About the author
Robin Sharma is a Canadian writer, best known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series. Sharma worked as a litigation lawyer until age 25, when he self-published MegaLiving (1994), a book on stress management and spirituality. He initially also self-published The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which was then picked up for wider distribution by HarperCollins. Sharma has published 12 other books, and founded the training company Sharma Leadership International. == Early life and career == Sharma is of Indian Ugandan origin. He was born in Mbale, Uganda in 1965 and emigrated to Winnipeg when he was a one year old and raised in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. His father was a physician and his mother a teacher, he has one brother (who is now an Ophthalmologist). He attended Dalhousie University studying biology with a minor in romantic poetry and then completed a Master's degree in law there as well. Initially, he worked as a lawyer for both a firm and then the Department of Justice in Ottawa, but he says he couldn't find satisfaction or peace in it. Sharma started his writing career at the age of 25.
