Book Summary of I Bought The Monk's FerrariExcited and nervous, a fresher of twenty-three, takes his first career flight from Bangalore to Delhi. He peeps out of the window as the flight takes off- and presto! He sees on the road below, fast fading from his vision- an immaculate bright red Ferrari, begins the quest of his life . . . for his own FERRARI. In this thought provoking book, the author, Ravi Subramanian provides a step-by-step approach towards begins successful and acquiring one’s own Ferrari. The Ferrari here is not a mere luxury car; it is way worthier than that . . . it is something that even the monks wouldn’t want to relinquish. Inspired by he lives of Individuals, who dreamt big and achieved big, whom the author has comes across in his career and from his own personal experiences, Subramanian pens down the Ten Commandments to motivate readers in acquiring the ‘success’ they have always wished for. A must-read for those who dare to aspire and achieve nothing but the best. After all, the FERRARI is something worth dying for!!!top

I Bought The Monk''s Ferrari - The name of the book suggests it to be Robin Sharma''s —

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari''s next version. However, it is different on its treatment by the author. The book

starts with the experience of a 23 year old professional who sees a Ferrari on road and makes an aim to have his

own FERRARI.

It is a thought provoking book by Ravi Subramanian, in which he provides business thoughts and approach to

achieve what you aim for. It seems that FERRARI has become synonymous with SUCCESS. The author shares TEN

COMMANDMENTS with readers to motivate them in acquiring their success.

I Bought The Monk's Ferrari Book Description

Excited and nervous, a fresher of twenty-three, takes his first career flight from Bangalore to Delhi. He peeps out of the window as the flight takes off- and presto! He sees on the road below, fast fading from his vision- an immaculate bright red Ferrari, begins the quest of his life . . . for his own FERRARI. In this thought provoking book, the author, Ravi Subramanian provides a step-by-step approach towards begins successful and acquiring ones own Ferrari. The Ferrari here is not a mere luxury car; it is way worthier than that . . . it is something that even the monks wouldnt want to relinquish. Inspired by he lives of Individuals, who dreamt big and achieved big, whom the author has comes across in his career and from his own personal experiences, Subramanian pens down the Ten Commandments to motivate readers in acquiring the success they have always wished for. A must-read for those who dare to aspire and achieve nothing but the best. After all, the FERRARI is something worth dying for!!!

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The Ferrari here talks about Fortune for Every Right Rigorous and Resourceful Individual.

There are ten commandments stated for a person achieving his Ferrari , here the pinnacle of success referred to as Ferrari.

1 . To acquire the Ferrari you need to ASPIRE and when you aspire, do not compromise for anything but the best.ASPIRE - A Strategic Plan for Individuals which Revisits and Restates Expectations.

2 .Be optimistic , chase the negative thoughts away. A positive frame of mind will surely get you closer to your Ferrari..

3. Do not Whine and whimper about work -life balance.Be the winner, not the wimp and the Ferrari will b yours.

4. Set and follow the highest standard of Integrity in your personal and Professional lives. IF you are high on Integrity , people will respect and value you.The Ferrari when it comes stay with you.

5. Value your own time and the rest of others , and be rest assured that Ferrari will come to you.

6. No one is perfect. The moment you think you are , it is the count down to doomsday. Earning the Ferrari is all about constantly upgrading yourself,improving skill-sets and equipping yourself for the future.And for this the initiative has to be yours.

7. Identify the owners of the Ferrari and align with them. If you are in the company of successful people , their success will rub off on you . But you need to back it up with stellar performance. If you live in Ferrari town chances are you will get to drive one sooner.

8. Share your success with others , if you commit to uplift the downtrodden , you will become the true owner of Ferrari.

9.Remain fighting fit and be in perfect shape. No one will entrust with the Ferrari if you are not fit enough to drive it.Work hard, exercise harder , build stamina , and keep illness at bay.This is sure shot way of getting into the driver's seat.

10. If you have followed the commandments with dedication and determination , it is the time to build a profile for yourself . Target your audience and announce your achievements . You will own the Ferrari in no time.

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Inspired by real life incidents and stories of people whom I have met  and worked with in my 15 year career, the book is all about achieving success and staying successful. “I Bought the Monk’s Ferrari” is about aspiring for success and going all out to achieve it on ones own terms. It’s about real people who, in today’s age have dared to be different and step out of the clutter, of people who have dreamt big and achieved big.

Taking a leaf out of the lives of these individuals, I have outlined “The Ten commandments” or the ten characteristic traits each one of these individuals has demonstrated in order to emerge as champions in their quest for glory.

Set in the streets of Mumbai and other Indian metros, this is an extremely easy book to relate to, is anecdotal and has real examples from the lives of people like Naina Lal Kidwai, who  have achieved the pinnacle of success, and in the authors own words are those who have achieved the Ferrari!!!.

“I Bought the Monk’s Ferrari” inspires you to dream, to think big, to work hard towards achieving your goals and eventually the elusive Ferrari. This book also brings in a new perspective to some ever popular concepts like work life balance in modern day corporates.

