You are listening to a very special episode of On Purpose.

Today, you're getting exclusive access to the audiobook introduction of my brand new book, Think Like A Monk.

Now, I am so excited to share this with you because the book, because of you, has been made a number one international bestseller in its first week.

We've been top of the charts in India, the US, the UK, Australia, Canada.

Thanks to each and every one of you that have already got a copy of the book.

Now, if you're now feeling like you're missing out because you don't have it yet, you can go over to Think Like A Monk book.com and order it right now.

And if you've already been reading it or read the book, please, please, please go and leave a review because I can't wait to see what you think about it.

I can't wait to see you and read your reviews.

And I'll be sharing a few of them on the podcast as well.

So go ahead, listen to the introduction of the audiobook. I hope you enjoy this.

If you want a new idea, read an old book attributed to Ivan Pavlov among others.

When I was 18 years old, in my first year of college, a cast business school in London,

one of my friends asked me to go with him to hear a monk give a talk.

I resisted. Why would I want to go hear some monk?

I often went to see CEOs, celebrities and other successful people lecture on campus.

But I had zero interest in a monk.

I prefer to hear speakers who'd actually accomplish things in life.

My friend persisted and I finally said, as long as we go to a bar afterwards, I'm in.

Falling in love is an expression used almost exclusively to describe romantic relationships.

But that night, as I listened to the monk talk about his experience, I fell in love.

The figure on stage was a 30-something Indian man. His head was shaved and he wore a saffron robe.

He was intelligent, eloquent and charismatic.

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