Jim Rohn Quotes

"Either you run the day or the day runs you."

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

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

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

"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present."

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

"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of."

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

"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."

"Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people."

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

"Whatever good things we build end up building us."

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

"The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy."

"If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree."

"Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy."

"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."

"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."

"Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value."

"There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important."

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

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

"Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals."

"Work harder on yourself than you do on your job."

"For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward."

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

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

"Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."

"Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion."

"The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself."