Jim Rohn

“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.”

“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.”

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”

“Whatever good things we build end up building us.”

“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”

“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.”

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

“If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.”

“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.”

“Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.”

“Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.”

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

“Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.”

“Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.”

“Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.”

“Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.”

“Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.”

“Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.”

“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.”

“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.”

“Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.”

“Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.”

“Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.”