Jim Rohn Quotes

Dwelling upon the severity of your personal winter merely makes the winter more difficult to endure

Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.

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.

Don’t mistake movement for achievement.

It doesn’t matter whether someone thinks I’m
short or tall, but it matters if I stand tall in my own
eyes — because I know my disciplines, I know what
I’m doing, I know whether I’m doing it or not doing it.
It doesn’t have to be published in some local paper,
as long as I know that I’m paying the price and that I
deserve the applause and I deserve the prize. That’s
what’s exciting. That’s why this goal setting is so
important. It challenges you to grow. It challenges
you to become more than you are, to move up to the
next level. And that’s key.

He said, “If you wish to be successful, study success. If you wish to be happy, study happiness. If you want to make money, study the acquisition of wealth. Those who achieve these things don’t do it by accident. It’s a matter of studying first and practicing second.

Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than you will be being frustrated by it.

Don't let your learning lead to knowledge; let your learning lead to action.

Poor people have big TV's - rich people have big libraries.

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it’s something you design for the present

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.

I also came away with a greater sense of value, because the true blessings of life are illuminated by the contrasts.

A Constant Search for Knowledge The consistent, disciplined, purposeful, constant search for knowledge: it’s where the life-changing ideas are. Pursue knowledge with high expectations. Spend the money, time, and effort. They are all investments, but the payoff is so great it’s hard to compare the cost to the reward. First is the money. I have a great suggestion. Set up an educational fund for the programs, the books, the lectures, the seminars, and the videos you need for a constant flow of ideas and inspiration. Take a portion of your income each month and set it aside to invest in the search for knowledge. Remember, the best money spent is the money spent to cultivate the genius of your own mind and spirit. Make sure you don’t spend more for frivolous comforts and conveniences than you do for education. The money is a small price. The promise is unlimited potential. The next investment is time, which is an extremely valuable expenditure. It’s one thing to ask someone for their money, but to ask them for their time is a much more significant request. Knowledge takes time, precious time. The time you spend is irreplaceable. You can get more money, but you can’t get more time. However, life has a unique way of rewarding high investment with high return. The major investment of time you’re making now could be that small fine-tuning you need for major accomplishment. Last is the investment of effort. There is a great deal of difference between casual learning and serious learning. Learning that opens up the whole mental and spiritual process is truly an investment in effort. And this effort is the investment that opens the floodgates of ideas that can work their magic for you in the marketplace. So I don’t hesitate to ask you to spend — in a deliberate and consistent fashion — the money, time, and effort required to reach your goals. These are the investments that turn on the lights, sharpen the focus, and start turning your wishes of wealth and happiness into reality.

Money isn’t made from working; money’s made from providing service, which doesn’t mean you’re working at all. I’m providing a service and earning money in Australia, but I’m not in Australia.