Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma is a Canadian leadership expert, author, and speaker whose prolific body of work has made him one of the most read self-help and leadership writers of the past three decades. Best known for the beloved The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari series, Sharma has built a global following through books, courses, and speaking engagements that blend practical leadership principles with spiritual wisdom and a consistent message about the importance of mastery, service, and daily discipline.
Sharma was born in Uganda and raised in Canada, where he trained as a lawyer. After practicing as a litigation attorney, he experienced a professional and personal turning point that led him to study the philosophies and practices of high performance, personal mastery, and leadership. He eventually left the legal profession to pursue writing and speaking full-time — a transition that mirrored the kind of courageous life pivot he would later encourage in millions of readers.
His breakthrough book, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny (1997), tells the story of a successful but unfulfilled lawyer who encounters wisdom from Himalayan monks that transforms his understanding of achievement and purpose. The book’s parable format made its lessons accessible and memorable, and it became an international bestseller, selling millions of copies and spawning numerous sequels and companion volumes. The series includes Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, and others.
Sharma’s later works include The Greatness Guide (2006), The Leader Who Had No Title (2010), and The 5 AM Club (2018), the last of which became one of his most commercially successful titles, arguing that the first hour of the morning is the most important hour of the day and offering a comprehensive routine — “the 20/20/20 Formula” — for using it to build physical health, emotional resilience, and mental clarity.
Sharma has advised leaders at companies including Nike, Microsoft, GE, NASA, and the Yale University School of Medicine, and he speaks to audiences around the world. His work emphasizes that world-class performance, deep fulfillment, and genuine mastery are available to anyone willing to invest in daily disciplines, inner development, and a commitment to serving others with excellence.
