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Issue 225 - February 24, 2004 - 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 123,312 weekly subscribers. Thank you in advance for forwarding this issue to friends, family and associates! Special Note: We would like to encourage you to become (and celebrate in the future) part of a small group of people (percentage-wise) who have actually committed to a plan, a process, a blue print and a commitment to inspect and improve their lives. Great health, wealth, relationships and overall success and abundance are upstream. But where else would you want to be or go? Whether you are starting out at the bottom, doing okay or hitting Grand Slams, the principle of the Slight Edge applies: 1) What small but steady activities can I be doing today, that over a long period of time can lead to big, long-term results? 2) And conversely, am I neglecting to do any of the very easy, doable basics that can make a major difference in my future? These are two great questions to ask ourselves every day. The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan will ask you to look into the future at the person you desire to become. And challenge you to put one foot in front of the other and make those Slight Edge decisions that will create compounding results on a daily basis. 12 Pillars of Success, explored over a 52 week span, plus 12 conference calls (with experts such as Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar and Brian Tracy) and so much more. Come join us today and let your future dreams soon become your present realities! Visit jr1.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434.
******************************************************** Today's issue includes: 1. Article - Ending Procrastination by Jim Rohn 1. Ending Procrastination by Jim Rohn Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won't even be able to start your engine. The opposite of perseverance is procrastination. Perseverance means you never quit. Procrastination usually means you never get started, although the inability to finish something is also a form of procrastination. Ask people why they procrastinate and you'll often hear something like this, I'm a perfectionist. Everything has to be just right before I can get down to work. No distractions, not too much noise, no telephone calls interrupting me, and of course I have to be feeling well physically, too. I can't work when I have a headache." The other end of procrastination - being unable to finish - also has a perfectionist explanation: "I'm just never satisfied. I'm my own harshest critic. If all the i's aren't dotted and all the t's aren't crossed, I just can't consider that I'm done. That's just the way I am, and I'll probably never change." Do you see what's going on here? A fault is being turned into a virtue. The perfectionist is saying that his standards are just too high for this world. This fault-into-virtue syndrome is a common defense when people are called upon to discuss their weaknesses, but in the end it's just a very pious kind of excuse making. It certainly doesn't have anything to do with what's really behind procrastination. Remember, the basis of procrastination could be fear of failure. That's what perfectionism really is, once you take a hard look at it. What's the difference whether you're afraid of being less than perfect or afraid of anything else? You're still paralyzed by fear. What's the difference whether you never start or never finish? You're still stuck. You're still going nowhere. You're still overwhelmed by whatever task is before you. You´re still allowing yourself to be dominated by a negative vision of the future in which you see yourself being criticized, laughed at, punished, or ridden out of town on a rail. Of course, this negative vision of the future is really a mechanism that allows you to do nothing. It's a very convenient mental tool. I'm going to tell you how to overcome procrastination. I'm going to show you how to turn procrastination into perseverance, and if you do what I suggest, the process will be virtually painless. It involves using two very powerful principles that foster productivity and perseverance instead of passivity and procrastination. The first principle is: break it down. No matter what you're trying to accomplish, whether it's writing a book, climbing a mountain, or painting a house the key to achievement is your ability to break down the task into manageable pieces and knock them off one at one time. Focus on accomplishing what's right in front of you at this moment. Ignore what's off in the distance someplace. Substitute real-time positive thinking for negative future visualization. That's the first all- important technique for bringing an end to procrastination. Suppose I were to ask you if you could write a four hundred-page novel. If you're like most people, that would sound like an impossible task. But suppose I ask you a different question. Suppose I ask if you can write a page and a quarter a day for one year. Do you think you could do it? Now the task is starting to seem more manageable. We're breaking down the four-hundred-page book into bite-size pieces. Even so, I suspect many people would still find the prospect intimidating. Do you know why? Writing a page and a quarter may not seem so bad, but you're being asked to look ahead one whole year. When people start to do look that far ahead, many of them automatically go into a negative mode. So let me formulate the idea of writing a book in yet another way. Let me break it down even more. Suppose I was to ask you: can you fill up a page and a quarter with words-not for a year, not for a month, not even for a week, but just today? Don't look any further ahead than that. I believe most people would confidently declare that they could accomplish that. Of course, these would be the same people who feel totally incapable of writing a whole book. If I said the same thing to those people tomorrow - if I told them, I don't want you to look back, and I don't want you to look ahead, I just want you to fill up a page and a quarter this very day - do you think they could do it? One day at a time. We've all heard that phrase. That's what we're doing here. We're breaking down the time required for a major task into one-day segments, and we're breaking down the work involved in writing a four hundred-page book into page-and-a-quarter increments. Keep this up for one year, and you'll write the book. Discipline yourself to look neither forward nor backward, and you can accomplish things you never thought you could possibly do. And it all begins with those three words: break it down. My second technique for defeating procrastination is also only three words long. The three