Jim Rohn Quotes

Attitude determines choice, and choice determines results. All that we are, and all that we can become has indeed been left unto us.

Life responds to deserve and not to need. It doesn't say,"If you need,you will reap." It says,"If you plant you will reap."The guys says,"I really need to reap."Then you really need to plant.

Things don't change, people change.

Goals. There's not telling what you can do when you get inspired by them.

Any day we wish we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.

Success is a refined study of the obvious

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

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change

I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me.

Failure is a few Errors in judgment repeated everyday. The man says, Well I didn't walk around the block today and it didn't kill me, so it must be okay. No, no, it is that kind of error in judgment that after six years has him out of breath and panting as he walks from his car to his office. You can't make those kinds of mistakes; it will end up costing you.

If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.

Don’t let the learning from your own experiences take too long. If you have been doing it wrong for the last ten years, I would suggest that’s long enough!

In leadership we teach we teach;Don't send your ducks to eagle school because it wont help.Ducks finishes eagle school,sees his first rabbit, makes him a friend.

We must learn to apply all that we know so that we can attract all that we want.

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

Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment. Discipline comes to those with the awareness that for a kite to fly it must rise against the wind; that all good things are achieved by those who are willing to swim upstream; that drifting aimlessly through life only leads to bitterness and disappointment." And then he added: "Discipline is the foundation on which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.

If you spend five minutes complaining, you have just wasted five minutes. If you continue complaining, it won't be long before they haul you out to a financial desert and there let you choke on the dust of your own regret.

Here's the major problem with going on strike for more money: You cannot get rich by demand!

Every time we choose action over ease or labor over rest, we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect and self-confidence. In the final analysis, it is how we feel about ourselves that provides the greatest reward from any activity. It is not what we get that makes us valuable, it is what we become in the process of doing that brings value into our lives. It is activity that converts human dreams into human reality, and that conversion from idea into actuality gives us a personal value that can come from no other source.

Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things.

Don't live in the past and don't carry the past around like a burden.

Pay attention. Don't just stagger through the day.

Don’t blow your own horn, or you might just miss the music.

You can cut down a tree with a hammer, but it takes about 30 days. If you trade the hammer for an ax, you can cut it down in about 30 minutes. The difference between 30 days and 30 minutes is skills.

Beware of the thief on the street that's after your purse. But also beware of the thief in your mind that's after your promise.

The greatest step toward accomplishment is self-confidence .

Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply, neglect.

In order to find, you must first search.

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.

You only have to solve two problems when going to the moon: first, how to get there; and second, how to get back. The key is don't leave until you have solved both problems.

Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.

The attitude of other people affects each of us and the attitude of each of us has the capacity to affect all of us.

Emotions will either serve or master, depending on who is in charge.

Although we are never glad when tragedy visits, we can be aware and seize the opportunity to do good in this world, even in the midst of tragedy.

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 same wall that keeps out your disappointment also keeps out the sunlight of enriching experiences. So let life touch you. The next touch could be the one that turns your life around.

Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.

You need courage to be creative. You need the courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone, if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.

When you know what you want and you want it badly enough, you will find the ways to get it.

Riches do not come by crossing your fingers and walking through the day hoping. Riches and wealth comes from well-laid plans.

Life is accumulative - Either our errors accumulate to what we don't get, or our wise decisions accumulate into what we do get.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

Always leave people with a solution; the heaven if you do versus the hell if you don't. If you're really skillful you can put the person into the future solution. Shoaff used to say, 'Jim, I can see you now in your new clothes, in your new home, in your new car. I can see others walking up to you.' The Promise of the Future is an Awesome Force!

Don't ask for security, ask for adventure

I found it easier to get rich than I did to make excuses.

Goal-setting is powerful because it provides focus. It shapes our dreams. It gives us the ability to hone in on the exact actions we need to perform to achieve everything we desire in life.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

The best advice I ever came across on the subject of concentration is: Wherever you are, be there.