Jim Rohn
American entrepreneur and motivational speaker, 1930-2009
71 quotes.
Quotes by Jim Rohn
- The best advice I ever came across on the subject of concentration is: Wherever you are, be there.
- The bigger the “why” the easier the “how.
- 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.
- The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
- The more you know, the less you need to say.
- The most important question to ask on the job is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'
- The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.
- The smallest of disciplines, practiced every day, start an incredible process that can change our lives forever.
- The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them.
- Those who will not read are no better off than those who cannot read.
- To be successful you don’t need to do extraordinary things, you just need to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.
- We can have more than we’ve got because we can become more than we are.
- We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.
- We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.
- We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.
- We must discipline ourselves to convert dreams into plans, and plans into goals, and goals into those small daily activities that will lead us, one sure step at a time, toward a better future.
- We suffer one of two things. Either the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. You've got to choose discipline, versus regret, because discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons.
- When the promise is clear, the price gets easy
- When the why gets stronger, the how gets easier.
- Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.
- Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.
- Write your goals down — and be specific. Then review them regularly, and you’ll be more motivated on tough days.
- 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.
- You cannot change your destination overnight. But you can change your direction.
- You cannot make progress without making decisions.
- You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.
- You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life.
- Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.
- Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
- You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.
- There are two gigantic pains in life: the pain of Discipline and the pain of Regret. One weighs in ounces the other weighs in tons.