Jim Rohn's Homepage

Welcome to Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine
Issue 334 - April 3, 2006

Jim Rohn International - Home of http://www.jimrohn.com - The Official Site of World Renowned Business Philosopher Jim Rohn

Today's issue is going out to 118,121 weekly subscribers. Thank you in advance for forwarding this issue to friends, family and associates!  

The Jim Rohn 2006 Catalog is now available! Click here to view

Thanks and Enjoy Today's Edition!
JR/JRI

"We must teach our children not to spend their money a dollar at a time. If you spend your money a dollar at a time, you'll wind up with trinkets instead of treasures. You can't buy much of value a dollar at a time."  Jim Rohn

Today's issue includes:

1. Labor that Works Miracles by Jim Rohn
2. Vitamins for the Mind - Basics/Fundamentals by Jim Rohn
3. All Speaking is Public Speaking by Patricia Fripp CSP, CPAE
4. Patricia Fripp's How to Prepare and Present Powerful, Persuasive, Sales-Inducing, Simply-Awesome Presentations Package - Three Powerful Programs - One Great Price!
5. Claim Your Power Now with Jim Rohn in Dallas... Bob Proctor in Toronto... and Lots More in Between!
6. Jim Rohn Testimonials - March 28 - April 3, 2006
7. More Information
 

1.  Labor that Works Miracles by Jim Rohn (excerpted from The Challenge to Succeed CD series)

Two thousand years ago on April 15th one of Jesus' disciples came to him and said it was time to pay taxes (that's how I know it was around April 15th), but they had no money. In response to his disciple's statement Jesus said "no problem". Now why could he say "no problem"? Well, word had it that Jesus was a miracle worker. If you hand a problem to a miracle worker what they are inclined to say is "no problem". You've got to hang out with people like that.

I belong to a small group and we do business around the world. These guys are all miracle workers. What an incredible group. If you hand any of them a problem guess what they say, "no problem". How many books will they read to solve a problem? As many as it takes. If they need to consult - how much consulting will they do? As much as it takes. How early will they get up? As early as it takes. "No problem"... you got to hang out with people like that. You cannot believe the thrill of being associated with miracle workers, people who will do whatever it takes to get the job done and perform miracles.

When asked about paying the taxes Jesus said it was "no problem". In fact, he said it was going to be easy - he told the disciple to just go fishing. Now it couldn't have been any easier than that, especially for this disciple whose name was Peter, because Peter was a fisherman. Now if you can fish and you should fish and you don't fish - then that is why you do not get a miracle. But Jesus told his disciple to go fishing and the first fish that he caught to look in its mouth. Peter, who was used to strange things happening, agreed. Well, the first fish Peter catches, he looks in its mouth and finds coins. Peter then adds up the coins and they are exactly enough to pay his and Jesus' taxes.

"Wow!", you might say, "That is a miracle!" Here is why we call it a miracle - simply because we don't quite understand how it works. That's all. Doesn't mean it doesn't work, it just means we don't quite understand how it works. Which is true of all miracles. In fact, for most of us – our whole life is a miracle.

How about this miracle... God says if you plant the seed I will make the tree. Wow, you can't have a better arrangement than that. First, it gives God the tough end of the deal. What if you had to make a tree? That would keep you up late at night trying to figure out how to make a tree. God says, "No, leave the miracle part to me. I've got the seed, the soil, the sunshine, the rain and the seasons. I'm God and all this miracles stuff is easy for me. I have reserved something very special for you and that is to plant the seed."

I have found in life that if you want a miracle you first need to do whatever it is you can do - if that's to plant, then plant; if it is to read, then read; if it is to change, then change; if it is to study, then study; if it is to work, then work; whatever you have to do. And then you will be well on your way of doing the labor that works miracles.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
 

This article is excerpted from the Jim Rohn's best-selling, Challenge to Succeed 6-CD program. For more information or to purchase The Challenge to Succeed go to Jim Rohn's Challenge to Succeed or call 800-929-0434.

