Jim Rohn Quotes: Without a shadow of a doubt, Jim Rohn was one of the most influential and celebrated American Entrepreneurs, motivational speakers, authors, and personal development coaches. Born in a poor family in Yakima, Washington, Jim became a self-made millionaire by the age of 30, went broke at 33, and became a millionaire again in a short span of time. He kicks started his career as a human resource manager and joined the direct selling business later. Jim Rohn also mentored some of the most followed motivational speakers and personal development coaches like Tony Robbins, Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, and Mark Hughes. He was given CPAE award by National Speaker Association in 1985 for his exceptional speaking strategies. His most famous work includes ‘the power of Ambition’ and other videos and audio. Check out the most inspirational Jim Rohn Quotes on success, happiness, discipline, and change that will supercharge you with utmost motivation to achieve any goal.
Motivational Jim Rohn Quotes
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. » Jim Rohn
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. » Jim Rohn
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.» Jim Rohn
Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better. » Jim Rohn
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.» Jim Rohn
Either you run the day or the day runs you.» Jim Rohn
If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. » Jim Rohn
Whatever good things we build end up building us.» Jim Rohn
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. » Jim Rohn
If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. » Jim Rohn
Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.» Jim Rohn
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment » Jim Rohn
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.» Jim Rohn
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. » Jim Rohn
It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.» Jim Rohn
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness – great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.» Jim Rohn
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. » Jim Rohn
Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs » Jim Rohn
Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.» Jim Rohn
Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.» Jim Rohn
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.» Jim Rohn
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized – never knowing. » Jim Rohn
Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. » Jim Rohn
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day. » Jim Rohn
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.» Jim Rohn
It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.» Jim Rohn
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planed for you? Not much. » Jim Rohn
Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book. » Jim Rohn
The more you know the less you need to say.» Jim Rohn
You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.» Jim Rohn
Make measurable progress in reasonable time.» Jim Rohn
When you know what you want, and you want it bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it. » Jim Rohn
Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.» Jim Rohn
The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.» Jim Rohn
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.» Jim Rohn
Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.» Jim Rohn
We get paid for bringing value to the market place.» Jim Rohn
Don’t bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don’t feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace.» Jim Rohn
You must take personal responsibiity. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. » Jim Rohn
Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure. » Jim Rohn
Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t laugh at you.» Jim Rohn
Labor gives birth to ideas.» Jim Rohn
A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.» Jim Rohn
Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.» Jim Rohn
There are two types of pain you will go through in life, the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tonnes. » Jim Rohn
Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. » Jim Rohn
Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.» Jim Rohn
Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.» Jim Rohn
Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me see more clearly how foolish it would be to expect all men to agree with me.» Jim Rohn
Those who will not read are no better off than those who cannot read. » Jim Rohn
Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune. » Jim Rohn
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.» Jim Rohn
Money is usually attracted, not pursued.» Jim Rohn
The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them. » Jim Rohn
The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.» Jim Rohn
Some people claim that it is okay to read trashy novels because sometimes you can find something valuable in them. You can also find a crust of bread in a garbage can, if you search long enough, but there is a better way. » Jim Rohn
Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what?
All you have to do is go to the library. » Jim Rohn
We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation. » Jim Rohn
It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it. » Jim Rohn
For every promise, there is a price to pay… If the promise is clear, the price is easy… » Jim Rohn, The Treasury of Quotes
Success Recipe: 2 cups faith, 2 cups love, 1 cup hard work, 1 cup persistence, 1 tbsp vision and a dash of swagger. » Jim Rohn
If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. » Jim Rohn
Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness. » Jim Rohn
self-education will make you a fortune » Jim Rohn
You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills » Jim Rohn
Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become. » Jim Rohn
Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the shelf you can reach. Want to reach higher? Stack some more books under your feet.
Goals. There’s no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There’s no telling what you can do when you believe in them. There’s no telling what will happen when you act upon them. » Jim Rohn
Finding is reserved for those that search. » Jim Rohn
Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. » Jim Rohn
The only thing worse than not reading a book in the last ninety days is not reading a book in the last ninety days and thinking that it doesn’t matter » Jim Rohn
There are only three colors, ten digits, and seven notes, it’s what we do with them that’s important. » Jim Rohn
The bigger the ‘why’ the easier the ‘how’. » Jim Rohn
Managers help people see themselves as they are; Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are. » Jim Rohn
Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you to achieve it. » Jim Rohn
I am a buyer of blank books. Kids find it interesting that I would buy a blank book. They say, “Twenty-Six dollars for a blank book! Why would you pay that?” The reason I pay twenty-six dollars is to challenge myself to find something worth twenty-six dollars to put in there. All my journals are private, but if you ever got hold of one of them, you wouldn’t have to look very far to discover it is worth more than twenty-six dollars » Jim Rohn
Indecision is the thief of opportunity. » Jim Rohn
Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time. » Jim Rohn
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask? » Jim Rohn
The things that change your life are: the people you meet, the classes you take, and the books you read. » Jim Rohn
A major challenge in life is for each person to learn the art of standing guard at the doorway of their mind. Carefully examine the credentials and authority of those seeking to enter within that place where your attitudes are formed. » Jim Rohn
wages are good,…Profits are better. » Jim Rohn
People would do better, if they knew better. » Jim Rohn
Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is tragedy. Ignorance is devastation. Ignorance creates lack. Ignorance creates disease. Ignorance will shorten your life. Ignorance will empty your life and leave you with the husks, nothing to account for. » Jim Rohn
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. » Jim Rohn
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. » Jim Rohn
To be successful you don’t need to do extraordinary things, you just need to do ordinary things extraordinarily well. » Jim Rohn
Before I met Mr. Shoaff, I used to ask, “How much does it cost?” But he taught me to ask, “What is it worth?” When I started to base my life on value instead of price, all kinds of things began to happen. » Jim Rohn
For what it will make of you to achieve it. » Jim Rohn
I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change. » Jim Rohn
Success is not a stereotype. Success is not a Ferrari. Success is not an automobile. It’s not a house. It’s not a place. It’s not money in the bank. It’s not a million dollars. That’s not success. Success is the continual unfolding of the design of your own life and pulling it off. That’s what success is. » Jim Rohn
If you rest too long the weeds take the garden. » Jim Rohn
Change and everything will change for you. » Jim Rohn
Evil is no match for Good— but Good must be active. » Jim Rohn
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! » Jim Rohn
Another good time to reflect is at the end of major periods such as a week, a month, or a year. At the end of the week take a few hours for reflection to ponder the events of the past seven days. At the end of a month take a day. And at the end of a year take a week » Jim Rohn
Today brings to each of us 1,440 minutes; 86,400 ticks of the clock. Both the poor and the wealthy have the same 24 hours of opportunity. Time favors no one. » Jim Rohn
Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word. » Jim Rohn
There is an old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention”. How true! With that in mind, always work on your reasons first and the answers second. » Jim Rohn
You can not change your destination overnight but you can change your direction overnight. » Jim Rohn
You have the power to mold your life how ever you want. To shape it and reshape it. » Jim Rohn
The world doesn’t care whether you choose to stop here or to go on. So you have to care. » Jim Rohn
It is better to aim the spear at the moon and strike the eagle, than to aim at the eagle and strike only a rock. » Jim Rohn
I understood a powerful fact: formal education gets you a job, but self-education is what makes you rich! » Jim Rohn
There are those who will laugh at those who read useful books, and yet there is little difference between those who cannot read and those who will not read—the result of both is ignorance. There » Jim Rohn