I learnt from Frank Kern's blog that Personal Development mentor Jim Rohn has passed away.
I only recently discovered the work of Jim Rohn, it seems he's been a guiding light in the world of personal development since the mid 1960s when he began giving talks to business clubs in his local area.
The simple ideas that he put forward help to set you on a path of personal success. Through CD copies of his talks I have also become aware of other speakers like Dr. Dennis Waitley and Brian Tracy.
He always attributed his sucess to the simple but effective ideas of his mentor Earl Shoaff, but that was deny the skills he had in presenting an idea so well that couldn't not understand.
If you have never heard Jim speak then give him a try. Simple truths that will set you thinking about your own path in life. Jim used lots of stories from the Bible to illustrate his points but even if you are not a Christian you'll find so much value in what he says.
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Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Listening to Jim Rohn
As I travelled in the car today, I was listening to a CD from a seminar that Jim Rohn gave in 2004. Jim has been on the motivational speaker circuit since the mid 1960s and is still active today even though he is almost 80 years old.
He talks about life and business as being like the seasons of the year and how every season has its time but you can always know what is coming next. I think it's fair to say that in the current times we are going through an economic winter period, a time to hunker down, stay warm and plan what to plant in the spring.
I like this approach to looking at the current economic difficulties because it reminds us that even after the worst of times, there are good things that can and do follow. Life is, as he says, "a drama" and without that drama there would be no striving to make things better.
Winter of course is followed by spring when we plant the seeds that will later blossom into fine sources of harvest in the autumn. The summer is a time to both nurture and protect the crops that will provide that harvest.
If all this sounds a bit 'down home' then remember that not that long ago a Chancellor called Gordon Brown proudly announced "the end of boom and bust". He was wrong and if he had listened to Jim Rohn I don't think he would have said those words that came back to haunt him with such ferocity.
He talks about life and business as being like the seasons of the year and how every season has its time but you can always know what is coming next. I think it's fair to say that in the current times we are going through an economic winter period, a time to hunker down, stay warm and plan what to plant in the spring.
I like this approach to looking at the current economic difficulties because it reminds us that even after the worst of times, there are good things that can and do follow. Life is, as he says, "a drama" and without that drama there would be no striving to make things better.
Winter of course is followed by spring when we plant the seeds that will later blossom into fine sources of harvest in the autumn. The summer is a time to both nurture and protect the crops that will provide that harvest.
If all this sounds a bit 'down home' then remember that not that long ago a Chancellor called Gordon Brown proudly announced "the end of boom and bust". He was wrong and if he had listened to Jim Rohn I don't think he would have said those words that came back to haunt him with such ferocity.
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