Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Jim Rohn Quotes


I'm currently reading "The Five Major Pieces of the Life Puzzle", it's an amazing book. I can't read more than a couple of sentences without stopping to think about what I just read. Here are a few quotes from Jim Rohn.



"Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy."


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


"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."


"The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get."


"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishmnet."


"The book you don't read can't help."


"Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently apply the basic fundamentals."


"We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment."


"Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know."


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


"Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do?"


"Indecision is the thief of opportunity."


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

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