Published: 1999
Genre: Self-help
Written by: Robin Sharma
Available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31WifxO
The renowned writer Robin Sharma wrote “Who’ll cry when you die” with the intention of making people lead a better life with small steps in their day to day lives and major changes in their mental and psychological spheres. Robin Sharma has the rare ability to electrify an audience yet deliver uncommonly original and useful insights that lead to individuals doing their best work.
Right from “discover your calling” to “Live fully so you can die happy”, the author mentions ways in which the reader can live a healthier and happier life. The book will emphasize time and again that many behavioral and psychological factors can and do impact overall physical well-being.
The author mentions qualities like being assertive which is one of the most important when it comes to being confident and happy. It helps you express yourself effectively, helps boost your self-esteem. Assertiveness makes sense because it shows that you respect yourself because you're willing to stand up for your interests and express your thoughts and feelings.
Straying away from what’s important is so common with so many distractions in our lives and the author mentions the importance of keeping in focus what is of real significance. It’s not news that people around you, your environment has a major effect on your being, and so, the writer emphasizes that the reader must work on better surroundings and relationshipswith people.
Not a single day goes without us making a quick judgment, snapping on menial happenings, things that might not even matter but we got disappointed anyway due to our silly expectations. Optimism instead of negativity proves to be a great coping mechanism. The results of research done by Van der Velden et all, shows that compared to optimists, pessimists nurtured little hope for the future and were more at risk for depressive and anxiety disorders. It is apparent that optimism is a mental attitude that heavily influences physical and mental health.
Two major habits reflected in all his advices are to eat better and exercise more. In chapters like “Start your day well”, “Get up early” and “Drink fresh juice”, he reiterates the importance of a good meal, a good diet and a good workout in shaping your day, week, month and eventually your life. In points like, “Learn how to take a walk” and “Walk in the Woods”, he asks us to stay close to nature. We all have had a time when our mood was sad or grumpy, but a jog outside or a walk in the good calm weather made it much better for us. Exercise is well known to stimulate the body to produce endorphins and enkephalins, the body’s natural feel-good hormones which can make problems seem more manageable.
When the reader keeps down the book a final time, he is filled with a sense of positivity and a direction to work towards. It is undoubtedly one of the most influential self-help books and so, a must-read for those who want to make a lot more of their life.
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