Jim Rohn Biography

Jim Rohn, Businessman
Occup.Businessman
FromUSA
SpouseMargaret Rohn
BornSeptember 17, 1930
Caldwell, Idaho, USA
DiedDecember 5, 2009
Westlake Village, California, USA
CausePneumonia
Aged79 years
Jim Rohn was born upon September 17, 1930, in Yakima, Washington, U.S.A., to a farming household. His simple starts motivated him to look for success as well as individual growth later in life. Rohn was married to his partner, Beverly, as well as together they had two sons and 3 daughters. They remained wedded up until Rohn's fatality in 2009.

Working on a farm in his very early years taught Rohn solid job principles and the importance of self-control. He attended senior high school in Idaho, where he likewise played basketball. After graduating, he mosted likely to college at the University of Idaho yet never ever finished his level. Instead, he determined to venture right into the business world, beginning as a supply staff at Sears. He later on came to be involved in the direct sales industry, where he started his job as a part-time distributor for a nutritional supplement firm called AbundaVita.

In 1955, Rohn satisfied Earl Shoaff, a rich entrepreneur who became a pivotal figure in his life. Shoaff became Rohn's mentor and also presented him to the principle of individual growth. Rohn credited Shoaff with leading him as he changed his life from struggling in his very early 20s to ending up being a millionaire by age 31. Complying with Shoaff's mentors, Rohn created his very own ideologies and also concepts focused on the power of the specific and the value of long-lasting knowing.

In the late 1960s, Rohn started to share his success story with others, bring about a job in professional speaking and personal growth training. Over the following 40 years, he turned into one of the most prominent inspirational speakers in America. He carried out seminars, in which he discussed management, business monitoring, personal goal setting, and the value of personal development. Rohn's speaking style was identified by his ability to streamline complicated principles and also make them conveniently digestible as well as relevant for the everyday individual.

Throughout his job, Rohn authored and also co-authored numerous publications, including "The Five Major Parts to the Life Problem", "7 Methods for Wide Range & Joy", and also "The Seasons of Life". Many of his speeches and also works have been compiled right into audio programs such as "The Art of Exceptional Living" and also "Obstacle to Be successful".

Rohn likewise worked as a coach to many effective entrepreneurs and also personal growth trainers, such as Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Les Brown, and also Darren Hardy. He was acknowledged with countless awards for his contributions to the personal advancement industry, consisting of the National Speakers Organization's prominent CPAE Council of Peers Honor for Quality.

On December 5, 2009, Jim Rohn passed away as a result of lung fibrosis, leaving behind a heritage of individual growth and self-improvement lessons that continue to affect numerous lives worldwide. His ageless principles and also trainings continue to be an inspiration for numerous, revealing that with the ideal state of mind, solid job ethic, and also perseverance, any person can attain success as well as joy.

Our collection contains 59 quotes who is written / told by Jim, under the main topics: Success - Leadership - Motivational - Wisdom - Inspirational.

Related authors: Les Brown (Businessman), Tony Robbins (Author), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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59 Famous quotes by Jim Rohn

Small: Formal education will make you a living self-education will make you a fortune
"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune"
Small: Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you dont go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take
"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"
Small: Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion
"Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion"
Small: A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images
"A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images"
Small: Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment"
Small: Character isnt something you were born with and cant change, like your fingerprints. Its something you
"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"
Small: Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easi
"Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said"
Small: A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who a
"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"
Small: Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of
"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"
Small: Labor gives birth to ideas
"Labor gives birth to ideas"
Small: It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go
"It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go"
Small: It doesnt matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. Yo
"It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions"
Small: If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, you
"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"
Small: If you dont like how things are, change it! Youre not a tree
"If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree"
Small: If you dont design your own life plan, chances are youll fall into someone elses plan. And guess what t
"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"
Small: If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary
"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary"
Small: If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesnt need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is ed
"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"
Small: For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward
"For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward"
Small: Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day
"Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day"
Small: Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You dont fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors i
"Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day"
Small: Either you run the day or the day runs you
"Either you run the day or the day runs you"
Small: Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know
"Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know"
Small: Dont wish it were easier, wish you were better
"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better"
Small: Dont just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it
"Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it"
Small: Dont bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you dont feel well, tell your doctor, but
"Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace"
Small: We get paid for bringing value to the market place
"We get paid for bringing value to the market place"
Small: To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what co
"To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?"
Small: 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
"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"
Small: Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time
"Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time"
Small: Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me
"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"
Small: Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying
"Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals"
Small: Miss a meal if you have to, but dont miss a book
"Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book"
Small: Make measurable progress in reasonable time
"Make measurable progress in reasonable time"
Small: The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy
"The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy"
Small: The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like
"The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself"
Small: Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors
"Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors"
Small: You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, b
"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"
Small: You dont get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour
"You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour"
Small: You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight
"You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight"
Small: Work harder on yourself than you do on your job
"Work harder on yourself than you do on your job"
Small: Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awaren
"Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness"
Small: Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value
"Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value"
Small: Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great
"Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy"
Small: When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it
"When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it"
Small: The more you know the less you need to say
"The more you know the less you need to say"
Small: The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become
"The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become"
Small: The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you
"The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get"
Small: The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch
"The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch"
Small: The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shi
"The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path"
Small: The book you dont read wont help
"The book you don't read won't help"
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