Kindle Notes & Highlights
by
Jim Rohn
Started reading
February 18, 2023
While there may be many answers, the fundamental answer is the absence of discipline.
Better than knowledge is the discipline to apply knowledge.
It takes discipline to conquer the nagging voices in our minds, the fear of failure, the fear of success, the fear of poverty, the fear of a broken heart. It takes discipline to keep trying when that nagging voice within brings up the possibility of failure. It takes discipline to admit our errors and recognize our limitations.
Be certain of one thing: every exaggeration of the truth, once detected by others, destroys our credibility and makes all that we say and do suspect.
discipline is an awareness of the constant need for
action and a conscious act to implement that action.
Waiting is always easier than acting. Trying is always easier than doing.
Russian novelist and philosopher Fyodor Dostoevsky said, “There are hundreds of young men who would die for the truth but very few who would spend five years studying to know what the truth is.”
A unique part of the law of sowing and reaping is that it not only suggests that we reap what we sow; it also suggests that we will reap much more.
If you give more than you expect to receive, your reward is more than you expect.
The only missing ingredient to your incredible success story in the future is a new and self-imposed discipline that will make you stay longer, try harder, and work more intensely than you ever thought you possibly could.
The most valuable form of discipline is the one you impose on yourself.
Working nonstop, never taking a vacation, never having any fun, never spending quality time with the people you love is bad.
Some people are impressed with this type of behavior, but just because a workaholic spends too much time working doesn’t mean he or she ends up with the most money.
Enlightened self-interest says, “I will look for new ways to work smarter by focusing on doing more per hour instead of doing more hours. I will run my day so my day doesn’t run me.” Enlightened self-interest also says that a life worth living comes from a life of balance and moderation. Too much of anything, even good things, will sooner or later throw you off track.
When you can see where you’re going through visual chain thinking, even on the toughest days you’ll keep building your power of ambition.
Some game plan of life rules: •Don’t start your day until you have it finished. •Don’t begin your daily activities until you know exactly what you plan to accomplish. •Don’t start your day until you have it planned. And do this every day. I know all this writing takes time and a disciplined effort, but remember that value is the fruitful result of discipline, not hope.
If you plan your week before you start it, you’ll know exactly what you want to do, what you want to accomplish, what you need to work on.
By developing a game plan for your days, your weeks, your months—by developing and following your game plan—your days and weeks and months all become part of a bigger plan, a bigger design, a long-term view of your life, a visual chain.
There should be times for recreation, reflection, exercise, healthy activities and eating, and time for spirituality.
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active and to be skilled, confident, creative, and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves, regardless of the economy.
What do these people have in common? •They are most times on the go, developing a plan, following a plan, reworking the plan until it fits. •They are probably very resourceful, never letting anything get in their way. •They probably don’t understand the word “no” when it applies to their visions of the future. •When posed with a problem, they probably say, “Let’s figure out a way to make it work” instead of, “It won’t work.”
Self-enterprising people always see the future in the present. •Self-enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. •Self-enterprising people aren’t lazy. •They don’t wait for opportunities to come to them; they go after the opportunities. Self-enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.
Self-enterprise requires creativity and courage.
And activity generally relates to how you feel about yourself—understanding your self-worth, how valuable you are.
This makes sense!
How valuable could I become in enterprise, home, family, experience, love, friendship, marriage, and overall?
When you understand how valuable you are, it’s a whole new experience. Understanding self-worth plays a major role in our ability to be self-enterprising. Our self-worth makes the difference between being lazy and being active, being self-enterprising. If we don’t feel good about ourselves, we won’t feel good about our lives. And if we don’t feel good about our lives, we won’t be very interested in looking for opportunities.
this is a great perspective