To read previous articles, quotes, and Q and A from the Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine Archives, or to get a complete listing of Jim Rohn's books, audios, videos and seminar schedule, or to place an order; please go to: http://www.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434 M-F 8:00-5:30 CST.

 

2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn

Basics/Fundamentals

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.

There are no new fundamentals. You've got to be a little suspicious of someone who says, "I've got a new fundamental." That's like someone inviting you to tour a factory where they are manufacturing antiques.

Some things you have to do every day. Eating seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn't going to get the job done.

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.
 

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. All Speaking is Public Speaking by Patricia Fripp CSP, CPAE

Recently I was talking to a member of a consulting firm. He said his firm thought intellectual capital and the ability to articulate a message clearly were key. His problem; he often found himself struggling when approached in the hall by the head of another department or a senior executive. For him, it is much easier to speak in front of a large group than to master the skill of the water cooler vignette. He felt that larger venues allow time for preparation.

He told me 'the impromptu meetings really catch you off guard.' As he is spearheading a new department at his firm he has opportunities to make a lasting impression of his business acumen with a peers and superiors at the water fountain. He usually walks away wondering if he has left them thinking more about his rambling communication skills than his brilliant ideas. He asked me, "How should I handle these moments appropriately?"

This is what I told him...

"Outside your home, ALL speaking is public speaking. There is no such thing as private speaking. You're right that many people are less intimidated when they prepare for a speech than when they must communicate off the cuff in more informal settings. But conversations on the elevator or at the water cooler can do as much to boost your career as giving a formal presentation. How do you master impromptu meetings and on-the-spot interaction?

1. Have something to say that is of interest and topical. Keep up with the news, and peruse your corporate report or newsletter regularly. Have two or three relevant things to say at all times. You can even "rehearse" with a trusted friend for those chance encounters with CEOs.

2. Focus on others. The silver bullet in business and politics is the Like Factor, but it's easy to concentrate so hard on what others are thinking of you, you forget that even VIPs care what others think of them. Know what is going on in your company so you can congratulate people on their achievements or refer to a previous conversation: "How was that trip you took last week?" Your sincere interest in people will make a lasting impression.

3. Ask questions to start a conversation. A bright but introverted friend of mine has a gregarious wife who often drags him to parties where he doesn't know anyone. He used to sit in a corner with a drink in his hand, inspecting the carpet. Then I showed him the question-asking technique. At the next gathering, he asked the hostess about her work.

"I'm an emergency room nurse," she said. "What is your average day like?" he responded. They talked for an hour. As the couple prepared to leave, the hostess told my friend's astonished wife, "Your husband is the most scintillating conversationalist I've ever met."

Moral: When you make people feel important, letting them talk about themselves and sharing what they know, you earn a reputation as a brilliant conversationalist, even if you've hardly said a word.

4. Praise others. For example, be sure to boast about your entire team rather than your own efforts. Say how proud you are of them and offer highlights of their accomplishments. It makes you much more likable, and the unavoidable implication is that you are a good leader.

5. Overcome shyness. When you find yourself in an elevator with a VIP, forget the power plays and do what would make your mother proud. Be cordial, smile, breathe deeply, and take the initiative. Say, "Good morning Mr./Ms. Big Shot. I don't know if you remember me. I am Patricia Fripp, and I work in the communications department." Then congratulate them on a recent success -- a speech, published article, award, or contract.

Or mention very briefly an achievement in your department: "Did you hear how we saved the company a quarter of a million dollars?" You've got seconds to connect, so don't try to pin Big Shot down. Perhaps Big Shot will stop to continue the chat when you reach your floor, but more likely you've planted the seeds for future conversation.


