Issue 34 - April 5, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine

April 5, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine

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Issue 34 - April 5, 2000

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"The twin killers of success are impatience and greed." Jim Rohn

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Today's topics include:

1. Article by Jim Rohn - READ ALL THE BOOKS
2. Vitamins for the Mind - BOOKS/LIBRARY/READING
3. PERPETUITY - by William E. Bailey
4. Jim Rohn Testimonials - March 29 - April 4
5. More Information

1. READ ALL THE BOOKS by Jim Rohn

All of the books that we will ever need to make us as rich, as healthy, as happy, as powerful, as sophisticated and as successful as we want to be have already been written.

People from all walks of life, people with some of the most incredible life experiences, people that have gone from pennies to fortune and from failure to success have taken the time to write down their experiences so that we might share in their wealth of knowledge. They have offered their wisdom and experience so that we can be inspired by it and instructed by it, and so that we can amend our philosophy by it. Their contributions enable us to reset our sail based upon their experiences. They have handed us the gift of their insights so that we can change our plans, if need be, in order to avoid their errors. We can rearrange our lives based on their wise advice.

All of the insights that we might ever need have already been captured by others in books. The important question is this: In the last ninety days, with this treasure of information that could change our lives, our fortunes, our relationships, our health, our children and our careers for the better, how many books have we read?

Why do we neglect to read the books that can change our lives? Why do we complain but remain the same? Why do so many of us curse the effect but nourish the cause? How do we explain the fact that only three percent of our entire national population possess a library card - a card that would give us access to all of the answers to success and happiness we could ever want? Those who wish for the better life cannot permit themselves to miss the books that could have a major impact on how their lives turn out. The book they miss will not help!

And the issue is not that books are too expensive! If a person concludes that the price of buying the book is too great, wait until he must pay the price for not buying it. Wait until he receives the bill for continued and prolonged ignorance.

There is very little difference between someone who cannot read and someone who will not read. The result of either is ignorance. Those who are serious seekers of personal development must remove the self-imposed limitations they have placed on their reading skills and their reading habits. There is a multitude of classes being taught on how to be a good reader and there are thousands of books on the shelves of the public libraries just waiting to be read. Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. We must not permit anything to stand between us and the book that could change our lives.

A little reading each day will result in a wealth of valuable information in a very short period of time. But if we fail to set aside the time, if we fail to pick up the book, if we fail to exercise the discipline, then ignorance will quickly move in to fill the void.

Those who seek a better life must first become a better person. They must continually seek after self-mastery for the purpose of developing a balanced philosophy of life, and then live in accordance with the dictates of that philosophy. The habit of reading is a major stepping stone in the development of a sound philosophical foundation. And in my opinion it is one of the fundamentals required for the attainment of success and happiness.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

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2. Vitamins for the Mind

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 be 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.

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3. PERPETUITY by William E Bailey

With callused feet
men walk this earth,
Of the pear shaped planet
that gave them birth,
...in fright.

Nebulous their origin,
unknown their fate.
Yet hurry, friends, hurry,
dare not be late,
...for what?

In search of knowledge,
in fear of night,
In a world of darkness
they live without light,
...poorly.

Where once we walked
with club and mace,
We now presume
to conquer space,
...what courage.

The burdens that man
seem destined to bear,
Have fattened his loins
and shorn his hair,
...how unsightly.

And yet the cycle
again completes,
And man against man
again competes,
...as always.

They say I am morbid
that I talk of fate.
But I tell you, my friends,
it is almost too late,
...almost midnight.

The immutable laws
which guide our lives,
With which we're afflicted
like the hives,
Are on our back,
a heavy load,
Or thrust to our soul,
a sharp goad,
...forward!

They drive us on,
as if by rote,
To the throbbing pulse
of an eternal note,
...onward.

What haven then
hath the soul to rest,
Or must it wait until
its among the blest,
...and dead.

And while it is a fact
that man must die,
And someday in
a shallow grave must lie,
It is not a shame
that it must be said,
Most men die
long before they are dead,
...while living.

"be more specific"
my critics cry,
"treat the lash,
not the eye",
...make easy.

Would they from
the loaf of life so whole,
Take one crumb from their beggars bowl,
...go hungry.

Yet sit not on your pedestal
and judge too harsh,
Your fellow creatures,
struggling in the marsh,
For if you will
but cup your ear,
The sounds of the marsh,
are very near,
...giving life.

Give them not pity
while you are observing,
For in all truth,
they are not deserving.
Be rather powerless,
like any true passion,
Give them instead
real compassion,
...of yourself.

And while you ladle
it out so free,
For all the world
to look and see,
Quick, friend, save a bit--
for me and thee.

William E. Bailey, in addition to being a respected speaker and author, is also the 1973 recipient of the Horatio Alger Award and founder of Bestline Products. Mentor to both Jim Rohn and Les Brown, Mr. Bailey created a 620 million dollar a year enterprise in the early 70's. He is the author of The Rhythms of Life, which contains Mr. Bailey's poems and philosophical writings. This special book is available in hardcover and the first 5,000 have been signed and numbered! Also, when purchased it comes with a bonus cassette titled "Personal Growth" by Mr. Bailey. To purchase or receive more information please click on April's Featured Products at http://www.jimrohn.com

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