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Jim Rohn
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Give to yourself the gift of patience, the virtue of
reason, the value of knowledge, and the
influence of faith in your own ability to dream
about and achieve worthy rewards.

   

Be sensitive to the plight of others.  You have to know about the tragedies as well as the triumphs, the failures as well as the success.

      
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings.  How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do?
  
  
Let others lead small lives, but not you.  Let others argue over small things, but not you.  Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.  Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
  
Everything you need for your better future and success has already been written.  And guess what?  It's all available.  All you have to do is go to the library.  But would you believe that only three percent of the people in America have a library card?  Wow, they must be expensive!  No, they're free.  And there's probably a library in every neighborhood.  Only three percent!
   

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.
  
  
There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way.

     

The best advice I ever came across on the subject of concentration is: Wherever you are, be there.

   

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Learning is the beginning of wealth.  Learning is the beginning of health.
Learning is the beginning of spirituality.  Searching and learning
is where the miracle process all begins.

   

One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention.

   

Fascination is one step beyond interest. Interested people want to know
if it works. Fascinated people want to learn how it works.

   

    
I remember saying to my mentor, "If I had more money, I would
have a better plan." He quickly responded, "I would suggest that
if you had a better plan, you would have more money." You see,
it's not the amount that counts; it's the plan that counts.
   

The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming.
You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your
human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.

    
Jim Rohn has been internationally honored as one of the most influential thinkers of our time.  His profound business philosophy, visionary insight, and motivaitional messages have made him a popular speaker, writer, and counselor.  Over the past 37 years, he has addressed over 5,000 audiences and 3 million people worldwide.  He is the recipient of the 1985 National Speakers Association CPAE Award and is the author of 17 different books, audio and video programs.

Referred to by many as the greatest motivational speaker of all time, Jim Rohn always approaches the subjects of personal and business success by asking four questions:  Why?  Why not?  Why not you? and Why not now?  He then goes on to answer those and related questions, revealing practical, perceptive secrets for success and productivity.  His special style, laced with witticisms and anecdotes, captivates listeners, igniting their enthusiasm and "can-do" spirit.

Among his most thought-provoking topics are: sales and entrepreneurial skills, leadership, sales and marketing, success and personal development.  Jim Rohn is the best-selling author of numerous powerful audio and video training programs such as The Art of Exceptional Living, The Power of Ambition, and Developing an Unshakable Character.  His dynamic Weekend Seminars give motivation and encouragement to thousands each year.  Jim passed away in 2011.

  

    

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Yes, life can be mysterious and confusing--but there's much of life that's actually rather dependable and reliable.  Some principles apply to life in so many different contexts that they can truly be called universal--and learning what they are and how to approach them and use them can teach us some of the most important lessons that we've ever learned.
My doctorate is in Teaching and Learning.  I use it a lot when I teach at school, but I also do my best to apply what I've learned to the life I'm living, and to observe how others live their lives.  What makes them happy or unhappy, stressed or peaceful, selfish or generous, compassionate or arrogant?  In this book, I've done my best to pass on to you what I've learned from people in my life, writers whose works I've read, and stories that I've heard.  Perhaps these principles can be a positive part of your life, too!
Universal Principles of Living Life Fully.  Awareness of these principles can explain a lot and take much of the frustration out of the lives we lead.

         

Other people: 

Alan Watts
- Albert Einstein - Albert Schweitzer - Andy Rooney - Anne Frank
Anne Morrow Lindbergh - Anne Wilson Schaef - Annie Dillard - Anthony Robbins
Ari Kiev - Artur Rubenstein - Barbara Johnson - Benjamin Disraeli - Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Hoff - Bernie Siegel - Bertrand Russell - Betty Eadie - Booker T. Washington
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Earl Nightingale
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George Bernard Shaw - George Santayana - George Washington Carver
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Henry David Thoreau - Henry James - Henry Van Dyke
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Henry Ward Beecher - Hugh Prather
Immanuel Kant
- Iyanla Vanzant - Jack Canfield - James Allen - Jennifer James
Jim Rohn - Joan Borysenko - Joan Chittister - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
John IzzoJohn Ruskin - Jon Kabat-Zinn - Joni Eareckson Tada
Joseph M. Marshall III - Julia Cameron - Kent Nerburn - Khalil Gibran
Leo Buscaglia - Leonard Jacobson - Leslie Levine - Lucinda Bassett
Lydia Maria Child - Lynn Grabhorn - Marcus Aurelius - Marianne Williamson
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Maya Angelou - Melody Beattie - Michael Goddart
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Oriah
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Phillips Brooks - Rabindranath Tagore - Rachel Carson - Rachel Naomi Remen
Rainer Maria Rilke - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Ralph Waldo Trine - Rhonda Byrne
Richard Bach - Richard Carlson - Robert Frost - Robert Fulghum
Robert Louis Stevenson
- Russell Baker - Sarah Ban Breathnach - Shakti Gawain
Soren Kierkegaard - Stephen Covey - Stephen C. Paul - Sue Patton Thoele
Susan L. Taylor - Sylvia Boorstein - Thich Nhat Hanh - Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Kinkade - Thomas Merton - Tom Walsh - Victor Cherbuliez
Virginia Woolf - Walt Whitman - Wayne Dyer - Wilferd A. Peterson
Willa Cather - William James - William Wordsworth - Zig Ziglar

      

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