Jim Rohn People Quotations

Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.

The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.

The real problem is usually two or three questions deep. If you want to go after someone's problem, be aware that most people aren't going to reveal what the real problem is after the first question.

The more valuable you become [in your company], the more influence you have, the better communicator you are, you manage your time better, and you recognize people for their contributions. You also become more valuable as a spouse, parent and friend.

All of life is a risk; in fact we're not going to get out alive. Casualness leads to casualties. Communication is the ability to affect other people with words.

The word "tip" stands for "to insure promptness." So when should you give it? Up front,of course. Sophisticated people don't take chances on poor service, they insure good service.

Successful people engage that creative part of their minds and ask, "Well, I wonder how else I can look at this problem? I wonder how else I could deal with this decision? I wonder what other possibilities I have there?"

Most people are just trying to get through the day. Be committed to learn to get from the day. Don't just get through it; get from it. Learn from it. Let the day teach you. Join the university of life. What a difference that will make in your future. Commit yourself to learning. Commit yourself to absorbing. Be like a sponge. Get it. Don't miss it.

The reason most people don’t accomplish much is because they don’t want much.

Good people are found, not changed.

Some people don't do well simply because they don't feel well.

Good people are not trained, they are found. If you are training too much, you may not have the right people.

Help people with problems, your problems disappear.

It's important to learn from your mistakes, but it is BETTER to learn from other people's mistakes, and it is BEST to learn from other people's successes. It accelerates your own success.

People let little things cheat them out of big opportunities

The biggest reason people don't succeed is because they don't expose themselves to existing information.

Good people are found not changed. They can change themselves, but you can't change them. You want good people, you have to find them. If you want motivated people, you have to find them, not motivate them.

Things don't change, people change.

When you invest in people and lift them toward their potential, they will love you for it.

Successful people are action oriented.

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 guess what?Only three percent of the people in America have a library card.Wow,they must be expensive!No, they're free.Probably in every neighborhood.Three percent!

When people asked Socrates, ‘What is wisdom?’ he always gave the same answer: ‘I don’t know’. In fact, Socrates never claimed to know much of anything except how to ask questions. And by asking questions, he would prove to other people that they didn’t know what they thought they knew.

To attract attractive people, you must be attractive.

Give a lecture to a thousand people.One walks out and says,I'm going to change my life." Another one walks out with a yawn and says,"I've heard all this before."Why is that? Why wouldn't both be affected the same way?Another mystery."

The millionaire says to a thousand people, 'I read this book and it started me on the road to wealth.' Guess how many go out and get the book? Very few. Isn't that incredible? Why wouldn't everyone get the book?!

If someone gives you $1,000,000 you'd better become a millionaire so you can keep the money. Success doesn't want to hang around incompetent people.

I've discovered that you can't change people. They can change themselves.

Ambitious people know that everything they do and every discipline they adhere to, form the links in the chain of events that will lead them to their final destination.

People would do better, if they knew better.

Network marketing is really the greatest source of grass-roots capitalism, because it teaches people how to take a small bit of capital, that is your time, and build the American dream.

Poor people have big TV's. Rich people have big libraries.

One of the reasons many people don't have what they want is neglect. Neglect starts out as an infection and then develops into a disease.

The fact is that living the life of your dreams is possible. People prove that every day. Someone somewhere is going to get rich, get healthy and improve their life. My recommendation is this: Let it be you

The real genius to make a marketplace flourish doesn't come from the government. It comes from the individual genius of its people.

The Bible give us a list of human stories on both sides of the ledger. On list of human stories is used examples - do what these people did. Another list of human stories is used as warnings - don't do what these people did. So if your story ever gets in one of these books, make sure they use it as an example, not a warning.

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

What kind of influence do you want to have? What kind of effect do you want to have on other people? Never mistake the power of influence.

Somebody says, 'Well, I can't be concerned about other people. About the best I can do is to take care of myself' Well, then you will always be poor.

Some people read so little they have rickets of the mind.

Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who.

There are some things you don’t have to know how it works – only that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit. It just depends on which end of this you want to get in on." -- Jim Rohn

To succeed in sales, simply talk to lots of people every day. And here's what's exciting: There are lots of people!

Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things.

Seek other people's advice, but don't take orders. And don't take 100% of anyone's advice. Make sure every decision you make is a product of your own conclusion. Be a student, not a disciple.

Learn to help people with more than just their jobs: help them with their lives.

Some people have learned to earn well but they haven't learned to live well.

Here's what is exciting about sharing ideas with others: If you share a new idea with ten people, they get to hear it once and you get to hear it ten times.

Sharpen your interest in two major subjects: life and people. You will only gather information from a source if you are interested in it.

Some people claim that it is okay to read trashy novels because sometimes you can find something valuable in them. You can also find a crust of bread in a garbage can, if you search long enough, but there is a better way.

To attract attractive people, you must be attractive. To attract powerful people, you must be powerful. To attract committed people, you must be committed. Instead of going to work on them, you go to work on yourself. If you become, you can attract.

Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.

Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs

Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it.

As a leader you should always start with where people are before you try to take them to where you want them to go.

Love is much deeper than a feeling. Love is a commitment we make to people to always treat that person right and honorably.

Some people you can afford to spend a few minutes with, but not a few hours.

If you wish to have power and influence over the many, be faithful (disciplined) when there is just a few. If you have a few employees, a few distributors, a few people, that's the time to stay in touch and be totally absorbed -- when there is just a few.

Life operates by deserve. So, in leading people, learn to work with the people who deserve it, not the people who need it.

Develop a childlike fascination with life and people.

If you say something and back it up with your actions, you will provide the 'proof' for people who are listening to you, and they will much more willingly follow your lead.

The attitude of other people affects each of us and the attitude of each of us has the capacity to affect all of us.

One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep trying to get through the day. A more worthy challenge is to try to get from the day.

Well chosen words mixed with measured emotions is the basis of affecting people.

If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.

Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long after they have departed.

The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don't have it well designed!

Managers help people see themselves as they are; Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are.