Leading an Inspired Life Quotes

“The most valuable form of discipline is the one that you impose upon yourself. Don’t wait for things to deteriorate so drastically that someone else must impose discipline into your life.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“The difference between a goal-directed individual and someone without goals is like the difference between a Wimbledon champion and a kid batting a tennis ball around on a court with no net, no opponent to bring out the best in him, and no way of keeping score.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“And I learned a valuable lesson: success is not something you pursue. Success is something you attract because of the person you become. What you pursue usually eludes you like the butterfly you can’t quite catch. But if you want to be successful, you must attract success by developing the skills and the appropriate mind-set. What you learn about the marketplace and its goods and services… that’s what’s valuable. The key to getting paid very well in the marketplace is to develop very valuable skills.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“The world doesn’t care whether you choose to stop here or to go on. So you have to care.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“what you do with what you have is more important than what you have.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“A man asks me, “How come all this stuff goes wrong for me?” I say, “I don’t know. Beats me! The most I’ve been able to figure out is that those kinds of things always happen to people like you.” I’ll bet he’s one of the ones who don’t take advantage of good ideas. If he continues on that path, he’ll probably never find the right combination. That honor will always fall on the ones who do… like you.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“When the record book on you is finished, let it show your wins and losses. But don't let it show you didn't try.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“If you’re around people who spend all they make, chances are excellent that you’ll spend all you make.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Enterprise is always better than ease. Every time we choose to do less than we possibly can, it affects our self-confidence. If we keep doing a little less every day, we are also becoming a little less every day. Can you imagine what you’d end up being after ten years of doing a little less every day? It’s devastating! Think about it… doing less could ruin your life!”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Here's a good phrase for you to jot down: wherever you are, be there! Be there to absorb it. Take a picture if you can. Take pictures in your mind; let your soul and heart take pictures. Get it, capture it, absorb it. And don't be casual in getting it. Casualness leads to casualties.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Don’t let your mouth overload your back.” Being too eager to please can be dangerous. You need to appreciate yourself, your time, your limits. Know when your commitment to someone else will end up taking time away from yourself and your family. Appreciate your special time alone. And appreciate your time with those you love and those who love you. This”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“the man who has a favorite restaurant but not a favorite author. He’s picked out a favorite place to feed his body, but he doesn’t have a favorite place to feed his mind! One”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“You also don’t want to spend minor time on major things. It’s easy to get values mixed up. If a man spends three hours watching TV and only thirty minutes playing with his kids, something is probably out of line there, right? Don’t spend major money on minor things. If you spend more on candy than on programs or books, wouldn’t that be foolish? So set careful priorities. Do it like your life depends on it… because it does.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Don’t worry about things you have no control over. Concentrate on changing what you can change and leave the worries to everybody else.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“You can’t be thinking of everything you have to do at one time. You have to concentrate on just one thing at a time—one project, one job. You have to take it one task at a time. Do what you’ve set out to do. Keep your mind only on that one task. Why? If you don’t, you won’t accomplish anything.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” That bit of economic philosophy changed my life. Up until the age of twenty-five, I worked hard on my job and made a living. Starting at age twenty-five, I worked hard on myself, and I made a fortune. And I learned a valuable lesson: success is not something you pursue. Success is something you attract because of the person you become.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Here’s what I’ve discovered: the minute you turn this cycle around and start motivating yourself, you’ll see immediate rewards. Maybe not monetary ones, not yet. But it’s how you feel about yourself that’s of the greatest value. Discover all you can do. See how much you can earn, how much you can share, how much you can start, how much you can finish, how far you can reach, and how far you can extend your influence.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“I also came away with a greater sense of value, because the true blessings of life are illuminated by the contrasts. It’s hard to genuinely appreciate winning until you’ve done some losing. It’s hard to appreciate succeeding until you’ve done some failing. And once you’ve done some failing, success takes on even more worth and value.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“I also came away with a greater sense of value, because the true blessings of life are illuminated by the contrasts.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“A Constant Search for Knowledge The consistent, disciplined, purposeful, constant search for knowledge: it’s where the life-changing ideas are. Pursue knowledge with high expectations. Spend the money, time, and effort. They are all investments, but the payoff is so great it’s hard to compare the cost to the reward. First is the money. I have a great suggestion. Set up an educational fund for the programs, the books, the lectures, the seminars, and the videos you need for a constant flow of ideas and inspiration. Take a portion of your income each month and set it aside to invest in the search for knowledge. Remember, the best money spent is the money spent to cultivate the genius of your own mind and spirit. Make sure you don’t spend more for frivolous comforts and conveniences than you do for education. The money is a small price. The promise is unlimited potential. The next investment is time, which is an extremely valuable expenditure. It’s one thing to ask someone for their money, but to ask them for their time is a much more significant request. Knowledge takes time, precious time. The time you spend is irreplaceable. You can get more money, but you can’t get more time. However, life has a unique way of rewarding high investment with high return. The major investment of time you’re making now could be that small fine-tuning you need for major accomplishment. Last is the investment of effort. There is a great deal of difference between casual learning and serious learning. Learning that opens up the whole mental and spiritual process is truly an investment in effort. And this effort is the investment that opens the floodgates of ideas that can work their magic for you in the marketplace. So I don’t hesitate to ask you to spend—in a deliberate and consistent fashion—the money, time, and effort required to reach your goals. These are the investments that turn on the lights, sharpen the focus, and start turning your wishes of wealth and happiness into reality.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“If you seek, you will find.” But it’s very important to know that finding is reserved for the seekers. We don’t find what we need; we find what we search for.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“everything you need is within reach. The ideas you need for life change or business change are within “listening reach.” They are within “reading reach.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“Most people are just trying to get through the day. I want you to learn how to get from the day.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“You can make up in numbers what you lack in skill.”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“You need to be making measurable progress in reasonable time. All life asks is that we make measurable progress in reasonable time. As parents, managers, and coworkers, we’ve got to be reasonable with time”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life

“The third major lesson in life is this: learn how to nourish and protect your crops all summer. Sure enough, as soon as you’ve planted, the busy bugs and noxious weeds are out to take things over. And here is the next bit of truth: they will take it, unless you prevent it. There”
― Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life