Patricia Fripp CSP, CPAE is a San Francisco-based professional speaker on Change, Teamwork, Customer Service, Promoting Business, and Communication Skills. She is the author of Get What You Want! and Past-President of the National Speakers Association. To learn more or to order Patricia's special package including 3 of her most powerful, best-selling programs at a reduced price for this week only, scroll down to #4 below or go to http://fripp.jimrohn.com or call 1-800-929-0434.

"One of the early signs of sophistication is not giving way to all inclinations but rather sending your emotions to school so they will learn how to behave." Jim Rohn

 

4. Patricia Fripp's How to Prepare and Present Powerful, Persuasive, Sales-Inducing, Simply-Awesome Presentations Package - Three Powerful Programs - One Great Price!

 

Patricia Fripp's How to Prepare and Present
Powerful, Persuasive, Sales-Inducing, Simply-Awesome Presentations Package -

Three Powerful Programs - One Great Price!

 

Two-Day Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Seminar: Home Learning System - Plus 2 Bonus Programs!

Award-winning speaker and in-demand speech coach Patricia Fripp's 2-Day Presentation and Speaking Seminar. Learn speech design basics and advanced Hollywood techniques. This is the latest taped offering in Fripp's innovative speaking schools. On day two Fripp is joined by David Palmer. Learn about content development, connecting with your audience, and hear Fripp transform mini-presentations by attendees. Perfect for business leaders, sales professionals and professional speakers.

12 CD Program Plus an extensive downloadable workbook

Basic Speaking and Presentation Skills: How to Outline, Design and Deliver a Dynamic Talk or Sales Presentation

  • Save time by learning to utilize the Fripp Presentation Organization Tool for every presentation or sales conversation
  • The three simple, but necessary, parts to every effective presentation
  • How speaking will bring in business and add to your credibility
  • Why today's audiences of 1 or 1000 are "different"
  • The two important ways to connect with any audience so they respond positively to your ideas
  • Discover the behaviors an audience won't forgive
  • Discover the enemy of every business speaker and sales professional
  • How to outline effective talks and sales presentations in minutes
  • How to work from an outline and look more spontaneous
  • How to open with impact and close on a high
  • How to make your presentations dynamic and memorable
  • How to find your own stories and examples
  • How to understand the Fripp I-You ratio formula to improve listener buy-in for your point of view
  • How to be more effective in any speaking situation, formal or informal
  • How to overcome bad habits and minimize nervousness
  • How to be a more confident, competent speaker
  • How to interact with PowerPointŪ or slides
Learner Outcomes:

This 12 CD program will help you to identify mistakes most speakers make and how to eliminate them. Participants will learn how to write, present and spice up a talk or sales presentation immediately (or by the end of the session!) Attendees will learn how to use this new strength to their competitive advantage. Listeners will recognize their strengths and cut years off their learning curve. You'll never listen to a speaker the same way again. Each salesperson will know where to find speaking opportunities to market themselves.

Advanced Speaking Skills: Story Development, Theatrical Choices and Creating Original Material
  • For speakers: how to steal the show every time
  • For sales leaders: how to be the vendor of choice
  • How to make your presentations dynamic and memorable
  • What Hollywood techniques can help you craft your keynote or sales presentations
  • 10 ways to develop original material
  • How to find your own stories and examples for sales presentations
  • Watch as "magic is created" before your eyes with classmates' examples
  • Learn the difference between "movie" and "theater" acting and how it impacts business presentations
The purpose of Day Two, the "advanced day," is to bring participants to a much higher level of performance.
  • Learn to be a speech coach for yourself or sales team.
  • Take advantage of award-winning speaker and in-demand speech coach Patricia Fripp's over 20 years of experience and study!

12 CDs plus an extensive downloadable workbook
Regular Retail: $199
Special Offer - $129 Only $99!


Bonus 1: Inside Secrets of Superstar Sales Presentations Increasing Results Through Concise Communication - NEW!

