A biography for Jim Rohnhasn’t been written yet.
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
“We must be happy with what we want when we are in pursuit of what we want.”
“Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.”
“Asking is the beginning of receiving. 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.”
“Some people claim that it is okay to read trashy novels because sometimes you can find something valuable in them. You can also find a crust of bread in a garbage can, if you search long enough, but there is a better way.”
“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
“Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me see more clearly how foolish it would be to expect all men to agree with me.”
“Always do more than you get paid for to make an investment in your future.”
“Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.”
“Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”
“Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.”
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
“Big achievements come one small advantage at a time, one step at a time, one day at time.”
“A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.”
“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.”
“You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.”
“When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.”
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”
“If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.”
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.”