“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn
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2. • Emanuel James “Jim” Rohn (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009) was an American
entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. His rags to riches story played a
large part in his work, which influenced others in the personal development
industry.
• Jim Rohn mentored Mark R. Hughes (the founder of Herbalife International)
and motivational speaker Tony Robbins. Others who credit Rohn for his
influence on their careers include authors Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield
(Chicken Soup book series), author/lecturer Brian Tracy, and T. Harv Eker.
Motivational speaker Chris Widener’s book Twelve Pillars was co-authored
by Rohn.
• Rohn was the recipient of the 1985 National Speakers Association CPAE
Award for excellence in speaking.
• He is also the author of 17 different written, audio, and video media.
JIM ROHN
The legendary Jim Rohn is considered to be the godfather of
the self-help Industry. If you haven’t heard of Jim Rohn, here
are some facts from Wikipedia:
3. Jim Rohn
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are
you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what
they have planned for you? Not much.”
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4. Jim Rohn
“You cannot change your destination overnight.
You can change your direction.”
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5. Jim Rohn
“When you know what you want, and you want it
bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it.”
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6. Jim Rohn
“The only thing worse than not reading a book in the
last ninety days is not reading a book in the last
ninety days and thinking that it doesn’t matter”
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7. Jim Rohn
“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.”
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8. Jim Rohn
“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will
have to settle for the ordinary.”
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9. Jim Rohn
“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of
discipline or the pain of regret.”
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10. Jim Rohn
“You have two choices: you can make a living, or
you can design a life.”
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11. Jim Rohn
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the
future; it is something you design for the present.”
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12. Jim Rohn
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a
way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”
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13. Jim Rohn
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not
rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be
thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be
proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without
folly.”
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14. Jim Rohn
“Don’t wish it was easier wish you were better. Don’t
wish for less problems wish for more skills. Don’t wish
for less challenge wish for more wisdom”
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15. Jim Rohn
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is
what keeps you going.”
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17. Jim Rohn
“You are the average of the five people you
spend the most time with.”
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18. Jim Rohn
“One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone
is the gift of your attention.”
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19. Jim Rohn
“Days are expensive. When you spend a day you
have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend
each one wisely.”
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20. Jim Rohn
“Success is nothing more than a few simple
disciplines, practiced every day.”
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21. Jim Rohn
“Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot
and you motivate him, now you have a motivated
idiot.”
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22. Jim Rohn
“Formal education will make you a living; self-
education will make you a fortune.”
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23. Jim Rohn
“You cannot make progress without making
decisions.”
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24. Jim Rohn
“If you want to be a leader who attracts quality
people, the key is to become a person of quality
yourself.”
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25. Jim Rohn
“Profits are better than wages. Wages make you
a living; profits make you a fortune.”
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26. Jim Rohn
“Learn how to be happy with what you have while
you pursue all that you want.”
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27. Jim Rohn
“Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t grow. Go where
the expectations and the demands to perform are
high.”
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28. Jim Rohn
“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets
better by change.”
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29. Jim Rohn
“Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a
book”
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30. Jim Rohn
“Poor people have big tv’s. Rich people have big
libraries.”
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31. Jim Rohn
“The greatest gift you can give somebody is your own
personal development. I used to say, if you will take
care of me, I will take care of you. Now I say, I will
take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for
me. ”
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32. Jim Rohn
“The more you know, the less you need to say.”
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33. Jim Rohn
“You must either modify your dreams or magnify
your skills”
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34. Jim Rohn
“Everything you need for better future and
success has already been written. And guess
what? All you have to do is go to the library.”
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35. Jim Rohn
“Work on yourself more than you do on your job”
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