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Issue 38 - May 3, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
May 3, 2000 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
Welcome to JIM ROHN'S WEEKLY E-ZINE
Issue 38 - May 3, 2000
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Today's topics include:
1. Article by Jim Rohn - WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD LIFE?
2. Vitamins for the Mind - LIFESTYLE by Jim Rohn
3. Frequently Asked Questions - Motivation
4. MONTHLY DRAWING - March Winner!
5. Jim Rohn Testimonials - April 25 - May 2
6. More Information
1. WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD LIFE? by Jim Rohn
The ultimate expression of life is not a paycheck. The
ultimate expression of life is not a Mercedes. The
ultimate expression of life is not a million dollars or a
bank account or a home. Here's the ultimate expression
of life in my opinion, and that is living a good life.
Here's what we must ask constantly, "What for me would
be a good life?" And you have to keep going over and
over the list. A list including areas such as spirituality,
economics, health, relationships and recreation. What
would constitute a good life? I've got a short list.
1) Number one, productivity. You won't be happy if you
don't produce. The game of life is not rest. We must
rest, but only long enough to gather strength to get back
to productivity. What's the reason for the seasons and
the seeds, the soil and the sunshine, the rain and
the miracle of life? It's to see what you can do with it.
To try your hand, other people have tried their hand;
here's what they did. You try your hand to see what you
can do. So part of life is productivity.
2) Next are good friends. Friendship is probably the
greatest support system in the world. Don't deny yourself
the time to develop this support system. Nothing can match
it. It's extraordinary in its benefit. Friends are those
wonderful people who know all about you and still like
you. I just lost one of my dearest friends. He died at
age 53 - heart attack. David is gone, but he was one of my
very special friends. I used to say of David that if I was
stuck in a foreign jail somewhere accused unduly and if
they would allow me one phone call, I would call David.
Why? He would come and get me. That's a friend.
Somebody who would come and get you. Now we've all got
casual friends. And if you called them they would say,
"Hey, if you get back, call me we'll have a party." So
you've got to have both, real friends and casual friends.
3) Next on the list of a good life is your culture. Your
language, your music, the ceremonies, the traditions,
the dress. All of that is so vitally important that you
must keep it alive. In fact it is the uniqueness of all
of us that when blended together brings vitality, energy,
power, influence, uniqueness and rightness to the world.
4) Next is your religion, your spirituality. It helps to
form the foundation of the family that builds the nation.
And make sure you study, practice and teach. Don't be
careless about the spiritual part of your nature, it's what
makes us who we are, different from animal, dogs, cats,
birds and mice. Spirituality.
5) Next - here's what my parents taught me. Don't miss
anything. Don't miss the game. Don't miss the
performance, don't miss the movie, don't miss the show,
don't miss the dance. Go to everything you possible can.
Buy a ticket to everything you possibly can. Go see
everything and experience all you possible can. That's
what my parents taught me and it's served me so well
to this day. Just before my father died at age 93 if you
were to call him at 10:30 or 11:00 at night, he wouldn't
be home. He was at the rodeo, he was watching the kids
play softball, he was listening to the concert, he was at
church, he was somewhere every night.
Live a vital life. Here's one of the reasons why. If you
live well, you will earn well. If you live well it will
show in your face, it will show in the texture of your
voice. There will be something unique and magical about
you if you live well. It will infuse not only your
personal life but also your business life. And it will
give you a vitality nothing else can give.
6) Next are your family and the inner circle. Invest in
them and they'll invest in you. Inspire them and they'll
inspire you. With your inner circle take care of the
details. When my father was still alive, I used to call
him when I traveled. He'd have breakfast most every
morning with the farmers. Little place called The Decoy
Inn out in the country where we lived in Southwest Idaho.
So Papa would go there and have breakfast and I'd call him
just to give him a special day. Now if I was in Israel,
I'd have to get up in the middle of the night, but it only
took five minutes, ten minutes. So I'd call Papa and
they'd bring him the phone. I'd say, "Papa I'm in Israel."
