Issue 93 - June 26 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
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Issue 93 - July 26, 2001
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We're back! Although it has been a month since our last ezine went out (as announced in issue 92) it has been a very busy and fruitful time for us here at JRI since having many of you as our guest at the Jim Rohn Weekend Event - Excelling in the New Millennium. Over 1,000 people from around the world gathered in a sold-out ballroom to hear Jim Rohn and guests share strategies and ideas to help change and improve lives. It was an event to remember. This week we want to share an article by Jim Rohn and Zig Ziglar that is excerpted from the event as well as offer all our readers an opportunity to take advantage of some of the special packages offered by Jim, Zig Ziglar, Charlie Tremendous Jones and the rest of the great guest involved (see item 4 below for details).
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"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." Jim Rohn
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Today's issue includes:
1. Article - How To Turn Nothing Into Something by Jim Rohn (excerpted from the Jim Rohn Weekend Seminar-Excelling in the New Millennium)
2. Vitamins for the Mind - Change/Choice/Decision by Jim Rohn
3. Article - The Day Before You Go On Vacation By Zig Ziglar
(excerpted from the Jim Rohn Weekend Seminar-Excelling in the New Millennium)
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5. Jim Rohn Testimonials - July 1 - July 25, 2001
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1. How To Turn Nothing Into Something by Jim Rohn
(excerpted from the Jim Rohn Weekend Seminar-Excelling in the New Millennium)
Have you ever wondered how to turn nothing into something?
First, in order to turn nothing into something, you´ve got to start with some ideas and imagination. Now, it might be hard to call ideas and imagination nothing; but how tangible are those ideas? That is a bit of a mystery. I don´t believe that ideas that can be turned into a hotel, ideas that can be turned into an enterprise, ideas that can be turned into a new vaccine or ideas that can be turned into some miracle product, should be called nothing. But tangibly, you have nothing. Interesting! Think of it, ideas that become so powerful in your mind and in your consciousness that they seem real to you even before they become tangible. Imagination that is so strong, you can actually see it.
When I built my first home for my family in Idaho all those years ago, before I started construction, I would take my friends and associates out to the vacant property and give them a tour of the house. Is that possible? Is it possible to take someone on a tour through an imaginary house? And the answer is, “Yes, of course.’ “Here is the 3 car garage,’ I used to say, and my friends would look and say, “Yes, this garage will hold 3 cars.’ I could really make it “live’. I would take them on a tour throughout the house… “Here is the fireplace, and look, this side is brick and the other side is stone.’ I could make is so real… “Follow me through the rest of the house. Take a look through the picture window here in the kitchen, isn´t the view great?’ One day, I made the house so real that one of my friends bumped his elbow on the fireplace. I mean, it was that real.
So, the first step of turning nothing into something is to imagine the possibilities. Imagine ALL of the possibilities. One of the reasons for seminars, sermons, lyrics from songs and testimonials of others is to give us an idea of the possibilities; to help us imagine and to see the potential.
Now here is the second step for turning nothing into something, you must BELIEVE that what you imagine IS possible for you. Testimonials like, “If I can do it, you can do it.’ often become a support to our belief. And we start believing. First we imagine it´s possible. Second, we start to believe that what´s possible is possible for us.
We might also believe because of our own testimonial. Here is what your testimonial might say, “If I did it once, I can do it again. If it happened for me before, it could very well happen again.’ So we believe not only the testimonials of others who say, “If I can do it, you can do it. If I can change, you can change. If I can start with nothing, you can start with nothing. If I can turn it all around, you can turn it all around.’ Then we also have the support of our own testimonial, if we´ve accomplished something before. “If we did it once, we can do it again. If we did it last year, we can do it this year.’ So those two things together are very powerful. Now, we do not have actual substance yet, although it is very close.
Again, step one is to imagine the possibilities. Step two is to imagine that what is possible is possible for you. Here is what we call step two – faith to believe. In fact, one writer said this, “Faith is substance.’ An interesting word, “substance’, the powerful ability to believe in the possibilities that are possible for you. If you have faith to believe… that faith is substance, substance meaning “a piece of the real.’ Now it´s not “the real’, it´s not this podium, but it is so powerful that it is very close to being real and so the writer said, “The faith is a piece of, the substance of’. He then goes on to call it evidence, substance and evidence. It is difficult to call substance and evidence “nothing’. It is nothing in the sense that it cannot be seen except with the inner eye. You can´t get a hold of it because it isn´t YET tangible. But it is possible to turn nothing, especially ideas and imaginations, into something if you believe that it is now possible for you. That substance and evidence becomes so powerful that it can now be turned into reality.
