We generally change ourselves for
one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation. Well, the late Jim Rohn aimed
for the inspiration, always emphasizing the importance of taking responsibility
for self-improvement and showing people how to reach for bigger, better lives
Who inspired him? His mentor,
Earl Shoaff, who told him this: If you want to be wealthy and happy, learn to
work harder on yourself than you do on your job. And so began Jim Rohn's belief
in the importance of self-improvement. In his classic book, 7 Strategies forWealth and Happiness, Jim Rohn wrote an essay entitled "The Miracle of
Personal Development" in which he explains why working on yourself is a
never-ending pursuit:
Ever since Mr. Shoaff woke me up
with that statement, I worked hard on my own personal growth, and I must admit
that this was the most challenging assignment of all. But understand, this
business of personal development lasts a lifetime
You see, what you become is far
more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is
not, What am I getting? Instead, you should ask, What am I becoming? Getting
and becoming are so closely intertwined—what you become directly influences
what you get. Think of it this way: Most of what you have today you have
attracted by becoming the person you are right now
I've also found that income
rarely exceeds personal development. Sometimes income takes a lucky jump, but
unless you learn to handle the responsibilities that come with it, it will
usually shrink back to the amount you can handle. If someone hands you a
million dollars, you'd better hurry up and become a millionaire. A very rich
man once said, "If you took all the money in the world and divided it
equally among everybody, it would soon be back in the same pockets it was
before."
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