The Miracle of Personal Development
by Jim Rohn
One day my mentor Mr. Shoaff said, “Jim, if you want to be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job.”
Since that time I’ve been working on my own personal development. And I must admit that this has been the most challenging assignment of all. This business of personal development lasts a lifetime.
You see, what you become is far more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is not, “What am I getting?” Instead, you should ask, “What am I becoming?” Getting and becoming are like Siamese twins: What you become directly influences what you get. Think of it this way…
Vitamins for the Mind
by Jim Rohn
Service
One customer, well taken care of, could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising.
Good service leads to multiple sales. If you take good care of your customers, they will open doors you could never open by yourself.
How do you deserve a fortune? Render fortunes of service.
You have to do more than you get paid for because that’s where the fortune is.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness—great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation and great joy.
“Vitamins for the Mind” is a weekly sampling of original quotes on a specific topic taken from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn. The burgundy hardbound book with gold-foil lettering is a collection of more than 365 quotes on 60 topics gathered from Jim’s personal journals, seminars and books and spanning more than 40 years. Click here to order The Treasury of Quotes.
“Treat your body like a temple, not a woodshed. The mind and body work together. Your body needs to be a good support system for the mind and spirit. If you take good care of it, your body can take you wherever you want to go, with the power and strength and energy and vitality you will need to get there.” —Jim Rohn
Thinking Success
by Tom Hopkins
Success in anything you want to accomplish in life begins with your thinking. The problem with too many people is that they don’t think about what they’re thinking. I once heard a speaker say, “You will become that which you think about most of the time.” Those words have had a tremendous impact on me and on those with whom I’ve shared them. I heard that statement at a time when I was just beginning to understand what self-improvement was all about. The basis of all self-help materials is that you must…
“Take good care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” —Jim Rohn
