33 Jim Rohn Quotes To Live Your Life By

Jim Rohn is widely regarded as one of the most influential thought leaders of our time and has impacted a generation of personal development trainers and executives.

For over 40 years Jim Rohn honed his craft in helping people shape their life strategies and imagination of what was possible.

He has authored countless books, audio and video programs and possessed a unique ability to bring extraordinary insights to ordinary principles and events. Those who have had the pleasure of reading his books or hearing him talk can truly appreciate his eloquent way with words and his common sense approach to communicating powerful philosophies, life changing ideas and strategies.

Jim Rohn passed away in 2009 but his legacy lives on forever.

Below are 33 Jim Rohn quotes that are more than just quotes, they are life lessons and philosophies that you should learn from and live your life by.

33 Jim Rohn Quotes

1. Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the shelf you can reach. Want to reach higher? Stack some more books under your feet! Reading is what brings us to new knowledge. It opens new doors. It helps us understand mysteries. It lets us hear from successful people. Reading is what takes us down the road in our journey. Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written. – Jim Rohn

2. Don’t mistake movement for achievement. It’s easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what? – Jim Rohn

3. Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high. – Jim Rohn

4. Don’t set your goals too low. If you don’t need much, you won’t become much. – Jim Rohn

5. Don’t let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action. – Jim Rohn

6. Don’t read a book and be a follower; read a book and be a student. – Jim Rohn

7. 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 challenge wish for more wisdom. – Jim Rohn

8. Either you run the day or the day runs you. – Jim Rohn

9. Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. – Jim Rohn

10. 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 they have departed. – Jim Rohn

11. Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. – Jim Rohn

12. I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change. – Jim Rohn

13. If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. – Jim Rohn

14. 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

15. If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. – Jim Rohn

16. If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. – Jim Rohn

17. 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. – Jim Rohn

18. Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. – Jim Rohn

19. Learn how to say no. Don’t let your mouth overload your back. – Jim Rohn

20. Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things. – Jim Rohn

21. Make rest a necessity, not an objective. Only rest long enough to gather strength. – Jim Rohn

22. My father taught me to always do more than you get paid for as an investment in your future. – Jim Rohn

23. One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention. – Jim Rohn

24. Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. – Jim Rohn

25. Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. – Jim Rohn

26. Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs. – Jim Rohn

27. The worst days of those who enjoy what they do are better than the best days of those who don’t. – Jim Rohn

28. To become financially independent you must turn part of your income into capital; turn capital into enterprise; turn enterprise into profit; turn profit into investment; and turn investment into financial independence. – Jim Rohn

29. We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It takes time… but we get paid for the value, not the time. – Jim Rohn

30. Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. – Jim Rohn

31. We must all wage an intense, lifelong battle against the constant downward pull. If we relax, the bugs and weeds of negativity will move into the garden and take away everything of value. – Jim Rohn

32. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. – Jim Rohn

33. You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the season or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. – Jim Rohn

Got Time For Inspiration?

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