Jim Rohn Quotes

American motivational speaker

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Jim Rohn (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009), full name Emanuel James Rohn was an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker. He wrote numerous books.

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Birth Name: Emanuel James Rohn.

Alternative Names: Emanuel James Rohn • Emanuel James "Jim" Rohn

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The most valuable form of discipline is the one that you impose upon yourself. Don’t wait for things to deteriorate so drastically that someone else must impose discipline into your life.

Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book.

When your outflow exceeds your income, your upkeep becomes your downfall

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

We don’t get paid for the hour; we get paid for the value we bring to the hour.

If there is one critical ingredient for your successful quest for both wealth and happiness, it is discipline.

Most people are just trying to get through the day. I want you to learn how to get from the day.

Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.

The danger comes when we look at a day squandered and conclude that no harm has been done. After all, it was just one day. But add up these days to make a year and then add up these years to make a lifetime and perhaps you can now see how repeating today’s small failures can easily turn your life into a major disaster.

When you work, work; and when you play, play. Mixing the two never works. All you end up doing is cheating yourself both ways. If you work and play at the same time, you’ll miss the joy that comes from great accomplishment and the complete release that is the gift of pure play.

The greatest value of the past is how wisely we invest it in the future. Let the past be a servant for making the future both more enjoyable and profitable.

Reasons come first, answers second. It seems that life has a mysterious quirk of camouflaging the answers in such a way that they become apparent only to those who are inspired enough to look for them — who have reasons to look for them.

I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me.

You have the power to mold your life how ever you want. To shape it and reshape it.

Let others lead small lives, but not you.. Let others argue over small things, but not you.. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.