Jim Rohn Quotes

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

You are the average of the five people
you spend the most time with.
Choose your friends wisely!

The greatest gift you can give somebody is 
your own personal development. 
I used to say, "If you will take care of me, 
I will take care of you. 
"Now I say, I will take care of me for you, 
if you will take care of you for me.

4 questions to ponder for successful living
Why? - That's a Good Question
Why Not ? - That's the Best Answer
Why Not You?
Why Not Now?

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

You have two choices:
You can make a living, or
You can design a life.

The challenge of leadership 
is to be strong, but not rude; 
be kind, but not weak; 
be bold, but not bully; 
be thoughtful, but not lazy; 
be humble, but not timid; 
be proud, but not arrogant; 
have humor, but without folly.

Your personal philosophy is 
the greatest determining factor 
in how your life works out.

Failure is not a single cataclysmic event.
You don't fail overnight.
Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement,
repeated every day.

Work harder on yourself
than you do on your job.

Days are expensive.
When you spend a day 
you have 1 less day t spend.
So make sure you spend
each one wisely.

If you are unwilling to risk
the unusual,
you will have to settle for
the ordinary.

Whatever good things we build
end up building us.

Without a sense of urgency,
desire loses its value.

You cannot change your destination overnight,
but you can change your direction overnight.

You must either modify your dreams
or magnify your skills.

Don't mistake movement for achievement.
It's easy to get faked out 
by being busy.
The question is: "Busy doing what?"

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.

Motivation is what gets you started.
Habit is what keeps you going.

Discipline is the bridge between
goals and accomplishment.

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

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

Don't wish it were easier,
wish you were better.

Your life does not get better by chance,
it gets better by change.

Either you run the day 
or the day runs you.

Time is more valuable than money.
You can get more money,
but you cannot get more time.

If you really want to do something,
you'll find a way.
If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

The difference between where you are today
and where you'll be five years from now 
will be found in the quality of books you've read.

Success is not to be persued;
it is to be attracted by the person you become.

One of the best kept secrets of the rich
is the management of time.

You want to set a goal 
that is big enough
that in the process of achieving it
you become someone worth becoming.

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.

The major key to your better future is you.

Successful people do what 
unsuccessful people are not willing to do.
Don't wish it were easier,
wish you were better.

Learn to help people with more than just their jobs;
help them with their lives.

If you want to have more, you have to become more.
For things to change, you have to change.
For things to get better, you have to get better.
For things to improve, you have to improve.
If you grow, everything grows for you.

When you know what you want,
and want it bad enough,
you will find a way to get it.