Jim Rohn is one of the most respected and well known motivational speakers that has ever lived. He has helped millions of people changing their lives through his wise life lessons and amazing insights on how to live. Not only did he know how to bring his message to the people, he also was one of the great thinkers that has started lots of great turnarounds in how to look at the world.

Take your time to read through these amazing quotes of Jim Rohn and think about what he means. How you can use this in your own life and how you’ll be able to increase your success by following his tips. Let me know in the comments below what was to biggest eye-opener for you.

01. “Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”

02. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

03. “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”

04. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

05. “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

06. “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”

07. “We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. ”

08. “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.”

09. “The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized – never knowing.”

10. “You cannot change your destination overnight. You can change your direction.”

11. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.”

12. “Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.”

13. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planed for you? Not much.”

14. “Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book.”

15. “Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.”

16. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

17. “Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs”

18. “You must take personal responsibiity. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.”

19. “Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.”

20. “Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

21. “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.”

22. “I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me. ”

23. “Either you run the day or the day runs you..”

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

25. “Don’t let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.”

26. “Those who will not read are no better off than those who cannot read.”

27. “Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.”

28. “If you don’t like how things are, change it. You are not a tree.”

29. “The difference between where you are today and where you’ll be five years from now will be found in the quality of books you’ve read.”

30. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”

31. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”

32. “The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.”

33. “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.”

34. “Everything you need for better future and success already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.”

35. “Don’t wish for less problems; wish for more skills.”

36. “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.”

37. “Motivation alone is not enough.if you have an idiot and you motivate him,now you have a motivated idiot.”

38. “You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.”

 

39. “Success is something you attract by the person you become ”

40. “We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.”

41. “How long should you try? Until.”

42. “Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.”

43. “For things to change, you have to change.”

44. “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”

45. “You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life.”

46. “The more you know, the less you need to say.”

47. “If you just communicate, you can get by. But if you communicate skillfully, you can work miracles.”

48. “It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it.”

49. “How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.”

50. “Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”

51. “You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills” 

52. “Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.”

53. “Finding is reserved for those that search.”

54. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”

55. “The bigger the ‘why’ the easier the ‘how’.”

56. “To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?”

57. “You want to set a goal that is big enough that in the process of achieving it you become someone worth becoming.”

58. “People would do better, if they knew better.”

59. “Don’t join an easy crowd. You won’t grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform and achieve are high.”

 Are there any quotes you like to add to this list?