Emanuel James "Jim" Rohn (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009) was an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker.
There is nothing more pitiful than a ready and willing mind but an incapable body.
Some teachers teach for others to learn. That's not me. Some teachers teach for others to accomplish. That is me.
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.
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
Since you cannot control the weather, or the traffic, or the one you love, or your neighbors, or your boss, then you must learn to control you. . . the one whose response to the difficulties of life REALLY counts.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
To make progress you must actually get started. The key is to take a step today.
Some things you have to do every day. Eating about seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn't going to get the job done.
Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.
Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.
Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive.
There is no greater leadership challenge than parenting.
If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace.
The best motivation is self-motivation.
If you don't like how something is going for you, change it. If something isn't enough, change it. If something doesn't suit you, change it. If something doesn't please you, change it. You don't ever have to be the same after today. If you don't like your present address change it - you're not a tree!
Humility is a virtue; timidity is an illness.
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!
I used to say, ‘Things cost too much. ’ Then my teacher straightened me out on that by saying, ‘The problem isn’t that things cost too much. The problem is that you can’t afford it. ’ That’s when I finally understood that the problem wasn’t ‘it’-the problem was ‘me. ’
For things to change, YOU have to change. For things to get better, YOU have to get better. For things to improve, YOU have to improve. When YOU grow, EVERYTHING in your life grows with you.
Motivation is a mystery. Why does one salesperson see his first prospect at seven in the morning and another salesperson is just getting out of bed at eleven?I don't know. It's part of the mysteries of life.