Raf Adams · global thought leader, philosopher, author and executive coach
Successful on the outside.
Restless on the inside.
The Suited Monk is a philosophy for living and leading that closes the Gap between external validation and inner peace. Taught to leaders across China, Asia, Europe and Australia.
Taught at & featured on
- CEIBSGuest lecturer
- Hult Business School ChinaGuest lecturer
- University of SydneySpoken at
- Guangdong TelevisionFeatured on
- ICF-accredited coach
- Books in English, Spanish and ChineseAuthor
The Suited Monk philosophy
Mind the Gap
Your Suit is your armour: your skills, your income, your reputation.
Your Monk is who you really are: your values, your purpose, your inner peace.
When the two drift apart, that distance is the Gap.
How big is your Gap? →Diagram: the Suit (external validation) and the Monk (inner peace) drift apart, and the space between them is the Gap.
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The Suited Monk Philosophy in one conversation
Universal principles for every person, beyond cultures, beliefs and borders.
Free Alignment quiz · a few minutes
What's your Alignment score?
A few honest answers show where your Gap sits between external validation and inner peace, and where to start.
Example result
62/100
Your Suit is strong.
Your Monk wants more room.
Sample score for illustration only. Your result comes from your own answers.
Question 1
I work hard to create a good external 'personal brand' image (in work and personal life)
Continue the quiz →Free. Continues on the full questionnaire.
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What leaders say
Trusted by leaders across Asia and Europe
“Raf conducted a training for my leadership team on the subject ‘leading from within’. The training was delivered with top quality, and was well received by my team.”
“Ran a highly effective and insightful training program on leadership - focusing one to confront their own self image and providing tools and learnings along the way… Interactive, progressive and engaging. Thanks Raf.”
“Raf is an impressive, intense young man, a coach with his own model of life, which works well and opens new avenues of thinking in a positive way, even for the very experienced, without endangering the personality of his clients: integrity and ethics are part of the service.”