He'd say, "Israel! Son, how are things in Israel?" He'd
talk real loud so everybody could hear - my son's calling
me from Israel. I'd say, "Papa last night they gave me a
reception on the rooftop underneath the stars overlooking
the Mediterranean." He'd say, "Son, a reception on the
rooftop underneath the stars overlooking the
Mediterranean." Now everybody knows the story. It only
took 5 - 10 minutes, but what a special day for my father,
age 93.
If a father walks out of the house and he can still feel
his daughter's kiss on his face all day, he's a powerful
man. If a husband walks out of the house and he can still
feel the imprint of his wife's arms around his body he's
invincible all day. It's the special stuff with the inner
circle that makes you strong and powerful and influential.
So don't miss that opportunity. Here's the greatest value.
The prophet said, "There are many virtues and values, but
here's the greatest, one person caring for another." There
is no greater value than love. Better to live in a tent
on the beach with someone you love than to live in a
mansion by yourself. One person cares for another, that's
one of life's greatest expressions.
So make sure in your busy day to remember the true purpose
and the reasons you do what you do. May you truly live the
kind of life that will bring the fruit and rewards that
you desire.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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2. Vitamins for the Mind
LIFESTYLE by Jim Rohn
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue
over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small
hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in
someone else's hands, but not you.
Lifestyle is the art of discovering ways to live uniquely.
Some people have learned to earn well, but they haven't
learned to live well.
Earn as much money as you possibly can and as quickly as
you can. The sooner you get money out of the way, the
sooner you will be able to get to the rest of your problems
in style.
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, a beautiful burgundy hardbound
book with gold foil lettering, is a collection of over 365
quotes on 60 topics gathered from Jim's personal journals,
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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 recently joined a network marketing company.
After an initial excitement I've found myself lacking the
motivation or discipline to do what I need to do to reach
my goals. My husband, who is in sales, suggested I read
my goals 2-3 times a day. I'm reading but wanted to see
if you have any additional advice? Thank you. SM
A. I'm a strong proponent of setting goals, writing down
your goals, visualizing your goals, etc. But even more than
goals, I believe there needs to be a "what for" or as I
call them, a set of "reasons" to achieve your goals. I
truly believe reasons make the difference. The "why" is
always more powerful than "how". Reasons and goals are
similar in some ways, but after reading what I've outlined
below, I think you will see some of the differences
as well.
Here is a short list of reasons (there are many more) that
you might want to pull from:
1) Material things - houses, cars, boats, season tickets
to a local sports team's events or the theater, as well as
vacations - just to name a few. Material things are
important and do help us make short term sacrifices.
Example: If you get "X" amount of results you can go to
the ballgame or buy the set of golf clubs, etc.
2) Family reasons can be especially powerful. A family
trip, saving for education for your kids, helping other
family members. I've found that we will often do far more
for and because of our family than we would ever do for
ourselves.
3) Recognition can cause us to push beyond our comfort
zone - to be that month's top producer or to break a
record. Three important areas of recognition:
a) our peers
b) a mentor or leader
c) family and friends
4) Benevolence - making a difference in our community and
our world has helped to create some of the most spectacular
success stories. It is hard to stop someone on a mission
bigger than himself or herself.
5) To be the best. To try and accomplish new and greater
goals. To be number one at times in a small group or
a large group - but to be on top, even if it is for a day,
can create large amounts of motivation.
The most important part of all of these reasons is that
if any one of them helps your take a step toward your goals
and then another reason helps you take the next step, then
soon you will so enjoy the fruit and results of your own
successes, as well as helping all those around you, that
you will have no problem sustaining all future motivation.
Good Luck!
P.S. A few months ago I did an article titled The Four
Emotions That Lead to Life Change - which also can qualify
as reasons. Feel free to go and read it in our website
archives - www.jimrohn.com
"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." Jim Rohn
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