Self Development Programs are Like Ice Cream

Robin Sharma and Me

Yesterday I attended a nice full day workshop by the best-selling author Mr. Robin Sharma. His most popular book is “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari“. I enjoyed the workshop but there is a variety of self-development books which I read before made this workshop look similar. Once you read few of these self-development books you will find them repeat the same principles. They are like choosing a flavor at Baskin-Robbins, the color and taste might be different but the basic ingredient is Ice Cream. I distilled the presentation to the following important points:

• All human are equal and anybody can be an amazing leader.
• We all have equal opportunities which we should take advantage of before it is too late.
• We need to set long-term personal targets (10-50 years) and then dissect them into smaller tasks.
• Work everyday on 1% of the task (or goal). You will accomplish the goal withing the target date without being overloaded.
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  Baskin Robins Ice Cream

  Keep on focusing on your goals all the time.

• Fall in love or be passionate about what you do. Keep your focus on that ultimate goal and neglect other distractions.
• Do not make yourself a victim. Do not blame other people or circumstances for your failures.
• Learn from you failures, they are a good opportunity to learn.
• Do not be afraid of risk. Change will always bring the best in you.

Mr. Robin Sharma has a good presentation style that captivate the audience and has a talent for telling passionate stories that makes the audience want to cry. On my scale I would give Mr. Sharma 7/10 when compared with other motivational speakers.