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Issue 12 - October 20 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
Jim Rohn International- The Official Site of America's Foremost Business Philosopher. "Education must precede motivation." Jim Rohn We encourage you to forward JRWE to at least 3 of your clients, associates, and friends. If they like it, they will thank you. If they don't, they can choose not to subscribe. It is FREE! Enjoy! Today's issue includes: 1. Article by Jim Rohn - WHERE DO YOU GO FOR YOUR
INTELLECTUAL FEAST? 1. WHERE DO YOU GO FOR YOUR INTELLECTUAL FEAST? by Jim Rohn (excerpted from Leading an Inspired Life) 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! Why would this be? Have you heard about the accelerated learning curve? >From birth, up until the time we are about eighteen, our learning curve is dramatic, and our capacity to learn during this period is just staggering. We learn a tremendous amount very fast. We learn language, culture, history, science, mathematics . . . everything! For some people, the accelerated learning process will continue on. But for most, it levels off when they get their first job. If there are no more exams to take, if there's no demand to get out paper and pencil, why read any more books? Of course, you will learn some things through experience. Just getting out there - sometimes doing it wrong and sometimes doing it right - you will learn. Can you imagine what would happen if you kept up an accelerated learning curve all the rest of your life? Can you imagine what you could learn to do, the skills you could develop, the capacities you could have? Here's what I'm asking you to do: be that unusual person who keeps up his learning curve and develops an appetite for always trying to find good ideas. One way to feed your mind and educate your philosophy is through the writings of influential people. Maybe you can't meet the person, but you can read his or her books. Churchill is gone, but we still have his books. Aristotle is gone, but we still have his ideas. Search libraries for books and programs. Search magazines. Search documentaries. They are full of opportunities for intellectual feasting. In addition to reading and listening, you also need a chance to do some talking and sharing. I have some people in my life who help me with important life questions, who assist me in refining my own philosophy, weighing my values and pondering questions about success and lifestyle. We all need association with people of substance to provide influence concerning major issues such as society, money, enterprise, family, government, love, friendship, culture, taste, opportunity, and community. Philosophy is mostly influenced by ideas, ideas are mostly influenced by education, and education is mostly influenced by the people with whom we associate. One of the great fortunes of my life was to be around Mr. Shoaff those five years. During that time he shared with me at dinner, during airline flights, at business conferences, in private conversations and in groups. He gave me many ideas that enabled me to make small daily adjustments in my philosophy and activities. Those daily changes, some very slight, but very important, soon added up to weighty sums. A big part of the lesson was having Mr. Shoaff repeat the ideas over and over. You just can't hear the fundamentals of life philosophy too often. They are the greatest form of nutrition, the building blocks for a well-developed mind. I'm asking that you feed your mind just as you do your body. Feed it with good ideas, wherever they can be found. Always be on the lookout for a good idea - a business idea, a product idea, a service idea, an idea for personal improvement. Every new idea will help to refine your philosophy. Your philosophy will guide your life, and your life will unfold with distinction and pleasure. To Your Success, Jim Rohn Order Leading an Inspired Life by Jim Rohn and save 20% off the regular price! You will also receive FREE "The Sixty Minute Leadership Challenge" audiocassette by Jim Rohn, plus four free bonus gifts (see details in our Online Catalog). Leading an Inspired Life is a 454 page compendium of Jim's work. It is a burgundy and gold foil hardback with slipcase. To place an order, read previous articles from the Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine archives, or to get a complete listing of Jim Rohn's books, audios, videos and seminar schedule; please click on the Directory or call 800-929-0434 M-F 8:30-5:30 CST 2. VITAMINS FOR THE MIND Vitamins for the Mind are a weekly sampling of original quotes, on a specific topic, taken from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn. TTOQ are a collection of over 365 quotes on 60 topics gathered from Jim's personal journals, seminars and books spanning over 35 years. This week's topic: BOOKS/LIBRARY/READING by Jim Rohn Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book. 