Thread by @ChroniclesNate

20 of my favorite Jim Rohn quotes:

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Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better

Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills

Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom

~Jim Rohn~

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan

And guess what they have planned for you?

Not much

~Jim Rohn~

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune

~Jim Rohn~

How sad to see a father with money and no joy

The man studied economics, but never studied happiness

~Jim Rohn~

Days are expensive

When you spend a day you have one less day to spend

So make sure you spend each one wisely

~Jim Rohn~

Everyone experiences two pains in life—the pain of discipline and the pain of regret.

Discipline weighs ounces.

Regret weighs tons.

~Jim Rohn~

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment

~Jim Rohn~

The same wind blows on us all; the winds of disaster, opportunity and change.

Therefore, it is not the blowing of the wind, but the setting of the sails that will determine our direction in life.

~Jim Rohn~

The worst thing one can do is not to try—

to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized—never knowing

~Jim Rohn~

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event

You don’t fail overnight

Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day

~Jim Rohn~

Motivation is what gets you started

Habit is what keeps you going

~Jim Rohn~

You must take personal responsibility

You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself

That is something you have charge of

~Jim Rohn~

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with

~Jim Rohn~

Take care of your body

It's the only place you have to live

~Jim Rohn~

Asking is the beginning of receiving

I ask for all kinds of things

Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon

At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you

~Jim Rohn~

Get around people who have something of value to share with you

Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long after they have departed

~Jim Rohn~

Make rest a necessity, not an objective

Only rest long enough to gather strength

~Jim Rohn~

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know

~Jim Rohn~

No one else makes us angry.

We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude

~Jim Rohn~

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills

~Jim Rohn~

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want

~Jim Rohn~