The Wealth That Money Can’t Buy {Review}

The Wealth that Money Can’t Buy explores the philosophy behind leading a truly wealthy  life. It is based on the 8 forms of wealth, personal growth expert Robin Sharma teaches his clients (which include CEOs, billionaires and sports stars). The book is split into 8 sections – each tackling another form of wealth:

1. Self-improvement
2. Wealth
3. Family 
4. Craft 
5. Money
6. Community 
7. Adventure 
8. Service

The Wealth Money Can’t buy is a very readable and digestible book. The chapters are short, which makes it the perfect way to start your day – you can easily fit in a chapter while having your morning coffee. Robin Sharma has a very digestible manner of writing, something that can be rare in learning books. There were often times I felt something he said was obvious – but it’s only obvious once someone points it out to you and then it makes sense. To me that simplicity is key to his popularity – being able to have an idea and break it down into such an easy manner takes more work that one realises and he does that brilliantly in this book. 

My ick factor when reading it was that his writing often veers into sounding pompous. For example, “the main idea for you to embrace before I leave you here and begin to cook a pasta dinner with fresh basil, ripe tomatoes from our farm and olive oil so splendid it makes me want to sing from the treetops”. These little anecdotes read more “let me show you that I’ve reached the pinnacle of wealth” in an eye rolling way rather than relatable or personable. 

Monomaniacal Focus | They’ve developed an ability to concentrate almost completely on executing a few meaningful projects really well. When they’re working, they’re working not being busy for busy sake.

Undefeatable Positivity | They’re unbreakable optimists. They value a better world because of their innovations and hope for a richer future because of their inventions.

Unique Orthodoxy | While they see what we see, they think what few do. Instead of copying, they dream up crazy ideas – not caring about what others may think. 

Extreme Resolve | They stay with their high-value targets through storms of criticism and self-doubt. They’re resilient and persistent in following through. 

Intelligent Risk Taking | The risks they take are calculated. They choose risks that have a high chance of turning into massive wins. They understand that if you don’t ask, you don’t get.

 Managed Perfectionism | The majority of them are perfectionists and will insist on doing things perfectly no matter what it takes.

Leader Building | Great leaders build leaders. One of the top ways they scale their fortunes is by leverage. When you develop the leadership abilities of those around you, you grow people who can execute your ideas, freeing you up to do what you do best.

Solution Orientation | Instead of focusing on the problem, they look for solutions.

Sustained Helpfulness | Money is the reward for usefulness delivered. When looking for opportunities, they’ll seek out businesses and opportunities that raise the lives of people. To have economic prosperity you need to do something that will make an impact.

You are a fan of Robin Sharma or are looking for a self-improvement book that is simple to read, understand and (mostly) implement.

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