Jim Rohn Quotes

“If you hear a good idea, capture it; write it down. Don't trust your memory. Then on a cold wintry evening, go back through your journal, the ideas that changed your life, the ideas that saved your marriage, the ideas that bailed you out of bankruptcy, the ideas that helped you become successful, the ideas that made you millions. What a good review-going back over the collection of ideas that you gathered over the years. So be a collector of good ideas for your business, for your relationships, for your future.”

“Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.”

“Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you to achieve it.”

“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.”

“It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it.”

“With the right attitude, human beings can move mountains. With the wrong attitude, they can be crushed by the smallest grain of sand.”

“Sales people should take lessons from their kids. What does the word ‘no’ mean to a child? Almost nothing.”

“Don't use your mind for a filing cabinet. Use your mind to work out problems and find answers; file away good ideas in your journal.”

“If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.”

“Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities.”

“One person caring about another represents life's greatest value.”

“I remember saying to my mentor, 'If I had more money, I would have a better plan.' He quickly responded, 'I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money.' You see, it's not the amount that counts; it's the plan that counts.”

“One of the reasons many people don't have what they want is neglect. Neglect starts out as an infection and then develops into a disease.”

“Somebody says, 'Well, I can't be concerned about other people. About the best I can do is to take care of myself' Well, then you will always be poor.”

“There is something magical about putting a problem in writing. It is almost as though by writing about what is wrong, you start to discover new ways of making it right.”

“My suggestion would be to walk away from the 90% who don't and join the 10% who do.”

“You may not be able to do all you find out, but make sure you find out all you can do.”

“We need to teach our children how to debate the major life issues. Debate strengthens their beliefs and enables them to defend themselves against ideologies that are going to come their way.”

“There are three things to leave behind; your photographs, your library, and your personal journals. These things are certainly going to be more valuable to future generations than your furniture!”

“There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way.”

“Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.”

“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. When YOU grow, EVERYTHING in your life grows with you.”

“Things don't just happen; things happen just.”

“Change and everything will change for you.”

“It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony in a court of law. Honesty is a vital part of having a good reputation.”