Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari [Paperback]

Robin Sharma (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

Robin Sharma reveals an easy yet strikingly effective system that shows you how to awaken the natural leadership potential of your child while restoring your own balance, joy and inner peace in the process. This book follows the continuing adventures of Julian Mantle, a high-powered legal superstar turned enlightened monk, who imparts the wisest answers to life's deepest questions. Within these pages, you'll discover how to: unlock the best and highest talents of your child; deepen the relationships with those you love; create a family culture that is rich, enduring and beautiful; connect with your destiny and live your heart's desires and more.

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About the Author

Robin Sharma is one of the world’s premier keynote speakers and the CEO of Sharma Leadership International, a widely respected learning firm that helps employees of Fortune 500 companies grow into leaders. The author of the national bestseller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Who Will Cry When You Die?, The Saint, the Surfer & the CEO. His clients include Microsoft, FedEx, and IBM, as well as health-care firms and public sector organizations. Robin is also sought after worldwide as a life coach to individuals committed to creating extraordinary lives. He is a resident of Ontario, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hay House (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8190565559
• ISBN-13: 978-1401900144
• ASIN: 1401900143
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,482,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robin Sharma is one of the world's most highly respected leadership experts. He is devoted to the mission of helping organizations develop people who Lead Without a Title so that they win in this period of intense change. His clients include Microsoft, GE, FedEx, IBM, Nike, NASA, Yale University, and The Young Presidents Organization. Sharma's books, such as The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and The Greatness Guide, have topped best-seller lists across the globe and have sold millions of copies in more than seventy languages. They have been embraced by rock stars, royalty, and many celebrity CEOs.

Sharma is also the cofounder of 960vets.com, an innovative online support resource that helps U.S. veterans successfully reintegrate into civilian life.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nurturing Kids, May 27, 2004

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Ilaxi S. Patel "Editor, kidsfreesouls.com & A... (India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari (Paperback)

Robin has inspiring ways to Nurture kids in a safe and sound environment. He focus on the individual potentiality of the child and personally care for the close relationship with them. He thinks, Children, in particular, believe that the more time you spend with them reflects how much you love them. He emphasizes on the quality time that you share with your kid and make it more communicative, fun and playful as laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Robin Sharma believes in instilling love and trust in the kids. They should be strong willed and their character should be mould from the start.In form of story of Julian, Robin Sharma has a smooth say to live with simplicity yet fulfil the desires of life in a rightful manner and teach the kids to dream big and achieve big by their creative and constructive ways. He says 'Creativity is all about seeing what everybody else is seeing and thinking what nobody else is thinking'. Robin Sharma as a life coach definitely has whiz mind as he changes many a lives with his books, speech and spirituality. This book is a handy guide to know the potentialities of your kids and though not a parental feedback book, yet a powerful supplement reading in a natural flow making aware of the small things one forgets in dealing with kids in a routine life. A good pick.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Self-Help Book Ever?, October 16, 2005

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D. Laukens (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari (Paperback)

This book must be one of the worst self-help books ever written. The author's talks about the himalayas and 'sages' sound so clichéd that everyone who has been there himself knows it's just a story.

The conversations between the brother and the sister are hilarious sometimes. Imaginary example:

J: 'Your children are really important, Catherine'
C: 'That are powerful words, Julian, thanks for the wisdom!' said Catherine while tears filled her eyes.

The author has five ideas that would make a nice brochure. The rest of the book is filled with quotes and a badly written, unbelievable story.

Spend your money on something else.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars canbe used as a starter for a change., October 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari : Restoring Spirit at Home (Hardcover)

This book can give you a starting point of new thoughts about the on going life and our ability to change them.