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Issue 172 - February 18, 2003 - 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 Today's issue is going out to 102,561 weekly subscribers. Thank you in advance for forwarding this issue to friends, family and associates! SPECIAL NOTE: After 3 years and 6 months we have hit (and surpassed) the 100,000 subscriber mark!! We believe in celebrating, so we have come up with something great and totally unprecedented. Here it is - how would you like to receive 3 FREE weeks of the Jim Rohn One Year Success Plan! You send us your name and email and we, for the next three weeks will send you the first 3 lessons, all 3 of the downloadable workbook lessons and Month One's conference call with Jim Rohn. Read under #4 for more details. Have a great week! JR/JRI **************************************************************** Today's issue includes: 1. Article - Nine Things More Important than Capital by Jim Rohn 1. Nine Things More Important than Capital by Jim Rohn When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make fortunes. How? You may ask. Well, I believe there are actually some things that are more valuable than capital that can lead to your entrepreneurial success. Let me give you the list. 1. Time. Time is more valuable than capital. The time you set aside not to be wasted, not to be given away. Time you set aside to invest in an enterprise that brings value to the marketplace with the hope of making a profit. Now we have capital time. How valuable is time? Time properly invested is worth a fortune. Time wasted can be devastation. Time invested can perform miracles, so you invest your time. 2. Desperation. I have a friend Lydia, whose first major investment in her new enterprise was desperation. She said, "My kids are hungry, I gotta make this work. If this doesn't work, what will I do?" So she invested $1 in her enterprise selling a product she believed in. The $1 was to buy a few fliers so she could make a sale at retail, collect the money and then buy the product wholesale to deliver back to the customer. My friend Bill Bailey went to Chicago as a teenager after he got out of high school. And the first job he got was as a night janitor. Someone said, "Bill, why would you settle for night janitor?" He said, "Malnutrition." You work at whatever you can possibly get when you get hungry. You go to work somewhere -- night janitor, it doesn't matter where it is. Years later, now Bill is a recipient of the Horatio Alger award, rich and powerful and one of the great examples of lifestyle that I know. But, his first job -- night janitor. Desperation can be a powerful incentive. When you say - I must. 3. Determination. Determination says I will. First Lydia said, "I must find a customer." Desperation. Second, she said, "I will find someone before this first day is over." Sure enough, she found someone. She said, "If it works once, it will work again." But then the next person said, "No." Now what must you invest? 4. Courage. Courage is more valuable than capital. If you've only got $1 and a lot of courage, I'm telling you, you've got a good future ahead of you. Courage in spite of the circumstances. Humans can do the most incredible things no matter what happens. Haven't we heard the stories? There are some recent ones from Kosovo that are some of the most classic, unbelievable stories of being in the depths of hell and finally making it out. It's humans. You can't sell humans short. Courage in spite of, not because of, but in spite of. Now once Lydia has made 3 or 4 sales and gotten going, here's what now takes over. 5. Ambition. "Wow! If I can sell 3, I can sell 33. If I can sell 33, I can sell 103." Wow. Lydia is now dazzled by her own dreams of the future. 6. Faith. Now she begins to believe she's got a good product. This is probably a good company. And she then starts to believe in herself. Lydia, single mother, 2 kids, no job. "My gosh, I'm going to pull it off!" Her self-esteem starts to soar. These are investments that are unmatched. Money can't touch it. What if you had a million dollars and no faith? You'd be poor. You wouldn't be rich. Now here is the next one, the reason why she's a millionaire today. 