So the first step is to imagine what is possible, the second is to have the faith to believe that what is possible is possible for you. And now the third step is to that you go to work to make it real. You go to work to make it a hotel. You go to work to make it an enterprise. You go to work and make it good health. You go to work and make it an association. You go to work and make it a good marriage. You go to work and make it a movement; you make it tangible. You make it viable. You breathe life into it and then you construct it. That is such a unique and powerful ability for all of us human beings. Put this to work and start the miracle process today!
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn
CHANGE/CHOICE/DECISION by Jim Rohn
One of the best places to start to turn your life around is by doing whatever appears on your mental "I should" list.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do?
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
Decision making can sometimes seem like inner civil war.
I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.
Don't say, "If I could, I would." Say, "If I can, I will."
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off! You cannot make progress without making decisions.
We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.
I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.
If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.
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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). 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, seminars and books spanning over 37 years. To order or to get more information on TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Excerpts from TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, please go to http://www.jimrohn.com and click on Monthly Specials.
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3. The Day Before You Go On Vacation By Zig Ziglar
(excerpted from the Jim Rohn Weekend Seminar-Excelling in the New Millennium)
How do you achieve employment security in a world where there is no employment security? I start with a question. How many of you consider yourself to be honest and at least reasonably intelligent? Can I see your hands, please? Okay. How many of you honest, intelligent people, as a general rule, get about twice as much work done on the day before you go on vacation as you normally get done? Can I see your hands, please? Well…Glad to see so many honest folks. Now I am going to ask you a long question, so stay with me all the way through. If we can figure out why and learn how and repeat it everyday without working any longer or any harder, does it make sense that we will be more valuable to ourselves, our company, our family and our community? Does that make any sense at all? The answer is “Yes’.
I want to make it crystal clear that I am going to be talking to you about you, not going to be talking about anybody that´s not here, but to you about you. You have already confessed that you are honest and intelligent. Now how many of you on the night before the day before vacation, got your laptop out or a sheet of paper out and said, “Now tomorrow, I´ve got to do this and this…’ How many of you did that? Can I see your hand? We coined a very clever name for that. We call that goal setting. So, you set your goal. Then you got them organized in the order of their importance. Let me encourage you to make one slight change there. If you have got to go give Charlie the worst possible news, and he is the 5th on the list of gotta do´s, when you finish the first one, the next order on your mind is “Gotta talk to Charlie.’ Finish the second one, “Gotta talk to Charlie.’ See Charlie first. Get the disagreeable things and difficult things out of the way first. Free your mind, so you can concentrate on what else you have got to do. You got it organized. You accepted responsibility. You made the commitments. You know some people are about as committed as a komikaze pilot on his thirty-ninth mission. They just don´t make it a serious thing. Now commitment is important whether it is to get your education, make one more call, whether it´s to keep the marriage together, whatever. Commitment is important because when you hit the wall, not if, when you hit the wall, if you made a commitment, your first thought is, “How do I solve the problem?’ If you haven´t made the commitment, your first thought is, “How do I get out of this deal?’ And we find literally what we are looking for. When you make that commitment, things happen. It shows that you really care about the other people there. It demonstrates that you are dependable. Even though you´re leaving town, you´re not going to leave an unfinished task for the other people to do. Your integrity comes through. Now the beautiful thing about integrity, when integrity is part of you as a person and is part of your life, you do the right thing. When you do the right thing, you have nothing to feel guilty about. With integrity you have nothing to fear because you have nothing to hide. Now think about it, with guilt and fear both removed from your back, doesn´t just make sense that you can function more effectively. You will be freer to do the right thing always. Not only that, but that´s the way you take steps up. You know Emerson said, “If you would lift me up, you´ve got to be on higher ground’. And truer words were never spoken. You also, when you look at this, what you decide to do is you´re going to work smarter; and you´re optimistic you´re going to get it done. How many of you ever participated in organized, team sports? Can I see your hands? How many of you ever went home one night and said to your parents, “Mom or dad, you can´t believe the game plan the coaches worked out. Man alive, it was incredible. We´re going to kill those suckers tomorrow. You can count on it.’ You were optimistic simply because you had a plan of action and so you were optimistic that the next day you were going to be able to get all of these things done. Now some of us are born optimistic, and some are born pessimistic. For your information the 1828 Noah Webster does not have the word pessimist in it. It has the word optimist. Now I am a natural born optimist. I really am. I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt with it. That´s the way I´m put together; but the good news is if you are a natural born pessimist, you definitely, emphatically, positively can change. You are a pessimist by choice because you are what you are and where you are because of what´s gone into your mind. You can change what you are; you can change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.
