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Issue 364 - October 30, 2006
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"The greatest form of
maturity is at harvest time. This is when we must learn how
to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how
to reap without apology if the amounts are big." Jim Rohn
Today's issue includes:
1. Action vs. Self-Delusion by Jim Rohn
2. Vitamins for the Mind - Sowing and Reaping by Jim Rohn
3. Technology, Common Myths and Quick Fixes by Kyle Wilson
4. The Lost Videos of Jim Rohn
5. Jim Rohn Testimonials - October 24 - 30, 2006
6. More Information
1. Action vs. Self-Delusion by Jim Rohn
Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action. Action is the ingredient
that ensures results. Only action can cause reaction. Further, only
positive action can cause positive reaction.
Action. The whole world loves to watch those who make things happen,
and it rewards them for causing waves of productive enterprise.
I stress this because today I see many people who are really sold on
affirmations. And yet there is a famous saying that "Faith without
action serves no useful purpose." How true!
I have nothing against affirmations as a tool to create action.
Repeated to reinforce a disciplined plan, affirmations can help
create wonderful results.
But there is also a very thin line between faith and folly. You see
- affirmations without action can be the beginnings of
self-delusion. And for your well-being there is little worse than
self-delusion.
The man who dreams of wealth and yet walks daily toward certain
financial disaster and the woman who wishes for happiness and yet
thinks thoughts and commits acts that lead her toward certain
despair are both victims of the false hope which affirmations
without action can manufacture. Why? Because words soothe and, like
a narcotic, they lull us into a state of complacency.
Remember this: TO MAKE PROGRESS YOU MUST ACTUALLY GET STARTED!
The key is to take a step today. Whatever the project, start TODAY.
Start clearing out a drawer of your newly organized desk... today.
Start setting your first goal... today. Start listening to
motivational CDs... today. Start a sensible weight-reduction plan...
today. Start calling on one tough customer a day... today. Start
putting money in your new "investment for fortune" account... today.
Write a long-overdue letter... today. ANYONE CAN! Even an uninspired
person can start reading inspiring books.
Get some momentum going on your new commitment for the good life.
See how many activities you can pile on your new commitment to the
better life. Go all out! Break away from the downward pull of
gravity. Start your thrusters going. Prove to yourself that the
waiting is over and the hoping is past -- that faith and action have
now taken charge.
It's a new day, a new beginning for your new life. With discipline
you will be amazed at how much progress you'll be able to make. What
have you got to lose except the guilt and fear of the past?
Now, I offer you this challenge: See how many things you can start
and continue in this -- the first day of your new beginning.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn
Sowing and Reaping
You must get good at one of two things: sowing in the spring or
begging in the fall.
God has the tough end of the deal. What if instead of planting the
seed you had to make the tree? That would keep you up late at night,
trying to figure that one out.
Plant, don't chant.
One of my good friends always says, "Things don't just happen;
things happen just."
The soil says, "Don't bring me your need, bring me your seed."
Vitamins for the Mind is 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 39 years. To order the TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Excerpts from TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, please go to Jim Rohn's Online Catalog
3. Technology, Common Myths and Quick Fixes by Kyle Wilson
The internet, email, iPods, BlackBerries, TiVo, etc., are all
amazing technological advances that have created many advantages
and conveniences readily at our disposal, but if we are not
careful we might miss the real keys to success -- as Jim Rohn
would say, "Designing a life versus just making a living."
It reminds me of something the comedian, George Carlin, said
after his wife's recent passing:
"The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller
buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways but narrower
viewpoints. We spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy
less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more
conveniences but less time. We have more degrees but less sense;
more knowledge but less judgment; more experts yet more
problems; more medicine but less wellness.
We've learned how to make a living but not a life. We've added
years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the
moon and back but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new
neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've
done larger things, but not better things."
Wow! Well said!
Carlin's quote raised this key question: Is everything moving at
such a fast pace that we have trained ourselves to try and find
the quick fix or overnight success formula in most of what we
do, including our health, relationships, skills and finances?
As I went through the 20 plus hours of Classic Jim Rohn footage
recorded in 1981, 1983 and 1985, I was continually reminded of
the rock-solid principles and ideas Jim has shared over the past
40 years. Principles, that when followed, have had a profound
impact on so many peoples lives! Why? Because principles do not
change (regardless of technology). Whether it is a 12-year old,
a 24-year old, a 40-year old or a senior citizen, we are all
subject to the guiding principles of success.
Now, I also recently watched a new personal development movie
making the central point that we are what we think about, and if
we want something we must think about and speak it into being.
And this is true in the sense that yes, whether in the form of
praying, stating your intentions, or writing your goals out --
amazing things can and do begin to happen. Then I waited to hear
the next point in the movie. But honestly, if there was a next
point, I never got it. The whole movie seemed to keep restating
point number one: You are and get what you think about.