7. Ingenuity. Putting your brains to work. Probably up until now, you've put about 1/10 of your brainpower to work. What if you employed the other 9/10? You can't believe what can happen. Humans can come up with the most intriguing things to do. Ingenuity. What's ingenuity worth? A fortune. It is more valuable than money. All you need is a $1 and plenty of ingenuity. Figuring out a way to make it work, make it work, make it work. 8. Heart and Soul. What is a substitute for heart and soul? It's not money. Money can't buy heart and soul. Heart and soul is more valuable than a million dollars. A million dollars without heart and soul, you have no life. You are ineffective. But, heart and soul is like the unseen magic that moves people, moves people to buy, moves people to make decisions, moves people to act, moves people to respond. 9. Personality. You've just got to spruce up and sharpen up your own personality. You've got plenty of personality. Just get it developed to where it is effective every day, it's effective no matter who you talk to - whether it is a child or whether it is a business person - whether it is a rich person or a poor person. A unique personality that is at home anywhere. One of my mentors, Bill Bailey, taught me, "You've got to learn to be just as comfortable, Mr. Rohn, whether it is in a little shack in Kentucky having a beer and watching the fights with Winfred, my old friend or in a Georgian mansion in Washington, DC as the Senator's guest." Move with ease whether it is with the rich or whether it is with the poor. And it makes no difference to you who is rich or who is poor. A chance to have a unique relationship with whomever. The kind of personality that's comfortable. The kind of personality that's not bent out of shape. And lastly, let's not forget charisma and sophistication. Charisma with a touch of humility. This entire list is more valuable than money. With one dollar and the list I just gave you, the world is yours. It belongs to you, whatever piece of it you desire whatever development you wish for your life. I've given you the secret. Capital. The kind of capital that is more valuable than money and that can secure your future and fortune. Remember that you lack not the resources. To Your Success, 2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn Overcoming the Negative by Jim Rohn We must all wage an intense, lifelong battle against the constant downward pull. If we relax, the bugs and weeds of negativity will move into the garden and take away everything of value. Humility is a virtue; timidity is a disease. If you spend five minutes complaining, you have just wasted five minutes. If you continue complaining, it won´t be long before they haul you out to a financial desert and there let you choke on the dust of your own regret. You cannot take the mild approach to the weeds in your mental garden. You have got to hate weeds enough to kill them. ================================================== 3. "Overnight" Successes by Zig Ziglar Several years ago Gary Spies from White Lake, Minnesota, did an incredible thing. He sailed his ten-foot boat across the Atlantic Ocean in just fifty-four days. Most of us can only imagine what he endured to complete his ordeal, but suddenly the whole world knew who he was. What is the real story? Did he just have a good idea, implement it, and "luck" into celebrity status? Gary worked, planned, sacrificed, and studied for three years to build his boat. He committed not only his money but also 100 percent of his spare time for three solid years. He had to chart his course and plan every detail, including maximum use of his space and the proper food, clothing, and water to carry. Once the trip began, so did the danger. The most dangerous and difficult part was fighting the violent areas of the Atlantic Ocean. The seas often combined with a driving, bitterly cold rain, which chilled him to the bone. By the time he reached England . . . his entire body was black and blue . . . it's safe to say that he sacrificed and worked in order to receive his rewards. Most of us are not interested in doing anything of that nature, but it's safe to say that if we're going to accomplish anything of significance . . . long hours of planning and even more hours of had work are required. It's also safe to say it's worth it because the effort is temporary, but the satisfaction and rewards can be long-lasting. To receive more information about Zig Ziglar and/or to purchase his best-selling audios and books, including How to Stay Motivated, Secrets to Closing the Sale, Courtship After Marriage, Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World and Confessions of a Grieving Christian, go to www.yoursuccessstore.com and save 20% or call 877-929-0439.