In its flow, the book also sounds a word of caution to all the aspiring Ferrari owners. In the drive to own a Ferrari, if you forget your scruples, forget your conscience and ignore the fundamental ethics and moral values, it might get you to a Ferrari… at times sooner too. But a Ferrari acquired in such a manner with never stay with you. It will disappear down the race track of life, at a pace faster than at which it came into your world.

The message to the readers of the book is clear… play hard, play safe and play it right in this game of life.  Follow the ten commandments and success will be yours for keeps. The Ferrari will readily drive itself into your driveway. Don’t be a “Monk” and sell your Ferrari….acquire your own and keep it safely. The decision to keep the Ferrari or sell it and become is monk, is one to be taken once you

 

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A must read for every individual working in a corporate environment

Two young management graduates, with nothing similar in family backgrounds and temperament, join the New York International Bank on the same day and take two entirely different routes to success. Both rise up the ranks at breakneck speed: the fast and aggressive Sundeep, who would stoop to anything to get ahead, and the mature and sensible Swami, with a high regard for good old ethics. The racy narrative set in the high-pressure milieu of competitive banking carries the undercurrent of a clash of values, in the intermeshed realms of the personal and the professional. It’s a story peppered with ambition and frustration, deceit and malevolence, love and lust, and the desperate struggle for status and power. And, above all, there is a top-notch banker who plays the benevolent God whenever crisis looms over the young guns…

An insider’s fictionalised account of  how Indian professionals experience the world of foreign banks, the story spans three continents.

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What do you do when your relationship with your spouse metamorphoses to that of professional colleagues? Chanda is ecstatic when through a strange quirk of fate both Amit and she end up working for the same foreign bank. There on begins a roller coaster ride which engulfs them in its talons and holds in it the capacity to tear apart their lives for ever. Will they be able to save their careers, their self esteem. most importantly their marriage?

Devil in Pinstripes, through the life of Amit, a starry eyed, ambitious MBA, who joins New York International bank (NYB), takes you behind the scenes and through the power packed aisles of New York International Bank and the sharpest of its minds. A racy narrative set in the milieu of modern day high pressure competitive foreign banking and the current crisis that engulfs this sector, it is a curious intermesh of the lives of Amit and three others - Chanda, a biotechnologist turned retail banker, Gowri, Amit’s arch rival, a full time New York International Bank baiter and a political maestro par excellence and above all Aditya, who plays devious power games with almost everyone in his quest for success and fame.

Join Amit as he blindly follows the Machiavellian plans of Aditya Bhatnagar- his mentor, plays power games with his antagonist Gowri and walks a tight rope in the relationship with his wife Chanda. Are they all Gods of Banking or masquerading Devils in Pinstripes?

What happens when God is dragged into a pit full of muck? Does he come out completely clean? Can he retain the status of being a God or does this corporate world engulf him in its talons..does he become the ultimate Devil in Pinstripes!!!!

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Excited and nervous, a fresher of twenty-three, takes his first career flight from Bangalore to Delhi. He peeps out of the window as the flight takes off- and presto! He sees on the road below, fast fading from his vision- an immaculate bright red Ferrari, begins the quest of his life . . . for his own FERRARI. In this thought provoking book, the author, Ravi Subramanian provides a step-by-step approach towards begins successful and acquiring one’s own Ferrari. The Ferrari here is not a mere luxury car; it is way worthier than that . . . it is something that even the monks wouldn’t want to relinquish. Inspired by he lives of Individuals, who dreamt big and achieved big, whom the author has comes across in his career 

and from his own personal experiences, Subramanian pens down the Ten Commandments to motivate readers in acquiring the ‘success’ they have always wished for. A must-read for those who dare to aspire and achieve nothing but the best. After all, the FERRARI is something worth dying for!!!(less) 

Life Lessons from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharmabookguide on 22/06/10 city: New-York tags: greatbooks book summary   Comment: 0   Save: 0

In The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Robin Sharma tells a fable about a famous criminal lawyer who changes into a spiritual sage. Through his story, Sharma illustrates the idea of an enlightened life:

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The key things which are enlightened in our lives are: 1. Self-leadership 2. Personal responsibility 3. Spiritual Enlightenment

The seven principles to improve ourselves: 1. The Magnificent Garden – Master your mind 2. The Towering Lighthouse – Follow your purpose 3. The sumo Wrestler – practice Kaizen 4. The Pink Wire Cable – Live with Discipline 5. The gold Stopwatch – Respect your time 6. The Fragrant Roses – Selflessly serve Others 7. The path of Diamonds – Embrace the present

Quotes from the book:Never give up.Time is the most precious thing in life.Live life fully

Dare to aspire and achieveR. L. Singal

I Bought the Monk’s Ferrariby Ravi Subramanian. Rupa. Pages 113. Rs 195.

FERRARI is the name of the luxury car built by an Italian entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1940. However, it was only after World War II that Ferrari came on the roads, and over the past few decades its price has raced ahead to over $1,50,000. The author pedalled a bicycle all his life to both school and college although his father, a college professor, became the proud owner of a scooter when the author was at school.

