Monk who sold the Ferrari
By
Robin. S. Sharma
KAIZEN
- Solitude
- Physical activity
- Vegetarianism
- Learning
- Introspection/Journal
- Rise with the sun and eat before sunset
- Music: classical
- Mantra: recitation
- Sow the habit and reap the character
- Simplicity
Ingredients
- Master the mind Garden
- Follow your purpose Lighthouse
- Practice Kaizen Sumo wrestler
- Live with discipline Pink wire cable
- Respect your time Gold stopwatch
- Selfless service Fragrant roses
- Embrace the present Path of diamond
Excerpts
- Mind management is the essence of life management
- When you dedicate yourself to transform your inner world : Ordinary………Extraordinary
- We can control our attitude towards events. I can > IQ
- You have the capacity to choose your response
- When one door closes another opens.
- Expand imagination. Things are created twice. First in mind and then in reality. Books to read; build friendship; appreciate music; Equanimity is the journey. Bliss is the destination. Difference between well-being and being well-off.
- The power of simplicity
- Words are the verbal embodiment of power. Inspired by great purpose/ extra-ordinary project.
- Energy, enthusiasm and Optimism has no bounds. Mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master. Mind training >Weight training.
- All lasting inner changes requires time and effort
- Luck+ Preparation=Opportunity. Concentration is the root of mind mastery
- Liberate the power of mind by focus on the task. Leadership is the congruence of words with body and mind. Power of mind, body and voice gets concentrated at its focus like convex lens of Yoga.
- Find out what you truly love to do and then direct Mind, Voice and Body towards doing it.
- Passion must improve or serve the life of others to be worth of pursuit. Most people sleep because they really don't have anything else to do.
- We are consumed by needless worry that drains us of vitality and is like leaking tube hindering the destination.
- Start taking risk. Shake up your life a bit. Get rid of the cobwebs. Take the road least traveled.
- Ten minutes of focused reflection a day will have profound impact on the quality of life.
- Stare at the centre of rose without the wandering of mind.
- There is power in Silence and stillness.
- When an undesirable thought occupies the focal point of your mind replace it immediately with wi6th an uplifting one.
- Quality of thinking determines the quality of your life.
- You cannot afford the luxury of even one negative thought.
- Einstein said" Imagination is more important than Knowledge.
- Use positive image to influence the mind.
- There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Fatigue dominates the life of one who lives without direction and dream.
- Tiredness is a mental creation, a bad habit cultivated to act as a crutch for tedious task.
- Fan the sparks of possibilities into the flame of achievement. McLennan
- Strive to improve the life of others and your own will be elevated.
- Purpose of life is a life of purpose.
- Productivity should be peaceful, focused and Zen like.
- Discover the unique set of gifts and talents to find the objective of life..
- Most important things should never be sacrificed for the less important.
- The key to have discipline and vision is to see your heroic mission and to see that it serves others.
- Worldly wisdom?
- You will not be able to hit the target that you cannot see. .Setting objective in mental, physical and spiritual world is critical to their realization.
- Enthusiasm is the key ingredient for lifetime of successful living.
- Learn what you excel at and what makes you happy. Find your passion and then follow it. Be acutely aware of your aim in life. Start to live with more zeal and concentration.
- "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love". Goethe
- Form the clear mental image of the outcome
- Train your mind to associate pleasure with good habits and punishment with bad one's. To breath life into a goal you must attach a precise deadline to it.
- Goal must be committed on paper by maintaining sections in your dream-book like album.
- Perform the new activity for 21 days to form a habit.
- Install a new habit by directing so much energy towards it that the old one slips away. The only reason to do something is because you want to, and you know it is the right thing for you to do.
- Insert any activity into your routine as a ritual and it grows into a habit.
- Love and laughter makes the day with life. Remain spirited, joyful and curious.
- Breathe the fire of passion into all that you do as a potent fuel for dream.
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- "Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly." Confucius
- Kaizen + Constant and never ending improvement. Self-mastery is the DNA of life-mastery.
- Questions are the most effective method of eliciting knowledge.
- No man is free who is not master of himself.
- Courage gives you the self-control to persist in what others have failed.
- Body, mind and soul are the trilogy of human endowments.
- People grow the most when they enter the zone of unknown.
- The only limits to your life are those that you set yourself. When you dare to get out of your circle of comfort and explore the unknown you start too liberate your potential. Luck favors the prepared mind. I believe that life favors the prepared mind.
- Fear is nothing more than a mental monster.
- Erase fear from the mind to look younger and health becomes more vibrant.
- Actualized people do things that less developed people don't like doing.
- Happiness comes through the progressive realization of a worthy objective.
- Have a definite purpose, set clear goals in every aspect of personnel, professional and spiritual life
- Take time to cool down the high performance engine of your mind to improve effectiveness.
- It takes one month to fully install a new habit.