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******************************************************** 6. Special Inspiration From a Reader My name is Joshua, I am a 17 year young African American male, and I am currently living in Irvine, California. Mom told me that we live close to where your old office used to be on Barranca off the 5. Interesting. The point of me writing you was to be of some value to someone else by giving a testimonial and to say thanks. Right now my personal development folder lay in front of me with some of the great e-zines that you send out along with other great trainers e-zines also. As I completed the section on "LABOR THAT WORKS MIRACLES" in this months E-zine, that's when I got this idea. When I first started my personal development I came to realize all the years I wasted doing ignorant things that were self-destructive to my being. I am sure you can guess what a person without guidance will do. A major reason I did such destructive things was because I did not know. I did not know that I could succeed in anything if I developed myself, I thought that I had to be evil and step on someone else in order to get up in life, I didn't have very strong legs. I did not know that I had an obligation to develop my talents and to become my best. I did not know that I was created to be wealthy mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, financially and so on : - ) I thought I had to live "just getting by" one more month, living pay check to pay check. To live a boring life with the best years behind me. I did not know that success was so simple. Seed. Water. soil. Sunlight. work. AMAZING!!! I just didn't know...... I didn't know! why? Because I had no idea Until...I listened to a tape with good ideas, then another one and another, pretty soon there after I was unstoppable. Now I listen to tapes in my sleep!!!! and I read as many books as I can. I´ve got to tell you Mr. Rohn, that so far you are among the elite in my personal development choice. Why? because you got the stuff!! Now today 2-12-03 I have done so many things that I never imagined I would or even could do and accomplish. Thanks to you and the many great ideas of others and of course God I am on my way to a better life of abundance, happiness, favor, greatness, wisdom, love, and soooooooooo much more. Thanks again from a young man who has been inspired ******************************************************** 7. Jim Rohn Testimonials - February 11 - February 17, 2003 Here are some of the dozens of testimonials and comments we received over the past week from E-zine subscribers.
You guys are doing an awesome job helping people improve their attitudes and actions and in turn their lives! I am really looking excited about getting started on the one-year course. I enjoyed "The Rose" story and wanted to let you know personally. It doesn´t have to be a special day to do the little things that can make a big difference in someone´s life. I enjoy hearing from you and look forward to your upcoming ezines. Thank you for sharing this with me. I will Forward to people that will appreciate it. Hope you had a great Valentines Day? I have 3 of your audio programs and two of your books. Your information is very valuable. I am a funeral director and feel I better serve my people due to your wonderful instructions on personal development. I have listened to several authors throughout my life and feel you are truly one of the best. What a great story! Jim, am I able to use quotes from your book (of course attaching your name to it)? I just love your newsletters and DVDS. They inspire me and you seem to send them just when I need them. Have purchased many books/tapes etc. Thoroughly enjoyed the material and dealing with a professional organization. Thank you. Thanks Jim, that was great! You are a scholar and a gentleman. You are a man of my own heart. My Mom taught me a little kindness goes a long way. Thanks for sharing and Happy Valentine. The vitamins for the Brain section is incredible, they are more than vitamins! Thank you for sharing!!! I loved this and all the rest of your thinking! You must have had a very loving growing up! Delightful!! Happy Valentine's Day to you too! I wish to thank you most sincerely for the lovely Valentine "Rose" message. I really enjoyed the thought on Valentine's Day and also the wisdom. Thank you. Just a wonderful story Jim... glad you took the time to share it. Thank you for sharing. We often forget just how important the "Little" things are. Happy Valentine's Day to you. Beautiful... thanks for that :) ...Wow, this is great stuff! Thank you for the Welcome Information. I am looking forward to the 12 months training. Thanks for this wonderful program. I love every part of it. Thanks a Million! I've just started the one year success plan and I´ve got to say it's already having amazing effects on my life. I purchased "The Power of Ambition" and the paperback, "Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle" -- Love it! You are helping change my life. Each new person I add to my organization I will have them read "The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle". It is the greatest book ever. I have enjoyed the ezine for years. I am forwarding this issue to ALL my friends and acquaintances. Next week I want to see 100,000 subscribers. I think that is an admirable goal. Let's do it! Loved your section on miracles...I enjoy your weekly E-zine! It´s an honor to receive your weekly newsletter. The first thing I do in the morning is to read it. I consider Jim one of my favorite mentors. The One year Success Plan is going Fantastic and I am really enjoying it and progressing. Thank you E-zine readers, for the sincere and kind words of encouragement and appreciation you sent us this week! -- JRI ********************************************************
8. Copyrright/Reprint Info - The contents of this E-zine may be copied, reproduced, or freely distributed for all nonprofit purposes without the consent of the author as long as the author's name and Credit Statement are included. ******************************************************** "Treat your body like a temple, not a woodshed. The mind and body work together. Your body needs to be a good support system for the mind and spirit. If you take good care of it, your body can take you wherever you want to go, with the power and strength and energy and vitality you will need to get there." Jim Rohn ******************************************************** Thank You For Reading. Make it a Great Week!
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