Anyway, the next day, you not only got there on time, you were a little early, and you immediately got started. You didn´t stand around and say, “Well, I wonder what I ought to do now.’ You couldn´t wait to get after it. You wanted to do the right thing, so you really got started in a big hurry. You were enthusiastic about it. You were highly motivated. You decisively move from one task to another. Now I am going to camp on this one for just a moment. As a general rule, how many of you have noticed that people who have nothing to do want to do it with you? Can I see your hands? Okay. Now, on this day before vacation, when you finish one task, you move with purpose to another one. And people will not block you for that two-minute gossip session or four-minute or five-minute or six-minutes. I am absolutely convinced, no doubt about it that the listener has more to do with the gossiping than the speaker because if you don´t listen, you´re not going to have the guy or gal talking to you. They just aren´t. When you move with purpose, people will step aside and let you go. I will absolutely guarantee you, you will save a minimum of an hour a day in two-minutes, three-minutes, five minute things. An hour a day is five hours per week is 250 hours per year. That is six weeks of your life that you´ve wasted and six weeks of combination time that you have wasted with the people who were giving the gossip to you. What could you do with six extra weeks every year? You focus on the issue at hand. You are disciplined to stay with it until you finish, and the neat thing about discipline, Cybil Stanton gave me the best definition of it I have ever heard in her book The Twenty Five Hour Woman. “Discipline isn´t on your back needling you with imperatives. It is at your side encouraging you with incentives.’
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"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." Jim Rohn
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"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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5. Jim Rohn Testimonials - July 1 - July 25, 2001
Here are some of the dozens of testimonials and comments we received over the past week from E-zine subscribers. To read
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I just returned from Jim's 2-day seminar in Dallas.... WOW! What a life-changing event for me. All the information/tools I received was overwhelming, so I'm anxious to begin going through the workbook at a much slower pace and devise a plan of action! I'm also anxious about sharing my experience with my family, getting them involved in the personal improvement process. Thank you... Thank you... Thank you! Brenda Boner Starlight International
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I just returned from the two day seminar in Dallas. It was great to sit in the room with such an air of expectancy and sense the changes that people were making in their personal and business lives as a result of the flow of knowledge that was coming forth. I am praying for the "divine assistance" to implement several of the great ideas into my own and my two teenagers
lives who attended the conference with me. Dennis Dean Dazey
Thank you again so much for all that you did to plan such a superb two day conference. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and was blown away with the content and quality from each and every presenter. You people who did all the behind the scenes work deserve a huge round or applause and pat on the back for going above and beyond the call of duty. An extra special thank you to Jim Rohn and the other presenters for their invaluable inspiration. For without their words of wisdom, I would have never made such a beneficial career move. Jim has driven me to levels I previously thought were unattainable. I am forever grateful for Jim and his affable demeanor. Most thankfully and sincerely yours, Tim Minnick
Dear Kyle, Our 19 yr old Tanya said one word when we asked her what she had gotten from the week-end: OPPORTUNITY! She had written more than 50 goals on her list in the first few minutes of the goal setting exercise! Her life will not be the same again! For Les and I it was the reenergizing dose needed as we return to life in the US after a year overseas, the necessary reminder of the importance of READING MORE GOOD BOOKS... the renewed belief about the POSSIBILITIES OF THE IMPACT each and everyone of us can have on the people we come in contact with! I thank you, Hannah, Hilary and Heidi for the warm welcome and all the appreciation shown us. It's a week-end we will never forget! God Bless, I'm grateful to Him that he put you on my path! Mimi
We did attend - it was fantastic - it was refreshing to us and we just soaked it all in plus bought a lot of books, tapes, etc. We have started listening to 15 min of Jim Rohn every night right before we go to bed, and plan to share bits of the weekend on a daily basis with our team and associates. The weekend was what we really needed to get a fresh perspective on our personal development and our lives. We are doing many things Jim says, as the result of listening to his tapes many years ago, but this is the first seminar we have actually attended. Hilary assisted me in looking for some appropriate material for my son who is having challenges, and I really appreciated her help. You all have a fine and caring staff, which certainly added value to our time with you. Chris Overberg
Good morning Kyle, A testimonial as to the power of this past weekend could easily take many pages. However, on the plane ride home last night, I thought deeply about how to distill it since brevity is the key. So, I will share with you what I
said to Jim during Saturday´s lunch.
