Jim Rohn Quotes

Emanuel James "Jim" Rohn (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009) was an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. His rags to riches story played a large part in his work, which influenced others in the personal development industry.

 Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

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

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
   
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
   
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.
   
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.
   
Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.
   
Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.
   
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
   
It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.
   
If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.
   
Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.
   
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
   
Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.
   
Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
   
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.
   
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
   
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
   
Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
   
Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

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