From the late and great Jim Rhon

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Rolf Latham

Oh What Power !

part of the reason I still work hard every day to achieve significance and change with Humans

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rolf




Change Begins with Choice
by Jim Rohn

Any day we wish, we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any day we wish, we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.
We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed, “The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves.” We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth.


We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.

And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life: If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life. And it all begins with your very own power of choice.
 
So true n inspiring


Rolf Latham said:
Oh What Power !

part of the reason I still work hard every day to achieve significance and change with Humans

ta

rolf




Change Begins with Choice
by Jim Rohn

Any day we wish, we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any day we wish, we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.
We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed, “The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves.” We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth.


We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.

And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life: If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life. And it all begins with your very own power of choice.
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Intrigued again said:
Did you ever get to meet him
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Was in my bucket list to do one of his weekends, have done many others with other younger more "modern" folk like Tony Robbins, and RK

Then JR got unwell real quick............like it may be for many if us, and that was that, the physical man was gone, but his lessons I believe will last many lifetimes.


One of my favourite Jim R laws is the "law of the farm"

there are many variants, but the two most appropriate to the daily "psych" work I do with people are ( and I paraphrase my versions)

1. " if you plant corn, dont be angry with the field if it produces many ears of corn", if you wanted wheat, maybe you should have planted wheat.

2. You cant cram carrots......................

ta
rolf
 
Any favorite books? I've only recently discovered Jim Rohn, thanks to some u-tube clips on Nathan's face book page. Really enjoy, and getting motivation out of his work.
 
Coconutwheels said:
Any favorite books? I've only recently discovered Jim Rohn, thanks to some u-tube clips on Nathan's face book page. Really enjoy, and getting motivation out of his work.
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JR has plenty of written stuff, but his greatest value comes from the "university on wheels" cds where you can get almost all Rohn Stuff.

There are plenty of old timers like Zig Ziglar, Dennis Waitely, Brian Tracy, and even a generation before like Dale Carnegie, Napolean Hill, James Allen, and earlier : ) Benjamin Franklin, and many many

Most of their stuff you can pick up at the library or on Ebay for like 10 bucks ..........about the same price as a Cider at Sydney Airport.

One of my personal simple reads is:

Jeff Olsens "Slight Edge". It really encapsulate where I find we miss simple stuff in todays world of "instant and always on"




if youd like a bunch of classics in one monster hardback,

The Prosperity Bible published by Penguin is a rip snorter of late1800s to mid 1900s - beware its about 6 kg and 1300 pages of tight text.

if nothing else, it makes an impressive conversation starter on the coffee table.

Now if I could only find out how to get by with less sleep.............

ta
rolf
 
Jim Rohn is awesome.

I bought a cassette set of his almost 20 years ago just out of high school, because it was on special.
I probably didn't even listen to it much at the time, or understand the principles.
But nearly 10 years later I found them again, listened to them in the work ute while doing long trips.
Listened to them, along with RK stuff over and over and over again, even though I was only an unskilled labourer at the time.
It did it's job and the principals finally sunk in.
This information was worth millions to us.

Thanks farmer boy.
 
This is a good one by Jim Rohn

The Subtlety of Language

I have found that sometimes the subtle difference in our attitude, which of course can make a major difference in our future, can be as simple as the language we use. The difference in even how you talk to yourself or others. Consciously making a decision to quit saying what you don't want and to start saying what you do want. I call that faith. Believing the best, hoping for the best and moving toward the best.

A few examples could be, instead of saying “What if somebody doesn't respond?” you start saying, “What if they do respond?” Instead of saying “What if someone says no?” you say “What if they say yes?” Instead of ‘What if they start and quit?” you say ‘What if they start and stay?” Or instead of “What if it doesn't work out?” you say “What if it does work out?” And the list goes on and on.

I found that when you start thinking and saying what you really want then your mind automatically shifts and pulls you in that direction. And sometimes it can be that simple, just a little twist in vocabulary that illustrates your attitude and philosophy.

Our language can also affect how others perform and behave around us. A teenager says to a parent, “I need $10.” If the parent learns to say, “That kind of language doesn't work here. We've got plenty of money, but that's not how you get $10,” then you teach your teenager how to ask, “How can I earn $10?”

That is the magic of words. There is plenty of money here. There is money for everybody, but you just have to learn the magic words to get them—for everything you could possibly want, if you just learn the philosophy. How could I earn $10? Because you can't go to the soil and say, “Give me a harvest.” You know the soil smiles and says, “Who is this clown that brings me his need and brings me no seed.” And if you said to the soil, “I've got this seed and if I planted it, would you work while I sleep?” the soil says, “No problem. Give me the seed. Go to sleep and I'll be working while you're sleeping.”

If you just understand these simple principles, teaching them to a teenager (or adult) is sometimes just a matter of language. It's like an investment account instead of a savings account. Simple language, but so important. It is easy to stumble through almost a lifetime and not learn some of these simplicities. Then you have to put up with all the lack and all the challenges that don't work out simply from not reading the book, not listening to the tape, not sitting in the class, not studying your language and not being willing to search so you can then find.

But here is the great news: You can start this process anytime. For me it was at age 25. At 25 I'm broke. Six years later I'm a millionaire. Somebody says, “What kind of revolution, what kind of change, what kind of thinking, what kind of magic had to happen? Was it you?” And I say, “No. Any person, any six years, 36 to 42, 50 to 56. Whatever six years; whatever few years you go on an intensive, accelerated personal-development curve, learning curve, application curve, and learning the disciplines.” Now, it might not take the same amount of time, but I'm telling you the same changes and the same rewards in some different fashion are available for those who pay that six–year price. And you might find that whether it's in the beginning to help get you started, or in the middle to keep you on track, that your language can have a great impact on your attitude, actions and results.
 
Rolf Latham said:
JR has plenty of written stuff, but his greatest value comes from the "university on wheels" cds where you can get almost all Rohn Stuff.

There are plenty of old timers like Zig Ziglar, Dennis Waitely, Brian Tracy, and even a generation before like Dale Carnegie, Napolean Hill, James Allen, and earlier : ) Benjamin Franklin, and many many

Most of their stuff you can pick up at the library or on Ebay for like 10 bucks ..........about the same price as a Cider at Sydney Airport.

One of my personal simple reads is:

Jeff Olsens "Slight Edge". It really encapsulate where I find we miss simple stuff in todays world of "instant and always on"




if youd like a bunch of classics in one monster hardback,

The Prosperity Bible published by Penguin is a rip snorter of late1800s to mid 1900s - beware its about 6 kg and 1300 pages of tight text.

if nothing else, it makes an impressive conversation starter on the coffee table.

Now if I could only find out how to get by with less sleep.............

ta
rolf
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Along with the above (Dale Carnegie, Napolean Hill, James Allen) when working at sea, I read Og Mandino and W Clement Stone
 
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