Issue 37 - April 26, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine

April 26, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine

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Issue 37 - April 26, 2000

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"Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don't
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Today's topics include:

1. Article by Jim Rohn - KEEP TRACK OF YOUR RESULTS
2. Vitamins for the Mind - CAREER/MARKETPLACE by Jim Rohn
3. Frequently Asked Questions
4. Jim Rohn Testimonials - April 19 - 25
5. More Information

1. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR RESULTS by Jim Rohn

Three key words to remember: weigh, count and measure.
Now why weigh, count and measure? To see what your
results are from your activity, your attitude and your
philosophy. If you find that the results are not to your
liking there are only three places to look. Your
philosophy needs to be fine-tuned; your attitude needs
to be strengthened or your disciplines need extra skill.
But that's it. Activity, attitude and philosophy create
results.

Now on results, here is what I teach the kids. Life
expects you to make measurable progress in reasonable
time. You must be reasonable with time. You can't say
to someone every five minutes, how are you doing now?
That's too soon to ask for a count. Guy says "I haven't
left the building yet, give me a break!" Now you can't
wait five years - that's too long. Too many things can
go wrong waiting too long for a count to see how you're
doing.

Here are some good time frames:

Number one - at the end of the day. You can't let more
than a day go by without looking at some things and making
progress. Old Testament says - if you are angry, try to
solve it before the sun goes down. Don't carry anger for
another day. It may be too heavy to carry. If you try
to carry it for a week, it may drop you to your knees. So
some things you must get done in a day.

Here's the next one - a week. We ask for an accounting of
the week so we can issue the pay. And whatever you've
got coming that's what you get; when the week is over.
Now in business there are two things to check in the course
of the week. Your activity count and your productivity
count. Because activity leads to productivity we need to
count both to see how we're doing.

My mentor taught me that success is a numbers game and
very early he started asking me my numbers. He asked,
"How many books have you read in the last ninety days?"
I said, "Zero"; he said, "Not a good number." He said,
"How many classes have you attended in the last six months
to improve your skills?" And I said, "Zero." He said,
"Not a good number." Then he said, "In the last six years
that you've been working, how much money have you saved
and invested?" I said, "Zero" and he said, "Not a good
number." Then here's what he said, "Mr. Rohn, if these
numbers don't change your life won't change. But" he said,
"If you'll start improving these numbers then perhaps
you'll start to see everything change for you."

Success and results are a numbers game. John joins this
little sales company. He's supposed to make 10 calls the
first week just to get acquainted with the territory. So
on Friday we call him in and say what? "How many calls?"
He says, "Well…" You say, "John, 'well' won't fit in the
little box here. I need a number." Now he starts with a
story. And you say, "John, the reason I made this little
box so small is so a story won't fit. All I need is a
number because if you give us the number we're so brilliant
around here we could guess the story." It's the numbers
that count. Making measurable progress in reasonable time.

Here's the best accounting. The accounting you make of
yourself. Don't wait for the government to do it, don't
wait for the company to do it. But you've got to add up
some of your own numbers and ask, "Am I making the
progress I want and will it take me where I want to go
now and in the future?" You be the judge!

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

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2. Vitamins for the Mind

CAREER/MARKETPLACE by Jim Rohn

My father taught me to always do more than you get paid
for as an investment in your future.

Whether you stay six weeks, six months or six years,
always leave it better than you found it.

Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill.
If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the
marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not
the marketplace.

If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an
investment of time and good service in a customer, you can
make a fortune.

Don't just let your business or your job make something
for you; let it make something of you.

Lack of homework shows up in the marketplace as well as
in the classroom.

Where you start in the marketplace is not where you have
to stay.

The worst days of those who enjoy what they do are better
than the best days of those who don't.

We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It
takes time to bring value to the marketplace, but we get
paid for the value, not the time.

Here's the major problem with going on strike for more
money: You cannot get rich by demand.

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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. Hi Jim, I've heard you say that you should always do
the best you can. My question is that many years ago when
I started my career, I worked many more hours than I do
now. I make great money now and am able to spend time
with my family and get to enjoy a few hobbies. But if I
worked the kind of hours I did years ago I probably could
make 60-80% more money a year. But I would have less
time for family and fun. I guess I'm a little confused and
at times feel like I'm not doing the best I can. Your
thoughts, please. Thanks. JT

A. JT, that's a great question. Of course you are the only
one who can evaluate your circumstances, but here a few
thoughts. First we must all prioritize what is important
to us and then build our schedule (time) around that.
There will be times when you need to be flexible, but
after looking at what you value in life, you need to
organize your time and effort accordingly.

Second - in almost every thing in life that we start
and learn, we should become faster and more efficient.
The point is if you commit 40 hours a week to work -
the key is to be the best for those 40 hours - not to work
more hours. Same goes for family time as well as play
time. Try and get the most from whatever you are doing.

It sounds like you are now making much more money now,
working fewer hours than you did in the beginning of your
career years ago. That is how it is supposed to be as you
improve your skills, gain experience and if you continue
to be and give your best in the allotted time you reserve
for work, then that scenario should continue.

One last comment is that some things do require more of
our time and energy in the beginning - a new career,
marriage, a new baby, recovering from an accident, etc.
In those cases we might have to adjust our schedules - but
such is life. The keys again are priorities and focusing
on giving and being our best in the time we have allotted.

"The two great words of antiquity are behold and beware.
Behold the possibilities and beware of the temptations." Jim Rohn

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-- Eli Nahum

Love It! Jim's simple, uncomplicated explanations make
sense in a sometimes senseless world. Jim reminds me
that the basics of life never change.
-- Mike & Tessa Merkel

Really enjoying your material... simply outstanding.
-- John Kanary

Thank you for all you have done to touch my life and the
lives of others.
-- William H. Winch

I believe after listening to Mr. Rohn, I am in for some
great changes in my life, and I am very excited about this.
-- Klint Peck

Happy to see you on the web. We still need you!!!
-- Ed Davis, Thetaxpeople.Net

Jim, I am RK Dhanvada from India. Your mails make my
day everyday and so silently you are touching so many lives
filter through the fog of mutated values.

Someday when you come to India, please do let me know.
I will bring my family to hear your speech. I thank my
friend David Exon for having gifted me your thought
provoking book "The Treasury of Quotes" - Its always
there on my table and visitors who have perused look back
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Thanks to your book, you have also made a permanent net
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-- RK Dhanvada

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