Jim Rohn Quotes

Success is not a stereotype. Success is not a Ferrari. Success is not an automobile. It’s not a house. It’s not a place. It’s not money in the bank. It’s not a million dollars. That’s not success. Success is the continual unfolding of the design of your own life and pulling it off. That’s what success is.

Everything you need for better future and success
has already been written. And guess what?
All you have to do is go to the library.

All of the great ideas, without action, become stale and useless. The
key to turning dreams into reality is action. People who have great
ideas are a dime a dozen. People who act on their dreams and ideas
are the select few, but they are the ones who gain the wealth, wealth
and wisdom that is available. Someone will act today. Let it be you.

Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better.

Success is a process of turning away from something in order to turn toward something better — from lethargy to exercise, from candy to fruit, from spending to investing.

If you're going to the ocean at least take a bucket.

Don't wish things were easier, wish that you were better.

To understand how crucial goals are, observe the vast majority who do not have any goals. Instead of designing their lives, these misguided people simply make a living. They fight every day of their lives in the war zone of economic survival, choosing existence over substance. No wonder Thoreau said, “Most people live lives of quiet desperation.

Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the shelf you can reach. Want to reach higher? Stack some more books under your feet! Reading is what brings us to new knowledge. It opens new doors. It helps us understand mysteries. It lets us hear from successful people. Reading is what takes us down the road in our journey. Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written.

You should make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you.

Mr. Shoaff even taught me to pay my car payments with enthusiasm. He said, “Next time you pay a hundred dollars on your installment loan, put a note inside the envelope that says, ‘With great enthusiasm I send you this one hundred dollars.’ ” Smiling broadly, he continued, “You won’t believe what a stir this will cause on the other end. They don’t get many notes like that. But most important, you won’t believe what will happen on your end. You’ll feel in control, carrying with you a philosophy that brings joy instead of frustration.

"I am a buyer of blank books. Kids find it interesting that I would buy a blank book. They say, "Twenty-Six dollars for a blank book! Why would you pay that?" The reason I pay twenty-six dollars is to challenge myself to find something worth twenty-six dollars to put in there. All my journals are private, but if you ever got hold of one of them, you wouldn't have to look very far to discover it is worth more than twenty-six dollars"

Don't live in the past, and don't carry the past around like a burden. But simply use your past as one of your mentors to help refine mistakes and make changes you can invest now and the future.

For every disciplined effort, there is multiple reward.