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9 Things More Important Than Money
The kind of capital that is worth more than dollars and that can secure your future and fortune - Jim Rohn
We all know the value of having plenty of money, especially as entrepreneurs. But we also know there are people who started enterprises with no money, who went on to make fortunes. So how did they do it?
Jim Rohn believes there are nine things that are more valuable than capital, things that can lead straight to your success:
1. Time
Time is a treasure—the time you set aside not to be wasted, not to be given away. The time you set aside to be invested in something that brings value to the marketplace with the hope of making a profit, that’s capital time. How valuable is time? Time properly invested is worth a fortune; time wasted can be devastation. Time invested can perform miracles—so invest yours.
2. Desperation
My friend and mentor Bill Bailey went to Chicago as a teenager after he got out of high school. And the first job he got was as a night janitor. Someone said, "Bill, why would you settle for night janitor?" He said, "Malnutrition." His first job might have been night janitor, but he went on to receive the Horatio Alger award and become rich and powerful—one of the great examples of lifestyle that I know.
Desperation can be a powerful incentive when you say I must. You work at whatever you can possibly get when you get hungry. You go to work somewhere—it doesn't matter where.
3. Determination
I have another friend, Lydia, whose first major investment in her new enterprise was also desperation. She needed to feed her kids—so she invested $1 in something she believed in. That $1 was used to buy a few flyers so she could make a sale at retail, collect the money and then buy the product wholesale to deliver back to the customer. First Lydia said, "I must find a customer”—desperation. Second she said, "I will find someone before this first day is over"—determination. And sure enough, she found someone. Determination says I will.
4. Courage
If you've only got $1 and a lot of courage, you've got a good future ahead of you. Because humans can do the most incredible things no matter what happens—courage in spite of, not because of, circumstances.
5. Ambition
With courage, Lydia made three or four more sales. And once she got going, ambition took over. She thought, If I can sell three, I can sell 33. If I can sell 33, I can sell 103. Lydia was dazzled by her own dreams of the future.
6. Faith
At this point, Lydia began to believe she had a good product, a good company. And then she started to believe in herself—Lydia, a single mother, two kids, no job. My gosh, I'm going to pull it off! Her self-esteem started to soar. Faith is an investment that cannot be matched. Money can't touch it. What if you had a million dollars and no faith? You'd be poor. You wouldn't be rich.
7. Ingenuity
The reason Lydia is a millionaire today is because of her ingenuity—she put her brains to work. Probably up until now, you've put about 1/10 of your brainpower to work. What if you employed the other 9/10? You can't believe what can happen. Humans can come up with the most intriguing things to do. What's ingenuity worth? A fortune. All you need is a $1 and plenty of ingenuity. Figuring out a way to make it work, make it work, make it work.
8. Heart and Soul
Heart and soul is like the unseen magic that moves people—moves people to make decisions, moves people to act, moves people to respond. What is a substitute for heart and soul? It's not money, because heart and soul is more valuable than a million dollars. A million dollars without heart and soul? You have no life. You are ineffective.
9. Personality
My mentor Bill Bailey taught me, "You've got to learn to be just as comfortable, Mr. Rohn, whether it is in a little shack in Kentucky having a beer and watching the fights with my friend Winfred, or in a Georgian mansion in Washington, D.C., as the senator's guest."
You've got plenty of personality. You've just got to spruce up and sharpen up it, develop it to where it is effective every day, at home anywhere, no matter who you talk to—whether it is a child or a businessperson, a rich person or a poor person. It makes no difference to you who is rich or who is poor. It’s about the chance to have a unique relationship with whomever. Have the kind of personality that's comfortable, the kind of personality that's never bent out of shape. Move with ease, with charisma and sophistication and humility.
With $1 and this list, the world is yours. It belongs to you, whatever piece of it you desire, whatever development you wish for your life. It’s the kind of capital that is more valuable than money and that can secure your future and fortune. Remember that you lack not the resources.
We all know the value of having plenty of money, especially as entrepreneurs. But we also know there are people who started enterprises with no money, who went on to make fortunes. So how did they do it?
Jim Rohn believes there are nine things that are more valuable than capital, things that can lead straight to your success:
1. Time
Time is a treasure—the time you set aside not to be wasted, not to be given away. The time you set aside to be invested in something that brings value to the marketplace with the hope of making a profit, that’s capital time. How valuable is time? Time properly invested is worth a fortune; time wasted can be devastation. Time invested can perform miracles—so invest yours.
2. Desperation
My friend and mentor Bill Bailey went to Chicago as a teenager after he got out of high school. And the first job he got was as a night janitor. Someone said, "Bill, why would you settle for night janitor?" He said, "Malnutrition." His first job might have been night janitor, but he went on to receive the Horatio Alger award and become rich and powerful—one of the great examples of lifestyle that I know.
Desperation can be a powerful incentive when you say I must. You work at whatever you can possibly get when you get hungry. You go to work somewhere—it doesn't matter where.
3. Determination
I have another friend, Lydia, whose first major investment in her new enterprise was also desperation. She needed to feed her kids—so she invested $1 in something she believed in. That $1 was used to buy a few flyers so she could make a sale at retail, collect the money and then buy the product wholesale to deliver back to the customer. First Lydia said, "I must find a customer”—desperation. Second she said, "I will find someone before this first day is over"—determination. And sure enough, she found someone. Determination says I will.
4. Courage
If you've only got $1 and a lot of courage, you've got a good future ahead of you. Because humans can do the most incredible things no matter what happens—courage in spite of, not because of, circumstances.