Learn the secrets to sales presentations that get results:

  • Get prospects to remember what you say
  • Structure, content, delivery
  • Connect intellectually & emotionally
  • Powerful stories that sell
  • Be different and sound different...and more!
1 CD
Regular Retail: $37

Bonus 2: Preparing and Presenting Powerful Talks

You will learn: the perfect speech outline; 4 effective ways to open your presentation; 5 powerful ways to create original material; how to create a compelling objective and the techniques for creating stories.

1 DVD
Regular Retail: $55

Regular Package Price: $291
Special Offer - $129 Only $99!

To order go to http://fripp.jimrohn.com or call 1-800-929-0434.

ALSO AVAILABLE - Mark Victor Hansen's 2004 Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire (19 CDs)

Where Future Platform Stars Meet the Speaking Industry's Greatest Experts and Starmakers. Are you serious about building a SPEAKING BUSINESS that will generate six to seven figures a year for you?

Top Marketing Experts, Infomercial Experts, Coaches, Bureaus... and Others Are There to Help You Chart Your Course!

Your Future As a Speaking Superstar - Mark Victor Hansen. Mark not only delivered thousands of speaking engagements; he's earned millions - from speaking fees and other important profit centers. He's built an entire speaking and writing empire spanning more than 100 different audio programs, training videos, books, articles, special reports and specialty items.

Living the Life of an Infopreneur - Robert G. Allen. New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Allen will show you the ropes of living the infoprenuring lifestyle of a speaker. If you've ever wanted to follow in Robert's footsteps and create a lifetime business of best-selling books, nationwide one-day seminars, live training weekends, high-end mentorship programs and other mega profit centers, you won't want to miss one word from the author of Multiple Streams of Income, Creating Wealth and The One Minute Millionaire.

The World's Highest Paid Profession - John Childers. John knows how to help speakers sell millions worth of product. As advisor to some of the world's top platform stars, John will reveal the secrets you must know - and he'll teach you how you, too, can live the life of a well-paid "profit speaker."

Becoming a Headliner in Today's Speaking Market - Nido Qubein. Nido transformed himself from penniless immigrant to successful entrepreneur to being inducted as one of a handful of acclaimed CPAEs in the National Speakers Hall of Fame. In addition, he's not only the Chairman of four separate companies, he serves on the Executive Committee of one of America 's largest financial corporations with more than $90 billion in assets and 25,000 employees worldwide.

How to WOW 'Em Every Time You Take the Stage - Tom Antion. A veteran of more than 2,100 paid presentations and the lucrative back-of-the-room product sales that go along with them, Tom Antion will electrify you with his rapid-fire array of onstage performance tips and other audience-pleasing techniques that drive BOR sales with no hard selling.

52 Super-Lucrative Profit Centers for Speakers - Janet Switzer. Janet Switzer is the secret weapon behind many of the world's best-known speakers - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jay Abraham, Cynthia Kersey and others - building their empires and earning them as much as $21,000 with a single phone call...$105,000 with a single teleseminar... and over a million with a single letter!

Are You Nightingale-Conant's Next Blockbuster?- Dan Strutzel. As Director of New Product Development for Nightingale-Conant, Dan Strutzel knows how to turn your message into a powerful "how-to" audio program - and sell hundreds of thousands of copies.

Are You a Future Infomercial Star - Larry Pino. Larry Pino and his company Dynetech are recreating how successful infomercials are produced, broadcast, marketed and fulfilled.

Get Those Bookings! - Vickie Sullivan. Is getting big fees as a professional speaker impossible in this economy? Not if you know where to look and what to do. Market strategist to professional speakers, Vickie Sullivan will share her secrets to finding venues that pay - and closing the deal when you do.

If you seriously want to build a career as a speaker, media star or celebrated entrepreneur - and you want to meet the industry "insiders" who can take you there - you must seriously consider investing Mark's Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire home-study system.

