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This has a more serious undertone to it because the inspiration behind this post has greatly affected me personally. A few weeks ago the world lost an inspirational speaker, educator, success coach and a man who has influenced more millionaires than almost anybody. You may not have heard of him, though if you’ve ever picked up a personal development book you’ve undoubtedly heard of Jim Rohn.
When I was in my early 20′s and really confused at what I was doing with my life, I found some Jim Rohn lecture tapes (yes tapes) and popped them into my car as I drove around. This man’s wisdom gave me a new definition and compass on success. Without him, my life may have veered down other paths because it was Jim Rohn who lit the fire of self-development.
Jim recently passed away and I’d like to dedicate this post to a few of his teachings and stories:
The Story Of Cookie
On one of his programs, Jim talks about how – in order to be a more effective communicator – he spends a day or two on the
“other side”.
He spends a day down in a seedy place in San Diego, CA calledthe “Tenderloin”. There he talks to this bartender named Frank.
Frank says, “You see that woman over there? That’s Cookie. How old do you think she is?”
Jim Rohn guesses 45… Frank tells her she’s 25… and that she used to be a dancer back in the go-go days. Then she developed some sort of bone disease and she can no longer dance and is crippled.
And she has a son who is 5 and is dying of leukemia. To try to cheer herself up a few times a week she comes down to this bar in the Tenderloin… plays a little music… usually drinks too much… and Frank has to call a cab to take her home.
Jim concludes this story by saying “Why did her life turn out like that, and mine turn out like it did? How is it that I get to travel the world, yet Cookie has trouble even getting home?”
Affected By Two Things…
Jim Rohn says, “You’re affected by two things. What you know and how you feel about what you know.”
See I could give you the best training in the world. But if you felt nervous, unsure, scared or uncomfortable acting on it, thenthat will affect the value of the information.
So the lesson is twofold. That’s why when I created PUMA Skills, I focused on removing as many of those “uncertainties” as possible, so you will get the results you’re looking for.
And the other is to learn how to FEEL really good about learning new things. That’s why I made it a point to study and use NLP and self-hypnosis, so I could feel good about acting on new ideas.
Two Pains
Jim Rohn says we all experience one of two pains in life: the pain
of discipline and the pain of regret. The pain of discipline weighs
ounces, but the pain of regret weighs tons.
Profits Are Better Than Wages
Jim Rohn says wages make you a living but profits make a fortune.
Most people earn wages which is good enough to get a pair of shoes,
a piece of bread and a place to get out of the rain.
But those who wish to enjoy the higher pleasures of life, work for
profits, not wages. That means they create and utilize enterprises.
It means teaching your children to have two bicycles. One to ride
and one to rent out.
See it doesn’t take long to start making profits. A bit of ingenuity
and you’re on your way.
The Magic Of Part-Time
And you can start making profits part time. And best of all, you
can start today. You can begin telling people “I’m working full
time on my job to earn wages, but I’m working part time on my
profits to earn my fortune! And it won’t be long until I’ll be
working full time on my fortune…”
That’s how I started – working part time on my profits with
ghostwriting, and full time painting houses to earn my wages.
Within a short period of time, I no longer had to work for
wages to earn a living… but could work FULL TIME for profits
to earn a fortune!
Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living but
profits make you a fortune! I teach kids to have two bicycles:
one to ride, one to rent. How long does it take to start making
a profit? A bit of ingenuity and you’re on your way.
Perfect. Jim Rohn said it best, “Work harder on yourself than
you do on your job.”
Wishing
Jim Rohn says, “Don’t wish it was easier; wish you were
better. Don’t wish for less problems; wish for more skills.”
The key takeaway Jim Rohn gave me was that you can’t “pursue”
success. That’s like trying to change the order of the seasons.
Instead, you must ATTRACT success, by becoming an attractive
person. People who “pursue” success wish things were easier.
People who attract success decide to get BETTER instead of
wasting their time wishing it was easier.
People who try to pursue success wish there were less problems
and challenges to obtain it. People who attract success wish
for more skill to handle those problems and challenges, more
wisdom to turn opportunity into wealth.
Or as Jim Rohn says, “To get more, you have to become more.”
FAILURE
Jim Rohn says failure is often not some single, cataclysmic event…
But a few small errors in judgment repeated every day.
This always has rung true for me. Some people make a small error
in judgment when they almost finish something but “put it off until tomorrow…” They make it a habit, and repeat it every day. No wonder they can’t make progress!
Some people decide to spend their limited free time watching DVDs
and playing video games. And they do this every day. But what if
they spent some of that time reading more books? As Jim Rohn
said, “The book you miss can’t help!” And as he also said, “Formal
education will make you a living; self-education will make you a
fortune!” And he also said, “Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t
miss a book!”
What if these people instead spent some of that time improving
themselves and their skills? That could be the whole difference!
One of the things I did after listening to Jim Rohn say this is
write down a list of “small errors in judgment” I was repeating
every day. And then I worked on each one to improve it or reverse
it.
SUCCESS
Jim Rohn says, Success is doing seemingly “ordinary things” extraordinarily
well.”
Said in another way, “Success is nothing more than a few
simple disciplines, practiced every day.”
Dedicated To Jim Rohn
I’d like to close this by expressing my thanks to the man who has had
one of the biggest impacts on my life – Jim Rohn. You have been a blessing
on this world and it has become a better place because of you.
You’d often finish a program by saying, “I go with you in all the experience
that we’ve had. But I promise you this as we leave here, I will not leave
you behind. I’ll take you with me in my thoughts and in my heart.”
You’re right Jim. Even in passing you are still here with all of us
you have positively helped.
Thank You.
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Great post, Jim will certainly be missed. Whenever I feel like I’ve come to a standstill in some area of my life, I listen to his words. He is truly a man that I will never forget and will forever be grateful for.