The author took fancy to this luxury car when he happened to see one on the road, and he resolved there and then to own one. The Ferrari represented for him not only excellence but also speed and sport. For the young boy this racing car was a dream, an aspiration, his vision of success, and the awaited destination at the end of his long winding journey.

An alumnus of IIM, Bangalore, batch of 1993, the writer got his posting in Delhi when he was just 23. Excited and nervous, he took his first flight from Bangalore to Delhi to join duty there. As the flight took off, he peeped out of the window and saw below on the road, fast fading from his vision, an immaculate, brightly shinning red Ferrari, and that immediately became the focus of his aspiration and the ultimate zenith of his ambition.

As you read this book you realise that Ferrari is not just a luxury car, it is the symbol of success in this highly competitive world. It is something that even monks wouldn’t want to relinquish, even the yogis wouldn’t forgo.

This slim volume should be an indispensable reading for all those who dare to aspire nothing but the best, who would prefer death to failure and to ignominy, even mediocrity.

Subramanian lists ‘Ten Commandments’ in this book to motivate readers in acquiring the success they have always aimed at. These commandments are not from God to Moses, but from life itself to all those who dare to aspire. The author rightly explains that these are the traits and characteristics of all those who have earned their Ferrari and that which the readers need to imbibe and demonstrate to get closer to it.

The Ten Commandments include aspire high, stay positive, be the winner, not the wimp, be honest to yourself, value time, strive for perfection, befriend achievers, share your success with others, watch out on health (keep illness at bay) and build a profile (target your audience and announce your achievements.

The author is sure that if you follow these commandments, you can own Ferrari in no time. He again emphasises in the last chapter that Ferrari is not a mere four-wheeler, manufactured by the Fiat-Group, it stands for Fortune for Every Right Rigorous And Resourceful Individual.

He legitimately dedicates his book to all those:

Who are not astronauts but reach out to the starsWho are not pole-vaulters but leap above the barsWho are not in FI but drive in the fast laneAnd for whom anything but a Ferrari, will be big shame.

January 20, 2008

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A protagonist?s pilgrimageBook reviews by Manju Gupta

Ravi Subramanian: I Bought the Monk?s Ferrari, Rupa & Co., pp 163, Rs 195.00

A young 23-year old boy, excited and nervous, takes his first career flight from Bangalore to Delhi by IC 1812. He peeps out of the window as the plane takes off and he sees the road receding before fading from vision and he begins dreaming of making it big and having his own Ferrari?by Ferrari he does not mean the actual four-wheeler which he has seen in magazines and movies nor ?an individual spec sheet of an automobile? but ?a dream, an aspiration, a vision of success, and the awaited destination at the end of his long-winding journey.?

In this thought-provoking book by an alumnus of IIM-Bangalore working with a leading foreign bank, the author provides a step-by-step approach towards being successful and acquiring one?s own Ferrari?not the car but something which is far worthier than that; it?s something that even monks wouldn?t want to relinquish, he points out.

The first section of the book marks the beginning of the protagonist?s pilgrimage during which he faces hurdles and adversities but also gets lessons that lead him towards making his dream real. On reaching the Delhi airport and on disembarking from the plane he catches a glimpse of a Ferrari speeding by. A year later on his return from Rio he sees Sachin Tendulkar?s Ferrari waiting to pick the latter up on his return from London. The author?s entire exhaustion ?evaporated in a jiffy, my mood jubilant and when I turned towards the host of taxi drivers who had turned their back towards the airport exit to see the Ferrari?, and he decides to own a Ferrari. In Hyderabad, he gets the chance to drive a Ferrari and discovers an important fact of life?material success is only one of the several strata of life that needs to be transcended for the fulfilment of one?s being, ?but to expand beyond success, one needs guts to discard it for greater realities of life.?

The most important point here is self-realisation. Inspired by the lives of individuals who dreamt big and achieved big in their career and from his own personal experiences, the author pens down ten commandments to motivate readers to acquire ?success? they have wished forever. These are as follows:

To acquire the Ferrari, you need to ASPIRE and when you aspire, do not compromise for anything but the best.

Be optimistic; chase the negative thoughts away. A positive frame of mind will surely get you closer to your objective.

Do not whine and whimper about ?work-life? balance. Be the winner, not the wimp. Set and follow the highest standard of integrity in your personal and professional lives. Value your own time and that of the others.

No one is perfect. The moment you think you are, it is the countdown to doomsday. If you are in the company of successful people, their success will rub off on you. But your need is to back it

up with a stellar performance Share your success with others. Remain fighting fit and be in perfect shape. If you have followed all the commandments with dedication and determination, it is time to build up a profile

of yourself. Target your audience and announce your achievements.

In the end, the author proves that his Ferrari stand for:

Fortune for Every Right Reasons And Resourceful Individual. He concludes by saying that we, engulfed in our desperations and dauntless enthusiasm to acquire a Ferrari, often pay no heed to scruples, conscience, morals, values, honour, pride?the traits that make a man. If we follow the ten commandments laid out by him, none can stop us for achieving our objective.

(Rupa & Co., 7/16 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110 002.)