19 CDs
Regular Retail - $399
Special Offer - Only $199

GET BOTH Patricia Fripp's Two-Day Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Seminar: Home Learning System (12 CDs) - Plus 2 Bonus Programs AND Mark Victor Hansen's 2004 Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire (19 CDs)

Regular Retail - $690
Special Offer - Only $279!

To order go to http://fripp.jimrohn.com or call 1-800-929-0434.

 

"Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day." Jim Rohn

 

5. Claim Your Power Now with Jim Rohn in Dallas… Bob Proctor in Toronto…and Lots More in Between!

Has procrastination become a habit?

Are you paralyzed by fear that's keeping you from going after what you want?

Do you have trouble staying focused on a goal?

Are you ready for a personal breakthrough?

Then it's time to let some of the top experts in the world help you Claim Your Power Now. Join Jim Rohn in Dallas, Bob Proctor in Toronto, and other exciting trainers in Atlanta, Houston, South Florida, Chicago and NYC/New Jersey for this brand new "one day to a breakthrough seminar."

Here are some of the tools you're going to bring home from your breakthrough day:

The 15-minute a day action that will double your results in less than 30 days.

How to determine what you really want, and how to motivate yourself to get started, keep going, and — most importantly — finish what you start, so you actually get the rewards you want.

How to use the most powerful six-word "secret" in the world to totally transform your life, regardless of where you're at today.

The key to eliminating the self-sabotaging behavior that brings your best efforts to a screeching halt.

The secret to developing an unstoppable persistence.

And too much more to list here!

So stop for a moment, and go get all the details on how to Claim Your Power Now! And hurry, there's over $200 in real bonuses for early birds.

For more information or to Order Tickets Online click here http://seminar.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434.
 

"Sophistication is understanding the difference between trinkets and treasures." Jim Rohn

 

6. Jim Rohn Testimonials - March 28 - April 3, 2006

Here are some of the dozens of testimonials and comments we received over the past week from E--zine subscribers. To read more recent testimonials and the over 2500 we have received from readers over the past year, please go to: http://www.jimrohn.com

I have and I get a lot of wisdom from the 90 Days to Life Change Weekly Emails.
-- Jim Page

I have been absorbing Jim Rohn's books, audios, & videos for over 10 years now. I have become a personal development junkie. The journey continues to get more exciting each year. I have tripled my income by applying the philosophies I've learned from Jim and others. Yet I can be a slow learner too. I remember the first time I saw "How To Have Your Best Year Ever" and heard some advice that I knew I would be wise to take. Finally, in the last year I took action on that advice. It reminded me of Jim's quote that if you've done it wrong for 10 years I would suggest that is long enough. The difference has been amazing, and the obstacles not nearly as scary as I had thought they would be. I am now ready to really SOAR! It is incredible how the opportunities come to you when you have become the kind of person who is able to act on them. Thanks Jim for consistently teaching the simple fundamentals. God bless you.
-- Mike Schmidt

Crystal, Excellent! I'd like to follow your advice and get the 2004 version shipped with FedEx Economy. Jim Rohn himself is probably coming over to Iceland in September this year and if I have a chance to meet him in person, I will tell him about the great service I'm experiencing today!
-- Egill Vignisson

I learned of you from Jeffery Combs, Breakthroughs 2, last weekend. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
-- Carol Ann Stott

Crystal, Thanks. The service you give is Terrific!
-- Gary Wilson

I taught as an adjunct teacher at Dallas Christian College for the past eight years. There was one particular class that I thought would get a terrific amount of usefulness out of listening to Jim's "How to Have Your Best Year Ever." They had never even heard of Jim Rohn before that class, but just read below to see the impact that was made... -- Myers Hurt