Okay... But I think there is more to the equation.
During the movie, I couldn't stop thinking of Jim's simple
formula: There are about a half dozen things that make 80% of
the difference in any area of your life, and that success is
based on your philosophy, your attitude, your activity, your
results which then affect your lifestyle.
In other words, after you come up with what you want and state
what you want, you then have to go do the activity -- the work,
the discipline -- to get what you want. To have a harvest you
have to plant the seed, water the seed, keep the weeds out and
only then can you harvest the crop.
In fact, Jim demystifies the whole subject of success and
failure with these two definitions:
"Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the
natural consequence of consistently applying basic
fundamentals."
"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines,
practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in
judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of
our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either
fortune or failure."
I do believe there are many ways to jump start your success in
any area of your life, including goal setting and visualizing
what you want. In fact Jim says, "You cannot change your
destination overnight, but you can change your direction
overnight."
But for true, long-term, real success in life you must know and
follow the laws and fundamentals of success on a consistent
basis. Whether it is a company, a family, your health,
relationships or money... there are proven principles that when
followed will produce successful results.
Yes, life and technology are moving fast! And we can benefit
greatly from so much that is available to us. But to build a
life, make sure and build it on the fundamentals of success.
To Your Better Future!
Kyle Wilson
President
JRI
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"There are some things you
don't have to know how it works - only that it works. While
some people are studying the roots, others are picking the
fruit. It just depends on which end of this you want to get
in on." Jim Rohn
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Whether it was future world famous speaker/author Anthony Robbins or future
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have) on those present throughout these three different events.
This is a must for your business and personal library!
This series is a must share! It is the classic essence of Jim Rohn and his
life-changing philosophies that have affected three generations, millions of
people worldwide, and his message will continue to influence many generations to
come. The wisdom that Jim shares so abundantly will impact your family and
staff! It will forever change them!
Here is a sampling of the wisdom of Jim Rohn shared throughout this remarkable
series (plus an opportunity to view clips from this DVD series):
"Always leave people with a solution; the heaven if you do versus the hell if
you don't. If you're really skillful you can put the person into the future
solution. Shoaff used to say, 'Jim, I can see you now in your new clothes, in
your new home, in your new car. I can see others walking up to you.' The Promise
of the Future is an Awesome Force!"
"What changes your world is not wishing for change; what changes your world is
changing!"
"Everyone has problems, and solving problems can be a real challenge. There are
all kinds of problems, there are business problems, family problems, personal
problems, financial problems, mental problems, emotional problems. We have these
challenges, but that's the game of life -- how to turn challenges into resources
and productivity. Solving problems, that's the challenge of life and lifestyle.
How to be happy with what you have -- lifestyle."
"Opportunity shies away from need, but opportunity is attracted by talent and
ability. What you don't want to happen is opportunity to turn cool on you. You
don't want to offend opportunity. So the only thing you present to opportunity
is ability, performance and skill. Don't present need to opportunity."
(Isn't this amazing stuff?! There are hundreds of these
in this series... so here are a few more.)
"Everything has four parts: 1) cause 2) effect 3) direction 4) destination. The
question to ask if you keep pursuing your current plan is: Where will it almost,
ultimately take you in the next ten years? In ten years you will surely arrive
but the big question is where? Now is the time to fix the next 10 years.
Otherwise, you may end up being where you don't want to be, wearing what you
don't want to wear, living where you don't want to live, driving what you don't
want to drive. Now is the time to fix the next ten years, to make some
philosophical conclusions."
"Shoaff told me to try sales. He said you will learn more about people in sales
than any other way. It's a university education."
"We communicate for two important reasons. Number one is just to get along. If
you want the bread you have to learn to ask for it. That is the most basic form
of communication. Number two is we communicate to accomplish a specific purpose.
Communication has to start somewhere and that is with you. Your world starts
with you."
"James Allen says 'We curse the effect and nourish the cause.' The guy puts sand
in his shoes and he can hardly walk and you ask why would you do that? Why would
we wish for it to change, hope for it to change, but all the while resisting
change?"
"Let it be said of you that you have developed the gift of helping others not
just with their jobs, but with their lives. Don't just teach job skills, teach
life skills."
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the wisdom and profound ideas and
philosophies Jim shares throughout these special lectures.
This series is truly a treasure that you will cherish and continue to benefit
from for future generations. And no, it's not thousands of dollars; in fact the
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In closing, an excerpt from the Classic Series:
"The world cannot deny your place if you work on your gifts! I wish for you all
the joy that comes from disciplined effort and the excitement that comes from
knowing if you apply right principles you get right results and then sure enough
when you conclude your earthly journey you can say it was worth it all.
I want you to write your own success chapter in the book of success. And when
they finish your success chapter, hopefully they will say you did it. Then
hopefully they will say you did it well. Then hopefully they will say you did it
all." -- E. James Rohn
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"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." Jim Rohn
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