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Thank You, Jim Rohn

Written by JT on December 5, 2009

Today the world lost a treasure of a man in Mr. Jim Rohn, who lost his 18-month battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

When the concept of personal growth was introduced to me, I scoffed at it. I thought is was silly, contrived, and reserved for desperate people who needed a “guru” to tell them how to think and how to live.

But once I dropped my arrogant nearsightedness, and actually began working on myself, I felt the transformation start to take hold. In fact, one of the first teachers I really connected with was Jim Rohn.

One of my favorite Jim Rohn quotes is, “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” What a beautiful and relieving message. This was the concept that allowed me to start really thinking about shedding the shackles of employment, and start looking to entrepreneurship as the vehicle with which I would realize my dreams.

I used to listen to Jim Rohn in my car on the way home from work when I was still on active duty in San Diego, California. If you have ever lived in San Diego, you know the traffic can be atrocious. I heard Mr. Rohn refer to a car as a “rolling university”, whereby the time “wasted” in traffic could be used to expand one’s mind

What a concept.

On one particular drive, creeping along at a snail’s pace with hundreds of angry drivers all around me, Jim soothed me, and gave me one of the greatest lessons I have ever learned. “Set a goal to become a millionaire for what it makes of you to achieve it.”

WOW!

I was on fire! I loved that quote so much I was roaring with enthusiasm in my car! People were looking at me like I was on drugs, but it didn’t matter because all the stress of striving for my lofty dreams were lifted.

Right then I KNEW my success was assured. Right then I KNEW I couldn’t fail IF that message stayed ingrained in my mind.

My friends, I could go on for ever on Jim Rohn’s effect on me. You will no doubt see tons of tributes to Jim on lots of different people’s blogs, websites and video channels and I encourage you to read as many as you can.

It is rare that a person can have as profound an effect on humanity as Jim Rohn has. Get Jim Rohn’s wisdom and influence in YOUR life. Visit the Jim Rohn Tribute Site here. I promise it will change who you are, and catapult you closer to your dreams

Thank you, Mr. Rohn. I am a better person for having learned from your wisdom.

Jim Rohn, September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009
~JT