Jim Rohn Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

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

How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.

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

Don't join an easy crowd; you won't grow.

You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life.

Those who will not read are no better off than those who cannot read.

Learn to get from the day. Not just get through it, get from it. Soak it up. Each day is a piece of the mosaic of your life.

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

The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them

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.

Success simple disciplines, practiced every day, while failure a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. Choose to succeed.

Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you

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

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Start from wherever you are and with whatever you've got.

The problem with waiting until tomorrow is that when it finally arrives, it is called today.

Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.

You have to do more than you get paid for because that’s where the fortune is.

Philosophy is the sum total of all that you know and what you decide is valuable.

Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got.

The best place to solve a problem is on paper.

I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

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

Learn how to say no. Don't let your mouth overload your back.

Don't become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?

Ask yourself, 'how long am I going to work to make my dreams come true?' I suggest you answer, 'as long as it takes.'

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

The greatest step toward accomplishment is self-confidence .

Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs

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.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

Service to many leads to greatness- great respect, great satisfaction.

You cannot make progress without making decisions.

Economic disaster begins with a philosophy of doing less and wanting more.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

When somebody shares, everybody wins.

You cannot succeed by yourself. It's hard to find a rich hermit.

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

If you just communicate, you can get by. But if you communicate skillfully, you can work miracles.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

Learn to express, not impress.

The question is not whether the formula for success will work, but rather whether the person will work the formula.

Life is a process of accumulation. We either accumulate the debt or the value, the regret or the equity.

Well chosen words mixed with measured emotions is the basis of affecting people.

The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

Happiness is the art of learning how to get joy from your substance.

The twin killers of success are impatience and greed.

You must learn to translate wisdom and strong feelings into labor.

The more you know the less you need to say.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

The smallest of disciplines, practiced every day, start an incredible process that can change our lives forever.

Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.

It's not what happens, it's what you do that determines your future.

How long should you try? Until.

You are what you are today because of the choices you made in the past

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

Vocabulary enables us to interpret and to express. If you have a limited vocabulary, you will also have a limited vision and a limited future.

Don't let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.

If you spend five minutes complaining, you have just wasted five minutes.

Lack of homework shows up in the marketplace as well as in the classroom.

Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

Some people take better care of their pets than they do themselves. Their animals can run like the wind and they can barely make it up a flight of stairs.

Don't set your goals too low. If you don't need much, you won't become much.

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.

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

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

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

Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development.

Imagination is the beginning of reality.

We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It takes time,... but we get paid for the value, not the time.

Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive.

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals.

The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development

When the why gets stronger, the how gets easier.

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.

Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.

Neglect starts out as an infection then becomes a disease.

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

One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

Life operates by deserve. So, in leading people, learn to work with the people who deserve it, not the people who need it.

Always be willing to look at both sides of the argument. Understanding the other side is the best way to strengthen your own.

Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.

Keep the weeds of negative influence from your life. 'Farm' the seeds of constructive influence.

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.

Welcome all experiences. You never know which one is gong to turn everything on.

What you give becomes an investment that will return to you multiplied at some point in the future.

Indecision is the greatest thief of opportunity.

If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

If you don't change what you are doing today, all of your tomorrows will look like yesterday.