3 things you wish you had known 2 years ago
I follow a lot of the big internet marketers, and over this last year or so I’ve heard a name crop up which they have all been talking about. A name which seems to have made an impact on a lot of them of them. Such a name that I had never heard of before but I’m starting to wish I’d discovered him several years ago as I wonder how my life could have been changed from what I’ve already learnt from this amazing dude.
I am of course talking about the legendary Jim Rohn, who sadly passed away on December 5th 2009.
Since discovering him I’ve looked for every video I can find on youtube of him. I’ve listened to some of his audio books. I’ve tried to absorb everything he’s said because it really is pure gold.
So I’d like to pass on a few bits I’ve learnt to you in a hope that maybe if you’ve never heard of him you might just think about looking him up and maybe it might change your life too.
1. It’s not what happens that changes your life’s future, It’s what you do about what happens.
So many times I hear people blame their failure to do something upon some outside force. Hell, even I’ve done it in the past. People are too ready to make an excuse. We have to realize that we are in control of our own reality. You see, the same wind blows on us all, your destination is not determined by the blowing of the wind but instead the set of the sail. You can change what happens in your life by altering your response and reaction to people, things or events.
2. Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were smarter.
How many times have you come up against something challenging in life, such as a difficult task at work, and felt like giving up because it was too hard. Some other people could do this task though with relative ease. It’s the same task but different people see it differently. This is because different people have different skill levels. They know more and so the thing that you’re finding hard would be easier for them. So instead of complaining how hard something is, start reading the books!
3. It’s not too expensive, you just can’t afford it!
This one is a big paradigm shifter in my mind. It follows along with something else Jim Rohn says; Some valuable things in life are put on a higher shelf because they’re worth more, and in order to reach the higher shelf you have to stand on the books you read. A rich person and a poor person can walk into a classy department store and look at shirts, the price for one shirt is the same but the opinions of each the rich and poor guy regarding how expensive it is are different. Things of value are put on a higher shelf for reasons. It’s not too expensive, nothing is. You just can’t afford it! So it follows on that to afford it you need to read the books and learn how to afford it. Learning new techniques to earn money and extend your riches.
There are of course plenty of more amazing things Jim has said over his time and I bet I could write a book on them all describing how they’ve affected me and my personal opinion of how the world could be a better place if we all took that kind of learning to heart.
So I’m interested, what are your favorite Jim Rohn qoutes and principles? Comment below!