Jim Rohn Men Quotations

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?

We are affected by what we know so get the information. Don't be lazy in learning

An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.

Those who seek a better life must first become a better person.

You must learn to discipline your disappointment.

If we are fortunate, we one day find that person who impacts our world in such a way that our life is never the same again. By chance, or by design, we met that someone who offers the support, encouragement, and inspiration to become more than we ever thought possible.

Just a few daily disciplines make a big difference

Don't mistake movement for achievement.

What you have at the moment you have attracted by the person you have become.

There lies within each person a huge reservoir of untapped potential for achievement, success, happiness, health and greater prosperity. It's like an ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channelled toward some great good.

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.

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.

The Bible says that it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. It doesn't say that it is impossible!

There are no new fundamentals.

There are no new fundamentals. You've got to be a little suspicious of someone who says, "I've got a new fundamental." That's like someone inviting you to tour a factory where they are manufacturing antiques.

Remember that all success is based on long-term commitment, faith, discipline, attitude and a few stepping stones along the way.

Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author.

Use your past as one of your mentors.

Ambition is at the very core of success and extraordinary achievement. Unlike greed, it's a powerful, creative and constructive force.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your personal development.

Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there" "Values are meant to be costly. If it doesn't cost much, we probably wouldn't appreciate the value

An investment in your personal development is the best investment you can make.

To have an incredible increase in self esteem, all you have to do is start doing some little something. You don't have to do spectacularly dramatic things for self esteem to start going off the scale. Just make a commitment to any easy discipline. Then another one and another one.

Pity the man who inherits a million and isn't a millionaire. Here's what would be pitiful, if your income grew and you didn't.

The most important question to ask is "What am I becoming?"

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

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

All good men and women must take responsibility to create legacies that will take the next generation to a level we could only imagine.

Give so much to the improvement of yourself, that you don’t have time to criticize others.

Learn to get excited like a child. There is nothing that has more magic than childish excitement.

Personal development - the never ending chance to improve not only yourself, but also to attract opportunities and affect others.

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

The greatest step toward accomplishment is self-confidence .

So, before you are tempted to give up or get discouraged, remember all success is based on long term commitment, faith, discipline, attitude and a few stepping stones along the way. You might not like the stone you are on right now, but it's sure to be one of the stones that lead to great opportunities in the future.

Leaders must learn to discipline their disappointments. It's not what happens to us, it is what we choose to do about what happens that makes the difference in how our lives turn out.

Big achievements come one small advantage at a time, one step at a time, one day at time.

The real genius to make a marketplace flourish doesn't come from the government. It comes from the individual genius of its people.

What you become directly influences what you get.

Income seldom exceeds personal development.

Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, ‘Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?’ And I said, ‘None.’ He then asked, ‘Who sold you on that plan?’

Civilization is the intelligent management of human emotions.

Women have an incredible ability to pick up on emotional signals. For example, there are some wolves that are so clever they have learned to dress up like sheep. Man says, "Looks like a sheep. Talks like a sheep." Woman says, "Ain't no sheep!"

If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune.

Resolve says, 'I will.' The man says, 'I will climb this mountain. They told me it is too high, too far, too steep, too rocky, and too difficult. But it's my mountain. I will climb it. You will soon see me waving from the top or dead on the side from trying.'

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.

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.

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.

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

Don't mistake movement for achievement. It's easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?

Love is much deeper than a feeling. Love is a commitment we make to people to always treat that person right and honorably.

I remember saying to my mentor, 'If I had more money, I would have a better plan.' He quickly responded, 'I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money.' You see, it's not the amount that counts; it's the plan that counts.

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

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

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.

My mentor said, 'Let's go do it', not 'You go do it'. How powerful when someone says, 'Let's!'

Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author. He's picked out a favorite place to feed his body, but he doesn't have a favorite place to feed his mind!

If you depend on your company to take care of your retirement, your future income will be divided by five. Take care of it yourself, and you can multiply your future income by five.

Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.

Finding is reserved for the searchers, we don't find what we need, we find what we search for

Everything you need is within reach, the key is whose going to reach

Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments .

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

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development.