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Issue 22 - January 12, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
Welcome to JIM ROHN'S WEEKLY E-ZINE Jim Rohn International - Home of jimrohn.com - The Official Site of America's Foremost Business Philosopher " Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don't use their excuses. Take charge of your own life and future." Jim Rohn WIN THE JIM ROHN/BRIAN TRACY FIVE DAY SEMINAR PACKAGE by helping us give away free subscriptions to the Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine - SEE DETAILS IN SECTION 6! Today's issue includes: 1. Article by Jim Rohn - THE TIME TO ACT
Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don't need to be hasty if it isn't required, but you don't want to lose much time either. Here's the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong. Let's say you would like to build your library. If that is a strong desire for you, what you've got to do is get the first book. Then get the second book. Take action as soon as possible, before the feeling passes and before the idea dims. If you don't, here's what happens - - YOU FALL PREY TO THE LAW OF DIMINISHING INTENT - We intend to take action when the idea strikes us. We intend to do something when the emotion is high. But if we don't translate that intention into action fairly soon, the urgency starts to diminish. A month from now the passion is cold. A year from now it can't be found. So take action. Set up a discipline when the emotions are high and the idea is strong, clear, and powerful. If somebody talks about good health and you're motivated by it, you need to get a book on nutrition. Get the book before the idea passes, before the emotion gets cold. Begin the process. Fall on the floor and do some push-ups. You've got to take action; otherwise the wisdom is wasted. The emotion soon passes unless you apply it to a disciplined activity. Discipline enables you to capture the emotion and the wisdom and translate them into action. The key is to increase your motivation by quickly setting up the disciplines. By doing so, you've started a whole new life process. Here is the greatest value of discipline: self-worth, also known as self-esteem. Many people who are teaching self- esteem these days don't connect it to discipline. But once we sense the least lack of discipline within ourselves, it starts to erode our psyche. One of the greatest temptations is to just ease up a little bit. Instead of doing your best, you allow yourself to do just a little less than your best. Sure enough, you've started in the slightest way to decrease your sense of self-worth. There is a problem with even a little bit of neglect. Neglect starts as an infection. If you don't take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one neglect leads to another. Worst of all, when neglect starts, it diminishes our self-worth. Once this has happened, how can you regain your self-respect? All you have to do is act now! Start with the smallest discipline that corresponds to your own philosophy. Make the commitment: "I will discipline myself to achieve my goals so that in the years ahead I can celebrate my successes." To Your Success, To read previous articles, quotes and Q and A from the Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine archives, or to get a complete listing of Jim Rohn's books, audios, videos and seminar schedule or to place an order; please click on the Directory Links 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: DISCIPLINE by Jim Rohn Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. 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. All disciplines affect each other. Mistakenly the man says, "This is the only area where I let down." Not true. Every let down affects the rest. Not to think so is naive. Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure. Discipline has within it the potential for creating future miracles. The best time to set up a new discipline is when the idea is strong. One discipline always leads to another discipline. Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion. You don't have to change that much for it to make a great deal of difference. A few simple disciplines can have a major impact on how your life works out in the next 90 days, let alone in the next 12 months or the next 3 years. The least lack of discipline starts to erode our self-esteem. To order or to get more information on the TTOQ by Jim Rohn, or excerpts from the TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, click here Featured Specials . GIFTS THAT INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE! 3. 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. Q1. Mr. Rohn, I have a wonderful job/career working for some truly wonderful people doing what I love to do and do best -- writing. However, I want to branch out and have started several projects, have wonderful ideas about what I want to do with my skills. My problem is I can't seem to get off dead center. I've ordered books on publishing, writing and other sources to help me with my chosen dream but, I just can't seem to get the momentum going to accomplish my passion. I read your motivational words each week along with as much other motivational material as I can get my hands on, but I still have the same old problem of procrastination. How can I get this dream moving? Thank you for any assistance you can give me. SW A1. I've often found some of the greatest motivation and inspiration in achieving a goal is found by simply getting started. Once you take a step past fatigue, boredom, obstacles, mental blocks and procrastination you find renewed energy and vision. I've meet many people who also have found clever ways to procrastinate - they are forever more the professional student. They keep learning and studying, but never doing. I'm a huge proponent of learning, but my advice is study and then do. Then study some more and then do some more... Also, I suggest that you focus your 'several projects' down to just one or two that are the most important for you to accomplish and focus on now. Some times too many choices can mean to choose not to choose at all. Yes, have your dream list, but then narrow the focus of the list to one or two at a time, at least until you create the needed momentum. And lastly, it is ok to take baby steps. The wise saying "The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step" is true. And often times it is the first small steps that mean the most. Good Luck! "Your paycheck is not your employer's responsibility, it's your responsibility. Your employer has no control over your value, but you do." Jim Rohn 4. MONTHLY DRAWING - Our Winners for November & December! Congratulations to Rob L. Brown, our winner for November and to Rick Tracewell, our winner for December! MONTHLY DRAWING! 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