Follow your Dreams…
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari 
This eloquent didactic fable genre is about a high flying New York lawyer who is destroying himself through obsession for work, debauched living and losing sight of his core values. It is a fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny. The lawyer is told to give up law or give up life. He chooses time out to rekindle his lost spirit and endures a hard journey into a mystical valley in the Himalayas where he meets the Sages of Sivana. There he learns the seven timeless virtues of enlightened living. The story is told in a dialogue between the principle lawyer and vigour. Robin Sharma, is a gifted speaker, coach and teacher and his talent is fully evident in this book. No wonder that it has a testimonial by Paulo Coelho in which he says it is a “captivating book that teaches as it delights”.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist, written in 1988 in Spanish, is an inspirational and eloquent fable of simple truths about life. It is an early book in the modern genre of fable writing. It ia a highly acclaimed story about Santiago an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of a distant treasure. He sells his sheep, leaves Spain to literally follow his dream, to Egyptain pyramids. Along the way he meets many spiritual guides and learns about the mystery of alchemy. In the desert he meet the alchemist and the combination brings Santiago to self-understanding and spiritual enlightenment the very soul of an alchemist. What start out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within. Over 43 million copies of the Alchemist have been sold and it is a must read for anyone on the path to awakening the heart and living in the moment. Paulo Coelho has subsequently written many other best best sellers.
