Before reading this book I had no idea about its genre. I
didn’t even bother to check its reviews nor had I read any book of Robin Sharma
before this book. I was browsing through Amazon to buy some other books and
bought it just because it was one of their top 25 books. After reading it, I
can surely say that it was a good decision.
This book is a collection of life lessons. The author has
profusely used quotes and life-principles of other self-help writers and
philosophers. Some principles have directly been copied from other books. I
read Think and Grow Rich and The Power of Your Subconscious Mind just
after this book. Some content of his book matches with these books. So
basically, the author has only collected teachings of some wise men in one book.
But that does not decrease the value of life lessons this
book contains. Most of the self-help books are written on motivation where the
writer tells you about the power of your mind and urges you to be overly optimistic
and fear nothing. This simple message is repeated all over the book in
different words. This book is not entirely about motivation. It contains a
total of 101 lessons. Each lesson is concise and different from the others. If
properly followed, this book can make your life less
complicated, increase your
productivity, and bring joy to your daily routine.
Reading this book will make you happier and might change
your perspective towards life. It emphasises on finding joy in simple stuff. I
recommend you to read the full book as it will barely take three to four hours.
However, if you don’t have even that much of time, here is the crux of this
book. Summary of Who Will Cry When You Die
I am also giving the headings of all the lessons, most of the headings are self-explanatory.
- Discover your calling
- Every day, be kind to a stranger
- Maintain your perspective
- Practice tough love.
- Keep a journal
- Develop an honesty philosophy
- Honour your past.
- Start your day well
- Learn to say NO gracefully
- Take a weekly sabbatical
- Talk to yourself
- Schedule worry breaks
- Model a child
- Remember, genius is 99 percent inspiration
- Care for the temple
- Learn to be silent.
- Think about your ideal neighbourhood.
- Get up early
- See your troubles as blessings.
- Laugh More
- Spend a day without your watch
- Take more risks
- Live a life
- Learn to live
- Bless your money
- Focus on the worthy
- Write thank-you notes.
- Always carry a book with you.
- Create a love account
- Get behind people’s eyeballs.
- List your problems
- Practice the action habit
- See your children as gifts.
- Enjoy the path, not just the rewards
- Remember that awareness precedes change.
- Read Tuesdays With Morrie.
- Master your time.
- Keep you cool.
- Recruit a board of directors.
- Cure your monkey mind.
- Get good at asking
- Look for the higher meaning of your work
- Build a library of heroic books.
- Develop your talents.
- Connect with nature
- Use your commute time
- Go on a news fast
- Get serious about setting goals.
- Remember the rule of 21.
- Practice forgiveness.
- Drink fresh fruit juice.
- Create a pure environment
- Walk in the woods.
- Get a coach.
- Take a mini-vacation.
- Become a volunteer.
- Find your six degrees of separation.
- Listen to music daily.
- Write a legacy statement.
- Find three great friends.
- Read The Artist’s Way.
- Learn to meditate.
- Have a living funeral
- Stop complaining and start living.
- Increase your value
- Be a better parent
- Be unorthodox.
- Carry a goal card
- Be more than your moods.
- Savour the simple stuff
- Stop condemning
- See your day as your life
- Create a mastermind alliance
- Create a daily code of conduct
- Imagine a richer reality
- Become the CEO of your life.
- Be humble
- Don’t finish every book you start.
- Don’t be so hard on yourself
- Make a vow of silence
- Don’t pick up the phone every time it rings.
- Remember that recreation must involve re-creation.
- Choose worthy opponents.
- Sleep less
- Have a family mealtime
- Become an impostor
- Take a public speaking course
- Stop thinking tiny thoughts
- Don’t worry about things you can’t change
- Learn how to walk
- Rewrite your life story
- Plant a tree
- Find your place of peace
- Take more pictures
- Be an adventurer
- Decompress before you go home
- Respect your instincts
- Collect quotes that inspire you
- Love you work
- Selflessly work
- Live fully so that you can die happy.