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1. Practice Being Like a Child by Jim Rohn

Remember the master teacher once said 2000 years ago, "Unless you can become like little children, your chances are zero, you haven't got a prayer." A major consideration for adults.

Be like children and remember there are four ways to be more like a child no matter how old you get –

1) Curiosity - Be curious. Childish curiosity. Learn to be curious like a child. What will kids do if they want to know something bad enough? You're right. They will bug you. Kids can ask a million questions. You think they're through. They've got another million. They will keep plaguing you. They can drive you right to the brink.

Also kids use their curiosity to learn. Have you ever noticed that while adults are stepping on ants, children are studying them? A child's curiosity is what helps them to reach, learn and grow.

2) Excitement - Learn to get excited like a child. There is nothing that has more magic than childish excitement. So excited you hate to go to bed at night. Can't wait to get up in the morning. So excited that you're about to explode. How can anyone resist that kind of childish magic? Now, once in awhile I meet someone who says, "Well, I'm a little too mature for all that childish excitement." Isn't that pitiful?  You've got to weep for these kinds of people. All I've got to say is, "If you're too old to get excited, you're old." Don't get that old.

3) Faith - Faith like a child. Faith is childish. How else would you describe it? Some people say, "Let's be adult about it." Oh no. No. Adults too often have a tendency to be overly skeptical. Some adults even have a tendency to be cynical.  Adults say, "Yeah. I've heard that old positive line before. It will be a long day in June before I fall for that positive line. You've got to prove to me it's any good." See, that's adult, but kids aren't that way. Kids think you can get anything. They are really funny. You tell kids, "We're going to have three swimming pools." And they say, "Yeah. Three. One each. Stay out of my swimming pool." See, they start dividing them up right away, but adults are not like that. Adults say, "Three swimming pools? You're out of your mind. Most people don't even have one swimming pool. You'll be lucky to get a tub in the back yard." You notice the difference? No wonder the master teacher said, "Unless you can become like little children, your chances, they're skinny."

4) Trust - Trust is a childish virtue, but it has great merit. Have you heard the expression "sleep like a baby"? That's it. Childish trust. After you've gotten an A+ for the day, leave it in somebody else's hands.

Curiosity, excitement, faith and trust. Wow, what a powerful combination to bring (back) into our lives.

2. Vitamins for the Mind

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.

3. Learn to Crawl Before You Walk; Learn to Walk Before You Run by T. C. Cummings
 
Stallions like to run. Indeed, they were born to run. But they didn't start their lives running. They had to grow gradually. Even as they fell – and they do fall – the pain and recovery was relative to their ability and growth at the time. A natural rule applies.
 
That rule, this philosophy, is crucial to the development of elite commandos or anyone with the strong desire to develop personally. People of this caliber – in applying themselves to personal betterment – need to constantly be reminded of the importance of respecting this rule of "walk before you run." As a Navy SEAL, I know that after swimming for three miles while wearing dive fins in the cold ocean, a swimmer's body is not prepared to hit the beach running. The mind can envision this action and may forget the rule, but the rule still applies.
 
To get to that place where the body and mind align, the body must transition. Muscles must reactivate, and rhythms must adjust. Only by respecting the rule can the envisioned outcome be achieved. If not, the would-be runner falls to the ground, disillusioned with his or her own belief.
 
Due to the high caliber of clients I've had the honor of working with in the civilian sector, I've been privy to see men and women possessing the same "stallion" characteristics in their business dealings as commandos posses in their operational battles.

In both cases, these "stallions" need to be reigned in from hurting themselves when they seek to run before they can walk. It may be difficult for them to see this when they are in the moment, but it's clear as a bell to an external observer who is an excellent listener.
 
We can only grow to the extent that we envision ourselves. Unless our inner representation grows as fast as our external growth, we will actually hold ourselves back from lasting success.
 
Do you know anyone who has dramatically lost weight with great joy only to revert to his or her old habits and weight?
 
Do you know people who have earned the money they really deserve only to squander it away and regress to their former income?
 
Who do you know that finally met the person of his or her dreams only to dump that loved one because of a list of silly reasons?
 
Leaping from crawling to running sets us up for a painful fall. We don't achieve true personal growth, and because we find ourselves back at square one we may become disgruntled and distrustful of the process, often blaming anyone and anything but ourselves.
 
If you want to change, you must do the work. Go back to basics. In football, professionals earning millions of dollars annually practice the most basic drills throughout the season. Professional artists go back through the strokes and lighting. If you make millions of dollars consistently, most likely it's because you go back to the basics of budgeting, saving and investing consistently.
 
Whenever you are seeking to grow – and you have a clear vision of what you wish to do – make sure that who you are being is big enough to consistently be doing what it is you wish to do. Make sure of this so you can consistently achieve your desired results.
 
If you are the "stallion," then use your power and set yourself up to win with a coach or trainer whom you trust to observe and protect you from your own impetuous eagerness. And let them help train your muscles and harness your power so you can first walk and then run with a purpose.
 
If you are a leader responsible for "stallions," then you must protect them from themselves as they seek to skyrocket up the corporate ladder. As a mentor, this is very much your charge. The personal damage – an increase of fear and frustrations – can be the result of falling on one's face too often. This damage can be overcome, but recovery from it can take the wind out of your "stallion's" sails. So as a leader, help them master the fundamentals so their climb up the ladder of growth and personal betterment is a lasting success.

Having the power of choice, we humans don't automatically follow all of the rules as the stallions do in nature. We will never see a healthy plant provide fruit out of the natural order. For lasting success we need to consciously be aware that we must: "learn to crawl before we walk, and walk before we run."

TC Cummings is the team leader of the Jim Rohn Coach Program. TC has an exceptional history of overcoming adversities. His story begins in a Jesuit High School in New York where at age 16, he assumed sole responsibility of his own financial support. Through 8 years in the U.S. Navy as an Operator and Corpsman in the elite commando SEAL Teams, he traveled the world learning communication and teamwork on the cutting edge. Today he brings you his 6 plus years of experience in working with individuals and corporations through Professional Coaching. TC Cummings honors the standards and philosophies embraced by Jim Rohn.

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"Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, 'Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?' And I said, 'None.' He then asked, 'Who sold you on that plan?'" Jim Rohn
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5. Jim Rohn Testimonials - April 13 - 19, 2004

Here are some of the dozens of testimonials and comments we received over the past week from E-zine subscribers.

Greetings Yveatte! Thanks for the excellent jobs, again & again!
-- May

Jim, thanks for your article on Action vs. Delusion. I've only recently been introduced to you (Jan. '03) and that was because of being disgusted with lack of progress in my life - having experienced significant personal growth in early/mid '90s. However, I've even caught myself saying: "All I'm doing is reading and listening, when am I going to get Started?" Your article in this ezine brought it home. Thanks for the wake-up.
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Hello Crystal, I received Born Rich seminar material in only 3-4 days after being notified of it being shipped!! Thanks also for the extra bonus of the Success Puzzle CDs. I really like Bob's approach and I now have Heaps of stuff to listen to and read. I have just managed to listen to the cd's to the end for the first (but not only) time. They really are very good. Thanks very much again, you people are enriching my life more than you know.
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Dear Jim, this is an especially great newsletter this week. Thanks so much for the continued value you bring us all.
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Hi Yveatte, you are brilliant! I am very surprised to receive this email from you because I believe I leave no contact information on my fax. You whole-heartedly help us. Thanks very much your sincere encouragement and all your hard works at JRI to support us to make a better world. It means a lot to me. I will give the update to you and Jim once my goals are achieved at the end of this year. Warmest regards.
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