Jim Rohn Quotes

“Network marketing is really the greatest source of grass-roots capitalism, because it teaches people how to take a small bit of capital, that is your time, and build the American dream.”

“Success lies in the opposite direction of the normal pull.”

“We must learn to help those who deserve it, not just those who need it. Life responds to deserve not need”

“Since you cannot control the weather, or the traffic,or the one you love, or your neighbors, or your boss,then you must learn to control you...the one whose response to the difficulties of life REALLY counts.”

“If the truth isn't enough, then you must become stronger at presenting it.”

“In any situation you can think of, impatience is a source of weakness and fear, while patience represents substance and strength.”

“Accuracy builds credibility.”

“Making the most of your life is unusual. That's why you need to develop unusual habits to earn outstanding rewards.”

“Things will always go wrong so ride through your difficulties and learn from them.”

“The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.”

“At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.”

“There are no new fundamentals. You've got to be a little suspicious of someone who says, "I've got a new fundamental." That's like someone inviting you to tour a factory where they are manufacturing antiques.”

“It is better to be a lender than a spender.”

“The twin killers of success are impatience and greed.”

“What we do with the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life”

“The enemies inside us: Indifference, Indecision, Doubt, Worry, and Over-caution.”

“Americans are incredibly inpatient. Someone once said that the shortest period of time in America is the time between when the light turns green and when you hear the first horn honk.”

“Be brief on the logic and reason portion of your presentation. There are probably about a thousand facts about an automobile, but you don't need them all to make a decision. About a half dozen will do.”

“When a new idea comes our way, we must put it on our mental scales and weigh it carefully before deciding its value.”

“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.”

“Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, ‘Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?’ And I said, ‘None.’ He then asked, ‘Who sold you on that plan?’”

“If you want to live a top shelf life then you need to stand on the books you have read. Never stop learning, never stop growing.”

“If you step up the self-education curve, you will come up with more answers than you can use.”

“Service to many leads to greatness-great respect, great satisfaction. Success is not having to wait until someone goes to Hong Kong before you get a camera.”

“It's easy to carry the past as a burden instead of a school. It's easy to let it overwhelm you instead of educate you.”