"I was a student in a Business Math class that you taught in January 2005 or 2004. I just wanted to say thank you because you introduced our class to Jim Rohn and his teachings via his video, "How to Have Your Best Year Ever." It has forever changed my life and I just wanted to say a million Thank You's to you. I knew how to dream but that was all. I never knew how to truly put something into action and most of all I never knew how to dream big. I won't ever forget you. All the professors I've had at DCC have been wonderful & I've learned so much from them. But what you introduced me to has forever changed my life and its direction. My husband and I started a business late last year. It is doing good and it's getting better by the day. We have incredible dreams and we have only just begun our journey. - Valerie"

Crystal, thank you! I must say you guys are just terrific, once again thank you.
-- Tony Terranova


Thank you E-zine readers, for the sincere and kind words of encouragement and appreciation you sent us this week! -- JRI

 

"Don't spend major money on minor things. In the last ten years the guy has bought two tons of donuts and only two books – and the books are primarily filled with pictures."Jim Rohn

 

7. More Information

Ezine Archives - To review previous issues of Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine, please go to:
E-zine Archives

Printer-Friendly Version - Jim Rohn's Weekly Ezine: Issue 334- Printer-Friendly

Personal Coaching -http://coaching.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434 and talk with Yveatte or Crystal or send an email to mailto:info@jimrohn.com.

A Plan of Consistent and Continual Growth! - The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan - (99% retention rate) offers a plan of consistent and continual growth in your personal and professional life, all for as little as $17 a month. For details go to http://jr1.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434.

Financial Mastery! http://tj.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434 and talk with Yveatte or Crystal or send an email to info@jimrohn.com

For our MP3 and e-book listings go to http://mp3.jimrohn.com

Print the 2006 Catalog (.pdf)

Monthly Specials - Save 20-60 % Off All Products!

Save 20 - 60% off all books, audios and videos by Jim Rohn and other great speakers such as: Brian Tracy, Jan Ruhe, Charlie 'T' Jones, Bob Burg, Les Brown and more. For Jim Rohn products:  Jim Rohn International Online Catalog

For all CDs, DVDs and books by additional authors - Best-Selling Authors or call 800-929-0434. Also receive five bonus gifts for orders over $10.

Jim Rohn Books In Spanish and Portuguese! Send email to info@jimrohn.com with Spanish/Portuguese in the subject.

How to Subscribe - Subscribe at http://www.jimrohn.com or send an email with JOIN in the subject to subscribe@jimrohn.com

How to Unsubscribe - Use the automatic unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email, or send an email with Remove in the subject to unsubscribe@jimrohn.com

Booking Jim Rohn - Send an email to info@jimrohn.com and include your name, company, date and location of event, along with anticipated audience size and composition.

Jim Rohn's Bio

Visit Rave Reviews to find out what others who have experienced Jim Rohn live, including Anthony Robbins, Harvey Mackay, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen, Jan Ruhe, Brian Tracy, Vic Conant and others say about Jim Rohn - his philosophies and his message.

No Spamming or List Sharing!! - You can rest assured that your subscription email address will be kept in the strictest confidence. We do not divulge, nor make available to any third party, our subscription list. Your privacy is paramount to us! Therefore, it receives the respect it deserves!

- 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 contact information are included. Example: Reproduced with permission from the Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine.

All contents Copyright (c) 2006 Jim Rohn International except where indicated otherwise. All rights reserved worldwide. **Duplication or reprints only with express permission or approved Credits (see above). All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact Information::

Jim Rohn International
2835 Exchange Blvd., Suite 200
Southlake, TX 76092
800-929-0434
International and/or Dallas/Ft Worth - 817-442-5407
Fax 817-442-1390 or visit the website at www.jimrohn.com

"Money doesn't make you sophisticated. Only study and practice make you sophisticated. Even people of modest means can become sophisticated because it is within study and practice. How much is a night out at the symphony? About thirty dollars. You say, 'Poor people can't afford thirty dollars to go to the symphony.' Yes, they can. It's only thirty Hershey bars!"  Jim Rohn

 

Make it a Great Week!

 

Return to Jim Rohn's Homepage