- Avail solitude for 48 minutes to explore the healing power of silence.
- A bouquet of roses has a salutary effect on the senses and relaxes. Commune with nature daily.
- Physicality: Yoga, vigorous walking and exercise.
- We must learn to breathe to thrive.
- Vegetarian food is created through the interaction of sun, air, soil and water.
- Live a life of moderation and do nothing to extreme.
- Start with salad and end with fruit desert.
- Use the knowledge that you have acquired in the classroom of existence.
- Selective reading will do wonders for you.
- All the mistakes you will ever make in your life have already been made, by those that have walked before you.
- There is huge difference between well-being and being well-off. There is pain in money-driven life.
- We all have many sleeping talents inside. By taking time to know them we kindle them through personal reflection.
- Take a written inventory of the day. Consider all the actions and repair the negative.
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- There is something wrong in making the same mistake over and over again.
- Rise with the sun
- Quality and not quantity of sleep is important. Never eat after 8PM
- Listen to soft classical music and prepare yourself to drift into a rich, renewing slumber.
- After waking up: positive thoughts, prayer, gratitude, watch sun, walk, and laugh.
- Sanctuary of silence. Get still and focused. What would I do if today was my last day? Music/Dance
- Mantras ( Tras free)
- Words are powerful influences on others as well as to self-transformation.
- Sow a thought, reap an action. Sow a habit, reap a character.
- Harmony and peace is the result of actions congruent and aligned with principles. Emerson said' Character>Intellect"
- Cultivate Simplicity. Reduce your needs to achieve fulfillment
- Pain is a powerful teacher. To transcend pain, one has to first experience it. Vishad yog of Gita.
- When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
- The only thing standing between a person and his dream is the 'fear of failure'
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- Universe favors the brave. Resolve to lift your life and soul guides you.
- As long as we have faith in our cause and will to win, Victory will not be denied to us. Churchill
- When spider-webs unite, they tie up a lion. African proverb
- Will power and discipline are the attributes of strong character and wonderful life. WP & D are the essential virtues of a person with life rich with passion, possibility and peace.
- Discipline, character, courage and peace with virtue of will lead you to the highest ideal: Good, joyful and vital. Mariner without compass sinks.
- Building self-control brings you a sense of freedom. Truly enlightened person do not seek to be like others. Seek to be superior to your former self. Better than before.
- People have liberty but lack freedom. The freedom to choose the right over pressing is important.
- Instead of being a slave to habits you challenge them with more powerful thoughts.
- Positive always overcomes negative.
- Hunger for living with more meaning, festivity and satisfaction.
- All the world's strength and power rests inside me.
- Start doing things you don't like.
- Spend entire day without speaking. It is your birthright to be all that you can be..
- Decide to do the things you know you should be doing rather than line of least resistance.
- Momentum is the secret ingredient to build self-discipline.
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- By the time one figures out what one really wants and how to attain, it is usually late.
- Time is the most important commodity.
- Hourglass serves as reminder of mortality and the importance of living full, productive days while advancing our purpose.
- The difference between 'Exceptional' and 'also ran' is the use of time. Plan night before and week before
- Failing to plan is planning to fail. Being busy is no excuse.
- Rule of 80:20
- Enlightened are priority driven. Learn from the mistakes of others.
- Learn to say 'No'
- Person who is master of his time lives a simple life. A hurried, frenzied pace is not what the nature intended.
- Enjoy the rose garden in the back yard rater than dreaming of Magic on the horizon. Plant now. Quick nap in the afternoon. Laughter soothes.
- Don't accept the life of mediocrity when you hold potential. Dare to tap into Greatness.
- Never be a prisoner of the past. Become an architect of the future. We are spiritual being having a human experience.
- Life is a small blip on the canvas of eternity. I have so many others to see, serve and heal.
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- Perform act of kindness and selfless service before going to sleep.
- Quality of your life may depend upon the quality of your contribution. Adopt a new paradigm of your role on this planet.
- Unlock the treasure and apply for the common good.
- Shed the shackles of self by giving to others.
- Meditate on the good you will do for others.
- Friends add humor, fascination and beauty to life.
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- Admire the beauty of the sunset and of the moon.
- Virtue of enlightened living.
- Living in NOW.
- Do not put off happiness for the sake of achievement.
- Today is the day to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
- There are so many wonders waiting for you to explore, so many moments left for you to savor.
- The best gift you can give to your children is your love.
- Happiness is a journey.
- Practice the art of gratitude.
- Discover your higher purpose and direct your energies towards it.
- If you pull the thread of your life time will fly.
- Embrace the wonders of living.
- Stop sacrificing the present for the future and live in the moment.
- Decide to focus on what is truly important to you and what is your 'True calling'
- Spread the legacy to improve the quality of life for those around you and enjoying the journey.
- Have the potential for achievement, happiness and fulfillment. Learn, Laugh and love to fulfill your purpose.
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