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. Most homes valued at over $250,000 have a library. That should tell us something. Everything you need for your better future and success has already been written. And guess what? It's all available. All you have to do is go to the library. But would you believe that only three percent of the people in America have a library card. Wow, they must be expensive! No, they're free. And there's probably a library in every neighborhood. Only three percent! Some people read so little they have rickets of the mind. I now have one of the better libraries. I admit that I haven't read everything in my library, but I feel smarter just walking in it. Don't just read the easy stuff. You may entertained by it, but you will never grow from it. The book you don't read won't help. Books are easy to find and easy to buy. A paperback these days only costs six or seven dollars. You can borrow that from your kids! It isn't what the book costs; it's what it will cost if you don't read it. To order or to get more information on the TTOQ by Jim Rohn, or excerpts from the TTOQ by Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy or Mark Victor Hansen, please go to our site and see details on our Featured Specials. GIFTS THAT INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE! "The least lack of discipline starts to erode our self-esteem." Jim Rohn 3. WHAT'S NEW AT JIMROHN.COM? 1) 20-60% off on all products through 12-31-99. 2) Four free bonuses with every order $10 or more through 10-31-99 (see the Online Catalog for details). 3) Visit our Featured Specials section and find even greater discounts on our October specials including; The Challenge to Succeed, the Weekend Seminar, the Whole Jim Rohn Package, the Five Day Seminar Package and Excerpts from the Treasury of Quotes. 4) Now find single audios by Jim Rohn, journals, books on disk, motivational gift ideas and closeout specials (in addition to Jim's complete library of books, audios and videos) in the Online Catalog. 5) Up to date archives of Jim Rohn's past E-zines, plus the new Resource Center which contains Articles, Vitamins for the Mind, Q and A, testimonials and more. 4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Each week we take one or two specific or frequently asked questions about or addressed to Jim Rohn and provide the answer. This week's most popular submissions were actually addressed back in our first couple of E-zines. Our apologies to our founding subscribers for the repetition, but with more than 7,000 readers now, we felt it was time to provide the answers to these popular questions a second time. Q1. Can you tell us about the way Jim made his fortune? What type of company was he working for with Mr. Shoaff and what types of companies has Jim owned or managed since then? Does he speak full-time or does he continue to run various firms? A1. After starting on his first fortune in network marketing, Jim went on to become an entrepreneur. He has founded, or is active in, companies across multiple industries including, home building, fast food restaurants, jewelry stores, ranching and, of course, the training industry. He is still actively speaking and overseeing many entrepreneurial interests. Q2. I know your office is in Dallas, TX, is that where Jim lives? A2. Actually Jim travels so much for both business (over 100 talks a year) and personal (family, friends and adventure) that living in Dallas is not essential. He currently has residences in Beverly Hills, Southwest Idaho, Phoenix, and Carmel. One for each season, a goal he had set for himself early in his sales career. "Discipline has within it the potential for creating future miracles." Jim Rohn 5. Jim Rohn Testimonials - Oct. 13-19 Here is a sampling of the testimonials and comments we received this week from E-zine subscribers. Your have been one of the most influential contributors to my success as an independent distributor. -- Anne C Christensen, Starlight International Jim is my favorite motivator since I attended his seminar in Honolulu in '85. -- Tommy L Henke, Starsites2000 I had the opportunity to see you in person in Las Vegas at Extravaganza. Your father had just passed on and although I would have expected that to be a down time for you I want you to know that you were wonderful that morning. You were at your best, very inspiring and I fell in love with you and your teachings that day. I will be forever grateful to you. You could have canceled that day for obvious reasons, but you didn't. It is that kind of commitment to Mark and his dream (which also becomes your own dream when you get attached to these products and this company) that really got to me. It was also the first time we saw Mark Hughes. It's a family, just like you said that day. Thank you for being you and inspiring me to strive to be the best I can be. I'm a work in progress as we all are. Thank you for your excellent contribution to that work. Looking forward to receiving your ezine. God Bless. -- Holly J Larson, Herbalife Supervisor My husband, Dennis, and I just love you and admire you, are inspired by you. Thank you for your involvement with Mark Hughes and Herbalife. The mutual admiration you and Mark have is touching. Thank you for your influence on his young life as he set out to build Herbalife. Thank you for your example of humility and giving. We pray for God's continued blessings on your life! -- Ellen Rich, Herbalife Distributor Thank you, E-zine readers, for the sincere and kind words of encouragement and appreciation! -- JRI 6. PRIVACY/NO SPAM POLICY! NO SPAMMING OR LIST SHARING! You can rest assured that your subscription email address will be kept in the strictest confidence. We do not divulge, nor make available to any third party, our subscription list. Your privacy is paramount to us! Therefore it receives the respect it deserves! 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