5. Ambition
With courage, Lydia made three or four more sales. And once she got going, ambition took over. She thought, If I can sell three, I can sell 33. If I can sell 33, I can sell 103. Lydia was dazzled by her own dreams of the future.
6. Faith
At this point, Lydia began to believe she had a good product, a good company. And then she started to believe in herself—Lydia, a single mother, two kids, no job. My gosh, I'm going to pull it off! Her self-esteem started to soar. Faith is an investment that cannot be matched. Money can't touch it. What if you had a million dollars and no faith? You'd be poor. You wouldn't be rich.
7. Ingenuity
The reason Lydia is a millionaire today is because of her ingenuity—she put her brains to work. Probably up until now, you've put about 1/10 of your brainpower to work. What if you employed the other 9/10? You can't believe what can happen. Humans can come up with the most intriguing things to do. What's ingenuity worth? A fortune. All you need is a $1 and plenty of ingenuity. Figuring out a way to make it work, make it work, make it work.
8. Heart and Soul
Heart and soul is like the unseen magic that moves people—moves people to make decisions, moves people to act, moves people to respond. What is a substitute for heart and soul? It's not money, because heart and soul is more valuable than a million dollars. A million dollars without heart and soul? You have no life. You are ineffective.
9. Personality
My mentor Bill Bailey taught me, "You've got to learn to be just as comfortable, Mr. Rohn, whether it is in a little shack in Kentucky having a beer and watching the fights with my friend Winfred, or in a Georgian mansion in Washington, D.C., as the senator's guest."
You've got plenty of personality. You've just got to spruce up and sharpen up it, develop it to where it is effective every day, at home anywhere, no matter who you talk to—whether it is a child or a businessperson, a rich person or a poor person. It makes no difference to you who is rich or who is poor. It’s about the chance to have a unique relationship with whomever. Have the kind of personality that's comfortable, the kind of personality that's never bent out of shape. Move with ease, with charisma and sophistication and humility.
With $1 and this list, the world is yours. It belongs to you, whatever piece of it you desire, whatever development you wish for your life. It’s the kind of capital that is more valuable than money and that can secure your future and fortune. Remember that you lack not the resources.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
30 Questions that will Set Your Mind Free
Often times when people come to you for advice, getting them to ask questions is the most effective form of finding an answer. Taking the time to contemplate a question let’s people come to their own conclusions, and is often times way more effective than just telling them how they should think, or act. But what if it is you that is seeking advice? Thanks to books like ““If…(questions for the Game of Life” here is a list of questions to ask yourself that will set your mind free.
1. If you didn’t know how old you were, what would you guess your age to be?
2. In the end of your life, will you have said more, or done more?
3. If the average human lifespan was only 40 years, how would you live differently?
4. If happiness was money, what would make you rich?
5. Would you rather do the right thing, or do things right?
6. What is better: a worried genius, or a joyful idiot?
7. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or not be able to make new ones?
8. Can you know the truth without challenging it?
9. Have you ever actually encountered your greatest fear? If not – why is it your greatest fear?
10. Are you simply alive, or truly living?
11. What did you do today that you’ll actually remember?
12. Are you doing what you believe in? Or simply getting by?
13. How much have you actually controlled the path of your life?
14. If you could offer someone one piece of advice, what would it be?
15. Do you see the line between insanity and creativity?
16. If you could change one thing about the world what would it be?
17. Would you give up 10 years of your life to be attractive or famous?
18. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work doing what you love?
19. Do you ever feel like you’re re-living the same day over and over?
20. If we learn from mistakes, why are we so afraid to make them?
21. How comes what makes you happy doesn’t make everyone happy?
22. Why are you, you?
23. What would you do differently if there was no one to judge you?
24. what is it in life that you truly love?
25. in the decisions you are making right now: are they for you? or for someone else?
26. Knowing I will die, how should I live?
27. Which is worse: failing or never trying?
28. What am I holding that I need to let go of?
29. Does something that upset me 5 years ago even matter anymore? Why?
30. If not now, when?
1. If you didn’t know how old you were, what would you guess your age to be?
2. In the end of your life, will you have said more, or done more?
3. If the average human lifespan was only 40 years, how would you live differently?
4. If happiness was money, what would make you rich?
5. Would you rather do the right thing, or do things right?
6. What is better: a worried genius, or a joyful idiot?
7. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or not be able to make new ones?
8. Can you know the truth without challenging it?
9. Have you ever actually encountered your greatest fear? If not – why is it your greatest fear?
10. Are you simply alive, or truly living?
11. What did you do today that you’ll actually remember?
12. Are you doing what you believe in? Or simply getting by?
13. How much have you actually controlled the path of your life?
14. If you could offer someone one piece of advice, what would it be?
15. Do you see the line between insanity and creativity?
16. If you could change one thing about the world what would it be?
17. Would you give up 10 years of your life to be attractive or famous?
18. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work doing what you love?
19. Do you ever feel like you’re re-living the same day over and over?
20. If we learn from mistakes, why are we so afraid to make them?
21. How comes what makes you happy doesn’t make everyone happy?
22. Why are you, you?
23. What would you do differently if there was no one to judge you?
24. what is it in life that you truly love?
25. in the decisions you are making right now: are they for you? or for someone else?
26. Knowing I will die, how should I live?
27. Which is worse: failing or never trying?
28. What am I holding that I need to let go of?
29. Does something that upset me 5 years ago even matter anymore? Why?
30. If not now, when?
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