Quotes from Jim Rohn

What you get will never make you happy; who you become will make you very happy or very sad.

Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.

Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than you will by being frustrated by it.

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

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

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.

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

The key to life is to become skillful enough to be able to do rewarding things.

It's a new day, a new beginning for your new life. With discipline you will be amazed at how much progress you'll be able to make. What have you got to lose except the guilt and fear of the past?

Develop a childlike fascination with life and people.

Our emotions need to be as educated as our intellect. It is important to know how to feel, how to respond, and how to let life in so that it can touch you.

We need to teach our children how to debate the major life issues. Debate strengthens their beliefs and enables them to defend themselves against ideologies that are going to come their way.

Life expects us to make a reasonable amount of progress in a reasonable amount of time. That's why they make those second grade chairs so small.

Life is a unique combination of "want to" and "how to" and we need to give equal attention to both.

Life is worthwhile if you try. It doesn't mean you can do everything but there are a lot of things you can do, if you just try.

The amount you give isn't important. What matters is what that amount represents in terms of your life.

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.

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

Sharpen your interest in two major subjects: life and people. You will only gather information from a source if you are interested in it.

Don't ask for life to be easy. Ask for it to be worth it.

One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep trying to get through the day. A more worthy challenge is to try to get from the day.

Let others lead small lives, but not you

If you want to live a top shelf life then you need to stand on the books you have read. Never stop learning, never stop growing.

You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself.