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 challenges, wish for more wisdom
~Jim Rohn~
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
~Jim Rohn~
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune
~Jim Rohn~
How sad to see a father with money and no joy
The man studied economics, but never studied happiness
~Jim Rohn~
Days are expensive
When you spend a day you have one less day to spend
So make sure you spend each one wisely
~Jim Rohn~
Everyone experiences two pains in life—the pain of discipline and the pain of regret.
Discipline weighs ounces.
Regret weighs tons.
~Jim Rohn~
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment
~Jim Rohn~
The worst thing one can do is not to try—
to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized—never knowing
~Jim Rohn~
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event
You don’t fail overnight
Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day
~Jim Rohn~
Motivation is what gets you started
Habit is what keeps you going
~Jim Rohn~
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
~Jim Rohn~
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with
~Jim Rohn~
Take care of your body
It's the only place you have to live
~Jim Rohn~
Asking is the beginning of receiving
I ask for all kinds of things
Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon
At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you
~Jim Rohn~
Get around people who have something of value to share with you
Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long after they have departed
~Jim Rohn~
Make rest a necessity, not an objective
Only rest long enough to gather strength
~Jim Rohn~
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know
~Jim Rohn~
No one else makes us angry.
We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude
~Jim Rohn~