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Issue 117 - January 29, 2002 - Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
Welcome to JIM ROHN'S WEEKLY E-ZINE Jim Rohn International - 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 includes: 1. Article - The Time to Act by Jim Rohn 1. THE TIME TO ACT by Jim Rohn Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don't need to be hasty if it isn't required, but you don't want to lose much time either. Here's the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong. Let's say you would like to build your library. If that is a strong desire for you, what you've got to do is get the first book. Then get the second book. Take action as soon as possible, before the feeling passes and before the idea dims. If you don't, here's what happens - - YOU FALL PREY TO THE LAW OF DIMINISHING INTENT - We intend to take action when the idea strikes us. We intend to do something when the emotion is high. But if we don't translate that intention into action fairly soon, the urgency starts to diminish. A month from now the passion is cold. A year from now it can't be found. So take action. Set up a discipline when the emotions are high and the idea is strong, clear, and powerful. If somebody talks about good health and you're motivated by it, you need to get a book on nutrition. Get the book before the idea passes, before the emotion gets cold. Begin the process. Fall on the floor and do some push-ups. You've got to take action; otherwise the wisdom is wasted. The emotion soon passes unless you apply it to a disciplined activity. Discipline enables you to capture the emotion and the wisdom and translate them into action. The key is to increase your motivation by quickly setting up the disciplines. By doing so, you've started a whole new life process. Here is the greatest value of discipline: self-worth, also known as self-esteem. Many people who are teaching self-esteem these days don't connect it to discipline. But once we sense the least lack of discipline within ourselves, it starts to erode our psyche. One of the greatest temptations is to just ease up a little bit. Instead of doing your best, you allow yourself to do just a little less than your best. Sure enough, you've started in the slightest way to decrease your sense of self-worth. There is a problem with even a little bit of neglect. Neglect starts as an infection. If you don't take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one neglect leads to another. Worst of all, when neglect starts, it diminishes our self-worth. Once this has happened, how can you regain your self-respect? All you have to do is act now! Start with the smallest discipline that corresponds to your own philosophy. Make the commitment: "I will discipline myself to achieve my goals so that in the years ahead I can celebrate my successes." To Your Success,
PARENTING/RELATIONSHIPS by Jim Rohn One person caring about another represents life's greatest value. Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing. The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. I used to say, "If you will take care of me, I will take care of you." Now I say, "I will take care of me for you if you will take care of you for me" The walls we build around us to keep out the sadness also keep out the joy. You cannot succeed by yourself. It's hard to find a rich hermit. There is no greater leadership challenge than parenting. If you talk to your children, you can help them to keep their lives together. If you talk to them skillfully, you can help them to build future dreams. Leadership is the great challenge of the 21st century in science, politics, education, and industry. But the greatest challenge in leadership is parenting. We need to do more than just get our enterprises ready for the challenges of the twenty-first century. We also need to get our children ready for the challenges of the 21st century.
4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Each week or so we take a specific or frequently asked question to or about Jim Rohn and provide the answer! Q. Who do you think are the great talents in you field? A. There are so many. One that has influenced me from the beginning and was recommended to me by my mentor Mr. Schoaff was Earl Nightingale. He did that incredible recording of “The Strangest Secret’ and I used to listen to it over and over again. I had the great fortune, later on, of being able to lecture and speak with Earl Nightingale and then his company came along and helped produce some of my works. Of course, Zig Ziglar and Charlie “Tremendous’ Jones who have been around forever inspiring people to think positive. Dr. Schuler and all of the great writers like Og Mandino, Napoleon Hill, Stephen Covey and George Clason as well as all those who have been special in terms of my particular field – lecturing, motivation, education and training like Tommy Hopkins, Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Anthony Robbins and Denis Waitley. JR "Values were meant to be costly. If it doesn't cost much, we probably wouldn't appreciate the value." Jim Rohn 5. Jim Rohn Testimonials -January 21 - 28, 2002 Here are some of the dozens of testimonials and comments we received over the past week from E-zine subscribers. I can't believe what I've missed all these years! I just listened to my first Jim Rohn tape about building your network marketing business and it is FABULOUS! Thank you! Now I'm told that you are on your last speaking tour so I'm trying to find the schedule so I can attend! My whole family is reading Mr. Rohn's books and tapes. Also attending his seminars across Europe, have made a tremendous impact on our life. 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Mr. Rohn, I listened to it from beginning to end over 80 times as I drove from home to home selling fire alarms, my first job out of college. I was so amazed by your philosophies. I read every book you suggested on the tape, from "The Richest Man in Babylon" to "How to Read a Book." I related to you so much as I was raised in a small farming community in Oregon. I followed your philosophies. Now, 15 years later I'm a millionaire. I am also a public speaker. I teach 3-day real estate investment seminars and 3-day lawsuit protection seminars. I thank you so much, again, Mr. Rohn. I really love reading e-zine every week. Thank you so much for those quotations and advises that is actually based on reality. I have learned so much and grew up so much. See, I'm a 25-yr old young lady, working as a Senior Budget/Cost Analyst here in..., I really have to read more and learn more from you. Being in this profession, you're such a great help. Thanx and God bless you always, richly. You have changed my life more than I can imagine! It was excellent. I heard about Jim some years back and was loaned his tapes. I have been a big fan ever since. Jim's audios have been truly life changing for us. For your information, I recently purchased three books and a CD from you. I can tell you that "The Challenge To Succeed Home Study Workbook" is a very valuable tool with which I work a lot. "Building Your Network Marketing Business" is a fantastic recruiting tool and "The 21 Success Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires" is a must read for every serious entrepreneur. I haven't had time to read "The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle" yet, but I am sure it is worth it. Keep up the good work. Thank you E-zine readers, for the sincere and kind words of encouragement and appreciation you sent us this week! -- JRI "Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it." 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