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Issue 33 - March 29, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
March 29, 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 "Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies into fortunes." Jim Rohn Today's issue is going out 19,052 weekly subscribers. Please feel free to forward this issue to friends, family and associates! We thank you for reading and for passing along this information. :-) Today's topics include: 1. Article by Jim Rohn - THE FOUR EMOTIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO LIFE CHANGE 1. THE FOUR EMOTIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO LIFE CHANGE by Jim Rohn Emotions are the most powerful forces inside us. Under the power of emotions, human beings can perform the most heroic (as well as barbaric) acts. To a great degree, civilization itself can be defined as the intelligent channeling of human emotion. Emotions are fuel and the mind is the pilot, which together propel the ship of civilized progress. Which emotions cause people to act? There are four basic ones. Each, or a combination of several, can trigger the most incredible activity. The day that you allow these emotions to fuel your desire is the day you'll turn your life around. 1) DISGUST One does not usually equate the word "disgust" with positive action. And yet properly channeled, disgust can change a person's life. The person who feels disgusted has reached a point of no return. He or she is ready to throw down the gauntlet at life and say, "I've had it!" That's what I said after many humiliating experiences at age 25. I said, "I don't want to live like this anymore. I've had it with being broke. I've had it with being embarrassed, and I've had it with lying." Yes, productive feelings of disgust come when a person says, "Enough is enough." The "guy" has finally had it with mediocrity. He's had it with those awful sick feelings of fear, pain and humiliation. He then decides he is not going to live like this anymore. Look out! This could be the day that turns a life around. Call it what you will, the "I've had it" day, the "never again" day, the "enough is enough" day. Whatever you call it, it's powerful! There is nothing so life-changing as gut-wrenching disgust! 2) DECISION Most of us need to be pushed to the wall to make decisions. And once we reach this point, we have to deal with the conflicting emotions that come with making them. We have reached a fork in the road. Now this fork can be a two- prong, three-prong, or even a four-prong fork. No wonder that decision-making can create knots in stomachs, keep us awake in the middle of the night, or make us break out in a cold sweat. Making life-changing decisions can be likened to internal civil war. Conflicting armies of emotions, each with its own arsenal of reasons, battle each other for supremacy of our minds. And our resulting decisions, whether bold or timid, well thought out or impulsive, can either set the course of action or blind it. I don't have much advice to give you about decision-making except this: Whatever you do, don't camp at the fork in the road. Decide. It's far better to make a wrong decision than to not make one at all. Each of us must confront our emotional turmoil and sort out our feelings. 3) DESIRE How does one gain desire? I don't think I can answer this directly because there are many ways. But I do know two things about desire: a. It comes from the inside not the outside. Almost anything can trigger desire. It's a matter of timing as much as preparation. It might be a song that tugs at the heart. It might be a memorable sermon. It might be a movie, a conversation with a friend, a confrontation with the enemy, or a bitter experience. Even a book or an article such as this one can trigger the inner mechanism that will make some people say, "I want it now!" Therefore, while searching for your "hot button" of pure, raw desire, welcome into your life each positive experience. Don't erect a wall to protect you from experiencing life. The same wall that keeps out your disappointment also keeps out the sunlight of enriching experiences. So let life touch you. The next touch could be the one that turns your life around. 4) RESOLVE Resolve says, "I will." These two words are among the most potent in the English language. I WILL. Benjamin Disraeli, the great British statesman, once said, "Nothing can resist a human will that will stake even its existence on the extent of its purpose." In other words, when someone resolves to "do or die," nothing can stop him. The mountain climber says, "I will climb the mountain. They've told me it's too high, it's too far, it's too steep, it's too rocky, it's too difficult. But it's my mountain. I will climb it. You'll soon see me waving from the top or you'll never see me, because unless I reach the peak, I'm not coming back." Who can argue with such resolve? When confronted with such iron-will determination, I can see Time, Fate and Circumstance calling a hasty conference and deciding, "We might as well let him have his dream. He's said he's going to get there or die trying." The best definition for "resolve" I've ever heard came from a schoolgirl in Foster City, California. I was lecturing about success to a group of bright kids at a junior high school. I asked, "Who can tell me what "resolve" means?" Several hands went up, and I did get some pretty good definitions. But the last was the best. A shy girl from the back of the room got up and said with quiet intensity, "I think resolve means promising yourself you will never give up." That's it! That's the best definition I've ever heard: PROMISE YOURSELF YOU'LL NEVER GIVE UP. Think about it! How long should a baby try to learn how to walk? How long would you give the average baby before you say, "That's it, you've had your chance"? You say that's crazy? Of course it is. Any mother would say, "My baby is going to keep trying until he learns how to walk!" No wonder everyone walks. There is a vital lesson in this. Ask yourself, "How long am I going to work to make my dreams come true?" I suggest you answer, "As long as it takes." That's what these four emotions are all about.
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 use the Directory Links to your left, 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: EMOTIONS by Jim Rohn Emotions will either serve or master, depending on who is in charge. Our emotions need to be as educated as our intellect. It is important to know how to feel, how to respond, and how to let life in so that it can touch you. Civilization is the intelligent management of human emotions. Measure your emotions. You don't need an atomic explosion for a minor point. Women have an incredible ability to pick up on emotional signals. For example, there are some wolves that are so clever they have learned to dress up like sheep. Man says, "Looks like a sheep. Talks like a sheep." Woman says, "Ain't no sheep!" To order or to get more information on the TTOQ by Jim Rohn, or Excerpts from the TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, please and see details on our 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. Q. Jim, I'm a leader with a downline in a network marketing company. I'm constantly encouraging my group to engage in personal development. When they do, their results are almost always dramatic in both their personal and business life. But often I find after becoming successful, they get busy and stop sharpening their 'saw', thinking they don't need to continue their learning. Any suggestions? T.W. A. "Priority" is the big word. From the time we go to school to when our life finishes up - we have to prioritize what's important and what's not. I believe having a progressive curve of learning is critical and that we should never cease our quest for learning/ knowledge. One of the major ways to keep people in the learning mode is to constantly expose them to a system to always be where the knowledge is - seminars, quality events, all the trainings, books, audios etc. Exposure to personal development is like tuning into the right frequency on the radio dial. You are going through the day, and then you hear a motivational quote, poem, story or testimonial. Now it has you thinking about your goals, values, ambitions and opportunities. And finally remember that all education is cumulative. It's like having a lock that needs 4 numbers to open it and you are at 3 - then you get number 4! But we never know what book or event could be the fourth number and maybe even the catalyst for life change. So, yes, sometimes people do step off the personal development treadmill, but if you keep sharing it, exposing it and most importantly living it, they will most certainly be ready to re-engage in this never ending desire and ambition to grow. "Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it." Jim Rohn 4. Jim Rohn Testimonials - MARCH 21 - 28 Here is a sampling of the testimonials and comments we received this past week from E-zine subscribers. Jim affected my life over the past 20+ years to the extent that because of his influence, I have made decisions and choices that vastly changed my future. The fact that my family today has abundant wealth and time, can be attributed largely to the perspective and attitude we developed as a result of Jim's words and communication skills. Thank you! 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