge dramatic steps but mere day-to-day steps that build up. The stuff such as guarding your focus, taking time to contemplate, and forming discipline slowly.
Just Pure consistency.
And I believe that’s what made the book stand out.
What would I suggest?
In a world that has been in a frenzy of pursuing something, be it money, growth, recognition, etc, this book makes you take a step back and question yourself, What am I actually pursuing, and why?
It does not command you not to be ambitious.
It only asks of you that you ensure that your ambition is in line with your peace, your purpose and your long term satisfaction.
In my case, I found that change of thought worthwhile.
Not life-changing in a day, but gradual. it alters your attitude to things.
How you work.
How you think.
How you gauge improvement.
And sometimes that is just what you need, not a noisy change of course, but a noiseless change of attitude..