words are: write it down. We know how important writing is to goal setting. The writing you'll do for beating procrastination is very similar. Instead of focusing on the future, however, you're now going to be writing about the present just as you experience it every day. Instead of describing the things you want to do or the places you want to go, you're going to describe what you actually do with your time, and you're going to keep a written record of the places you actually go. In other words, you're going to keep a diary of your activities. And you're going to be surprised by the distractions, detours, and downright wastes of time you engage in during the course of a day. All of these get in the way of achieving your goals. For many people, it's almost like they planned it that way, and maybe at some unconscious level they did. The great thing about keeping a time diary is that it brings all this out in the open. It forces you to see what you're actually doing... and what you're not doing. The time diary doesn't have to be anything elaborate. Just buy a little spiral notebook that you can easily carry in your pocket. When you go to lunch, when you drive across town, when you go to the dry cleaners, when you spend some time shooting the breeze at the copying machine, make a quick note of the time you began the activity and the time it ends. Try to make this notation as soon as possible; if it's inconvenient to do it immediately, you can do it later. But you should make an entry in your time diary at least once every thirty minutes, and you should keep this up for at least a week. Break it down. Write it down. These two techniques are very straightforward. But don't let that fool you: these are powerful and effective productivity techniques that allow you put an end to procrastination and help you get started to achieving your goals. To Your Success,
Leadership/Management by Jim Rohn The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. We must learn to help those who deserve it, not just those who need it. Life responds to deserve not need. My mentor said, "Let's go do it", not "You go do it". How powerful when someone says, "Let's!" Good people are found not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, "We don't teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice people." Wow! What a clever short cut. Managers help people see themselves as they are; Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are. Learn to help people with more than just their jobs: help them with their lives. ================================================== 3. Seven Steps to Achieving Your Dream by Chris Widener "Vision is the spectacular that inspires us to carry out the mundane." Chris Widener Can achievement be broken down into steps? Well, it isn't always that clean and easy, but I do know that those who achieve great things usually go through much of the same process, with many of the items listed below as part of that process. So if you have been struggling with achievement, look through the following and internalize the thoughts presented. Then begin to apply them. You will be on the road to achieving your dream! 1. Dream it - Everything begins in the heart and mind. Every great achievement began in the mind of one person. They dared to dream, to believe that it was possible. Take some time to allow yourself to ask "What if?" Think big. Don't let negative thinking discourage you. You want to be a "dreamer." Dream of the possibilities for yourself, your family, and for others. If you had a dream that you let grow cold, re-ignite the dream! Fan the flames. Life is too short to let it go. 2. Believe it - Yes, your dream needs to be big. It needs to be something that is seemingly beyond your capabilities. But it also must be believable. You must be able to say that if certain things take place, if others help, if you work hard enough, though it is a big dream, it can still be done. Good example: A person with no college education can dream that he will build a 50 million-dollar a year company. That is big, but believable. Bad example: That a 90 year-old woman with arthritis will someday run a marathon in under 3 hours. It is big all right, but also impossible. She should instead focus on building a 50 million-dollar a year business! And she better get a move on! 3. See it - The great achievers have a habit. They "see" things. They picture themselves walking around their CEO office in their new 25 million-dollar corporate headquarters, even while they are sitting on a folding chair in their garage "headquarters." Great free-throw shooters in the NBA picture the ball going through the basket. PGA golfers picture the ball going straight down the fairway. World-class speakers picture themselves speaking with energy and emotion. All of this grooms the mind to control the body to carry out the dream. 4. Tell it - One reason many dreams never go anywhere is because the dreamer keeps it all to himself. It is a quiet dream that only lives inside of his mind. The one who wants to achieve their dream must tell that dream to many people. One reason: As we continually say it, we begin to believe it more and more. If we are talking about it then it must be possible. Another reason: It holds us accountable. When we have told others, it spurs us on to actually do it so we don't look foolish. 5. Plan it - Every dream must take the form of a plan. The old saying that you "get what you plan for" is so true. Your dream won't just happen. You need to sit down, on a regular basis, and plan out your strategy for achieving the dream. Think through all of the details. Break the whole plan down into small, workable parts. Then set a time frame for accomplishing each task on your "dream plan." 6. Work it - Boy, wouldn't life be grand if we could quit before this one! Unfortunately the successful are usually the hardest workers. While the rest of the world is sitting on their couch watching re-runs of Gilligan's Island, achievers are working on their goal - achieving their dream. I have an equation that I work with: Your short-term tasks, multiplied by time, equal your long-term accomplishments. If you work on it each day, eventually you will achieve your dream. War and Peace was written, in longhand, page by page. 7. Enjoy it - When you have reached your goal and you are living your dream, be sure to enjoy it. In fact, enjoy the trip too. Give yourself some rewards along the way. Give yourself a huge reward when you get there. Help others enjoy it. Be gracious and generous. Use your dream to better others. Then go back to number 1. And dream a little bigger this time! Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams. To order Chris's CD series Extraordinary Leaders Seminar and save 50% - 55% go to http://jr4.