I was saddened to learn last Saturday of the passing of Jim Rohn, a man whose influence in my life runs deep. Even though I never met Mr. Rohn personally, I came to know him quite well through his books, interviews and recorded seminars, which have been influencing people around the globe for nearly 30 years.
And it was the application of those principles taught by Mr. Rohn that prodded me to leave a comfortable existence in California five years ago to launch and then build a successful and growing real estate practice here in Colorado.
I have read Rohn’s "Seasons of Life" aloud to both of my daughters, who are 8 and 10. The book is written in simple English
, but it explains with clarity and beauty the natural flow of seasons in our lives. “Sow in the spring or beg in the fall” is one of my favorite Jim Rohn quotations.
I have read Rohn’s "Seasons of Life" aloud to both of my daughters, who are 8 and 10. The book is written in simple English
, but it explains with clarity and beauty the natural flow of seasons in our lives. “Sow in the spring or beg in the fall” is one of my favorite Jim Rohn quotations.Recognizing opportunities, and knowing when a season of opportunity (springtime) is at hand, is fundamental to planting a crop that will yield a fruitful harvest in the fall.
At the same time, Rohn taught that winters are an inevitable season of life. We all experience setbacks, we all deal with loss from time to time… but spring will come again, and another opportunity with it. Knowing that the next opportunity is just around the corner places winter in its proper context – as a season, not as a final result.
Rohn also influenced me to become an avid goal setter. Five years ago, I began making lists of one year, 5-year and 10-year goals. I review them often, and the truth is, I have learned that our minds are equipped to take us anywhere we choose to go. Focus on scarcity, and it finds you. Focus on abundance (and engage in the disciplines to create it), and it will find you as well.
Rohn taught that many of us are held back by our own self-imposed limitations. Rohn said we are all faced with a choice – we can choose to earn a living, or we can choose to design and live out an extraordinary life.
At the same time, Rohn taught that winters are an inevitable season of life. We all experience setbacks, we all deal with loss from time to time… but spring will come again, and another opportunity with it. Knowing that the next opportunity is just around the corner places winter in its proper context – as a season, not as a final result.
Rohn also influenced me to become an avid goal setter. Five years ago, I began making lists of one year, 5-year and 10-year goals. I review them often, and the truth is, I have learned that our minds are equipped to take us anywhere we choose to go. Focus on scarcity, and it finds you. Focus on abundance (and engage in the disciplines to create it), and it will find you as well.
Rohn taught that many of us are held back by our own self-imposed limitations. Rohn said we are all faced with a choice – we can choose to earn a living, or we can choose to design and live out an extraordinary life.
We are also faced with a choice about how we use our time and resources. We can engage in disciplines that will create abundance and opportunity... or we can choose to glide along, missing opportunities, not tending to relationships, ignoring the clock... until we find ourselves all alone and out of time.
Rohn often said "the pain of discipline weighs ounces, while the pain of regret weighs tons."
I’m pursuing that more disciplined, extraordinary life now, and the journey is exciting. Jim Rohn taught me how to start the process. Simple disciplines, consistently repeated - an apple a day, sending out handwritten notes, making one extra call - add up to huge results.
I’m pursuing that more disciplined, extraordinary life now, and the journey is exciting. Jim Rohn taught me how to start the process. Simple disciplines, consistently repeated - an apple a day, sending out handwritten notes, making one extra call - add up to huge results.
Mr. Rohn is gone, but his philosophies live on. There is a better future for all of us, if only we commit to pursuing it.
