Jim Rohn Quotes

“Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action.”

“Some people have learned to earn well but they haven't learned to live well.”

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

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

“Don't start your day until you have it finished on paper first.”

“Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders. Abraham Lincoln once said, 'Since I will be no one's slave, I will be no one's master.'”

“Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.”

“The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor.”

“In America, everything you need to succeed is within reach.”

“Life is brief, even at its longest. Whatever you are going to do with your life, get at it. All good will be attacked. All values must be defended. In all areas of the human existence, what we put into this world, we get back from it.”

“We all need lots of powerful long range goals to help us past the short-term obstacles”

“If you're going to affirm something, affirm the truth. Then go do something about it.”

“Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it.”

“Disgust and resolve are two of the great emotions that lead to change.”

“Your income is directly related to your philosophy, NOT the economy.”

“There are two parts to influence: First, influence is powerful; and second, influence is subtle. You wouldn't let someone push you off course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it.”

“If you're serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don't trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down.”

“Success is 20% skills and 80% strategy. You might know how to read, but more importantly, what's your plan to read?”

“The real problem is usually two or three questions deep. If you want to go after someone's problem, be aware that most people aren't going to reveal what the real problem is after the first question.”

“You cannot speak that which you do not know. You cannot share that which you do not feel. You cannot translate that which you do not have. And you cannot give that which you do not possess. To give it and to share it, and for it to be effective, you first need to have it. Good communication starts with good preparation.”

“Don't leave a 'good time' to chance. Experiences have to be woven with care and planning, like a tapestry.”

“Don't take the casual approach to life. Casualness leads to casualties. Seek out the mentors that you need that will lead you to greatness in your field. If you're not willing to learn from others, who are you willing to learn from?”

“A rose on time is more valuable than a $1,000 gift that's too late.”

“The same wind blows on us all. The economic wind, the social wind, the political wind. The same wind blows on everybody. The difference in where you arrive in one year, three years, five years, the difference in arrival is not the blowing of the wind but the set of the sail.”

“Part of success is preparation on purpose.”

“All disciplines affect each other. Mistakenly the man says, `This is the only area where I let down.` Not true. Every let down affects the rest. Not to think so is naive.”

“Live a vital life. If you live well, you will earn well. If you live well, it will show in your face; it will show in the texture of your voice. There will be something unique and magical about you if you live well. It will infuse not only your personal life but also your business life. And it will give you a vitality nothing else can give.”

“Kids are curious.Kids are watching ants while adults are stepping on them.”

“Look at each day as a chance to invest life into life. A chance to share your experience and deposit it into someone else's conscience. Each day is a chance to work miracles in the lives of others.”

“Words in the mind are like colors on the palette of the artist. The more colors we have access to, the easier it is to create a captivating picture on the canvas, and the more practice we give to using those many colors appropriately and uniquely, the more likely we will be to create a masterpiece of self expression.”

“On the way to work, concentrate on the way - not the work.”

“You can't hire someone else to do your push-ups for you.”

“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.”

“The major key to your better future is you.”

“Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association.”

“Life is a unique combination of "want to" and "how to" and we need to give equal attention to both.”

“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.”

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

“Learn to help people with more than just their jobs: help them with their lives.”

“What is easy to do is also easy not to do.”

“All of the insights that we might ever need have already been captured by others in books. The important question is this: In the last ninety days, with this treasure of information that could change our lives, our fortunes, our relationships, our health, our children and our careers for the better, how many books have we read?”

“Just a few daily disciplines make a big difference”

“Character is a quality that embodies many important traits, such as integrity, courage, perseverance, confidence and wisdom. Unlike your fingerprints that you are born with and can't change, character is something that you create within yourself and must take responsibility for changing”

“Good people are found, not changed.”

“The fact is that living the life of your dreams is possible. People prove that every day. Someone somewhere is going to get rich, get healthy and improve their life. My recommendation is this: Let it be you”

“The greatest step toward accomplishment is self-confidence .”

“What changes your world is not wishing for change; what changes your world is changing!”

“Change and everything will change for you.”

“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.”

“You say, 'The country is messed up.' That's like cursing the soil and the seed and the sunshine and the rain, which is all you've got. Don't curse all you've got. When you get your own planet, you can rearrange this whole deal. This one you've got to take like it comes.”