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434! Chris is also a weekly contributor to The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. To learn more about The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan and/or to make sure and sign up in time to kick off March with our 52 Week Game Plan and 12 Pillars of Success go to jr1.jimrohn.com and take advantage of our special 2004 Offer. ******************************************************** 4. Weekly Product Blowout Special - The Denis Waitley and Jim Rohn Combo Package! Would you like to build Self-Esteem, Motivation and Self-Discipline while developing the 10 qualities of a Total Winner! If the answer is yes, then we would like to invite you to experience Denis Waitley's all-time, best-selling program "The Psychology Of Winning". Denis teaches the same qualities that have helped athletes shatter world-records and peak performers reach the top positions in their industries. Winning isn't just luck. You need a programmed mindset to become a champion. If you're looking for more success in your business, family life, Denis Waitley has proven answers and action steps for you. His wit and wisdom have made a difference throughout the world and they can do the same for you. Below we are offering 3 individual products by Denis and Jim (including The Psychology of Winning) that are focused on helping you Win and Achieve in business and life. You can purchase individually at 30-50% off or you can purchase the entire package at 50% off, and for the first 100 to order receive either Denis Waitley's 458-page compendium hardback book, The Psychology of Motivation ($39 value) or Jim Rohn's 454-page compendium hardback book, Leading an Inspired Life ($39 value) - plus fr-e shipping. This package will not only impact you and your future success with timeless principles and ideas, but is also a must for your whole family. Product 1 The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley Developing the 10 qualities of a Total Winner! Imagine there are five seconds left to play, your team is down by one point, and the ball is in your hands. Thousands of people are cheering. It's your chance to win. It's a moment you've worked for all your life. Imagine the feeling. Is it too much pressure? Or is it tremendous excitement? Whether you realize it or not, you are in the game! And winning is only an attitude away. 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And how do you get motivated, I mean I know all that I need to do but it's not happening - I'm getting frustrated at that fact! not good........ feeling like I'm not getting anywhere, coz haven't learned one lesson in order to move on...... A: Hi Jen, thanks for your email and enquiry. Your question is a great one and one that so many people struggle to answer. How do you find the inspiration and motivation to be, do and have more? How do you translate those dreams you can see so clearly in your mind (or maybe not so clearly) into operating reality where you are working to accomplish your goals on a daily basis. Well, let me try to give you a starting point. ******************************************************** 6. Jim Rohn Testimonials - February 17 - 23, 2004 Here are some of the dozens of testimonials and comments we received over the past week from E-zine subscribers.
Jim Rohn, I have grown taller than trees since I started listening to you and putting your words and advices into practise. Thank for the success plan, I purchased the bronze package since I've got the weekend event CD's. My bronze package was like free, 10 books worth more than $100.00, plus e-books. I pray never to recover from the influence of this dis-ease called personal development, moving me from the ease of my comfort zone. Making me uncomfortable with a life of mediocrity. At the moment, I am unstoppable, taking one giant step after the other, and all things are working - Thanks for being unselfish after your discovery of a better life. Doing whatever it takes to bring it to others The world is blessed for having you around. I was successful before hearing Mr. Rohn. Since Mr. Rohn I am a success. A better father, husband, boss, client, person and citizen. How to Build Your Network Marketing Business - Best tape I have ever heard. Ordering for my downline. They have to have this quick. I purchased Leading an Inspired Life .It is a wonderful book, and I enjoyed reading it. Dear Jim Rohn and Co, I'm very pleased with the One-Year course, and am currently working through Week 8. With best wishes, Cultivating an Unshakeable Character - Very refreshing insights into life and personal achievement. Gets me over hurdles and gives me fresh approach to problems. Hi Jim, I just wanted to e-mail to Thank You for your e-zine & to let you know how Interesting & Ensightful it is to me. Keep up the Good Work!!! Thanks Jim for your ever-continuing truth. The day I listened to Jim Rohn I knew my problems were solved. I/m addicted and love it! I recently ordered and promptly received the Jim Rohn - Brian Tracy 5 day Seminar on CD/DVD. This was the first time I have heard Jim Rohn and enjoyed watching the DVD on Saturday. I can't wait 'til I can afford all of Jim's programs, tapes, and books. He really speaks to me. This is so cool - and each time I hear this "The Rose" story (Herbalife Distributor - we even have several photos together!) It inspires me to do good deeds like this all over again! You are a legend Jim. Hold that fully in your heart - sometimes you may find that it is hard to connect with what you are doing out there. You are doing a H U G E job! This is the way to live life. Doing things because you want to without looking for anything in return. All I ever want from anyone is a Thank You. If it doesn't come then I understand how this person has been raised. Just my two cents. I listened to Jim Rohn on the teleconference of Mr. Mark Victor Hansen - Success Strategy, then, instantly became his fan! Jim, I enjoyed the Rose; forwarded it to my "kids" (40 - 38- 36) Hi Jim! I'm a Huge fan! You're awesome--and then some. Thanks for sharing your story with us and I, in turn, have shared it with our listeners. I had the honor of being in one of your seminars in Columbia, South Carolina about three years ago...what an experience! Can't wait to hear you live again. Thank you E-zine readers, for the sincere and kind words of encouragement and appreciation you sent us this week! -- JRI ******************************************************** 7. Copyright/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. Credit Statement ******************************************************** Thank You For Reading. Make it a Great Week!
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