“Mr. Rohn, I came to your seminar not looking for anyone to give me the answers to the questions that I had. I simply came with the hope that I might be blessed with clues that would help me find the answers on my own and here is the single most important clue that I have learned. Be a student for the rest of your life. When faced with choices, we can never know which
is truly the correct choice. We can only make the best choice possible given the situation, given the books we have read and given the people we have met. So keep reading, keep meeting new and unique people, keep doing the best we can and never lose faith in ourselves, in others and in our Creator.’
A few of the hundreds of secrets I learned this weekend (I´m doing this from
memory without looking at my notes):
* Jim Rohn – “Ask questions and never stop asking them.’
* Bob Burg – “Don´t read your emails first thing in the morning. Write your emails first then read what others have sent you. It changes your whole paradigm as to what you are going to get out of the day.’
* Dr. Hayes – “Whatever business you are in, get out of it! The only business you should be in is the creation of and retention of customers.’
* Charlie T. Jones – (1) “Have fun in life.’ (2) “Don´t give to charity. Return to charity. It wasn´t ours to begin with.’ (3) “How can I miss my wife and children when I carry them in my heart wherever I go.’
* All of the speakers – “Read all kinds of books; devotionals, biographies, mysteries, self-development, etc. Balance, perspective and knowing both sides of the argument are the true characteristics of a life-long student:’
* My own secret – “This seminar put me in touch with people who shared the same ideals and goals that I have. To reach for success without compromising my spirit, my heart, my mind or my relationships.’
Kyle, as you know I could go on and on and on but I will stop here. Give a hearty thank you to Hilary, Jeremy, Tami and the rest of your staff. The seminar was a huge success and they should feel immensely proud of their accomplishments. Sincerely, Alex Reichstein
I have purchased "Challenge to Succeed in the 90's" It was the best purchase I have ever made for myself, my family, and my future. Thank you very much. Elsa Carlos 2by2.Net/edesigns
I'm a big fan and quote Mr. Rohn all the time. Gary Teaney Wwl Newswatch 15
I FIND JIM ROHN TO BE VERY PROFOUND AND MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF COMMON SENSE! JIM SPEAKS IN A LANGUAGE THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THE FIRST TIME YOU HERE IT, YET YOU WANT TO PLAY IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE WHAT HE IS SAYING IS SO REAL. James R. Kist Cpa
A good friend of mine gave me a copy of the CD on how to get your network business going, and it change my life. I Thank you from the bottom of my heart Mr. Rohn, and I hope that God gives you many years more of motivation to give out to the masses. I hope to see you here in California, I prefer Los Angeles, when you come by to give one of the speeches on your philosophies and all... many thanks from a student of yours Juan Ramirez, the next motivator and heavy weight network marketing. Juan Ramirez 2by2.Net
Jim is great! We just saw him at the Dallas weekend seminar. We sat in the first row. It totally energized us. Monty A. Nafoosi Fpmc Of Utah
I put The Art of Exceptional Living in my car cassette player over 2 months ago. I haven't taken it out yet! My life is being transformed through the power of the words in this series. With all the sincerity I possess, THANK YOU Mr. Rohn. Rick Shelton Salem Music Network
Jim Rohn is my very favorite! After getting my first set of tapes, my income doubled in just one year! Scott Thornton
I have been inspired tremendously by Jim Rohn and is straight forward approach. I have read more books in the past year than I have in the last 10 years. I owe this hunger for knowledge to Jim Rohn. thanks again and I will surely give everyone I know about Jim Rohn and the impact he's had on me and my family. Tim Jacobs Prepaid Legal Services
Thank you E-zine readers, for the sincere and kind words of encouragement and appreciation you sent us this week! -- JRI
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"Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion." Jim Rohn
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"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Jim Rohn
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