Key Takeaways from “Who will cry when you die?”

Robin Sharma’s book “The monk who sold his Ferrari” holds a very significant role in my life. I had read it when I was in 12th standard. After reading, I wrote about it in my brother’s English assignment. I talked about it with everyone I met. Everyone felt quite intrigued with the title. Some of them picked it to read and appreciated a lot.
Recently, I got the chance to read his another book “Who will cry when you die?”, which has some life-lessons from “The Monk who sold his Ferrari.” This book has short chapters, and each chapter gives you something to learn.
In this post, I am sharing key takeaways from this book.

1. Make one stranger happy in a day. 

It does not take much to make anyone happy. You can do some little things for them which do not even require much effort. Sometimes you can just smile at a stranger. It can make someone’s day.

2. Practice tough love. Love yourself but stay disciplined.

It is very good to love yourself, but practice tough love. Do not be very easy with yourself. This is the thing which is very difficult for us. We have to stay disciplined. In this time of quarantine, it is extremely necessary. Develop a routine and stick to it.

3. Connect with nature.

I have read somewhere that if after waking up, you look at plants, then it will make you feel calm. I have tried this, and it was such a serene feeling. Right now, we all are in the boundaries of our homes. So, it is really challenging to stay productive at all times. Whenever you feel little anxious, come out of your room. Go to terrace or balcony. Look at plants. Take care of them. Watch sunsets. This connection with nature will definitely make you calm.

4. Don’t just hear. Listen.

These days we just hear someone to reply. Stop doing that. You need to be a good listener. Try to listen what someone is saying. Understand them. It is a very important thing to practice.

5. Get up early.

We all have heard since childhood that getting up early is how much beneficial for us. But still very few people actually wakes up early. Even I am trying to wake up early for months. But during this quarantine, I have become little lazy. I hope I would overcome this in few days.

There is also a book named “The 5 AM Club” by Robin Sharma. You must check it out.

6. Talk to yourself.

Yes. It helps a lot because no one can understand you more than yourself. Before sleeping, talk to yourself about the day. While taking some important decision, debate with yourself.

7. Take care of your body.

Your body is a temple. You must take care of it. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind and a pleasant life. Take nutritious diet and do some exercise as well.

8. Learn to be silent.

Silence is more powerful than words. So, try to practice being silent. Once in a month, stay silent for few hours. It will keep you focused on your priorities and will make you calm.

9. List your problems.

As said by Anne Frank, “Paper is more patient than humans.” So list down your problems on a paper and see how it helps you in identifying that few problems are just in your mind.

10. Always carry a book with you.

Do I need to say more about it? Always carry a book and try to read regularly as there are lots of benefits of reading.

That’s it for today. I hope it would be helpful for you. Have you read any book by Robin Sharma? What are your views about them? Share in comments.

I have written this post for #AtoZChallenge and my theme is “Love for the books”

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