S2E141 What I Learned from Jim Rohn
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Jim Rohn was one of the most influential thinkers of our time and a leader in the field of personal development. In this episode, Brian reveals how this special mentor profoundly impacted and improved his approach to business and to life.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· How self-education can make you a fortune.
· Why you must develop your philosophy.
· Why you should be a person of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“The Treasury of Quotes,” by Jim Rohn
Control Your Own Economy, S2E116
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Ignorance is not bliss; ignorance is poverty.” – Jim Rohn
“Life is a unique combination of want-to and how-to, and we need to give equal attention to both.” – Jim Rohn
“Your income is determined by your philosophy, not by the economy.” – Jim Rohn
“We all need lots of powerful long-range goals to help us pass the short-term obstacles.” – Jim Rohn
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day, while failure is simply a few errors in judgment repeated every day.” – Jim Rohn
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's a Good Life, the podcast for entrepreneurs, where it's all about growing |
| 0:07.8 | yourself and your business. |
| 0:09.8 | Here's your host, Fander of America's largest business coaching company, Brian the Feeney. |
| 0:14.6 | Well, the top of the morning, Tim, welcome to It's a Good Life. |
| 0:21.0 | Today, we're going to continue our series entitled What I Learned From. |
| 0:25.8 | And the person we're going to talk about today is What I Learned from Jim Rohn. |
| 0:29.6 | Now, my first exposure to Jim Rohn was at a conference in 1986 and what a life-changing |
| 0:36.0 | experience that was. |
| 0:37.3 | That's why having a chance to go to events when you get a chance to go, just do it. |
| 0:42.1 | And I went to an event and I really had never been to any seminar like this before. |
| 0:46.0 | And Jim Rohn was there and Zig Zigler was there and Tommy Hopkins was there and Lou |
| 0:50.0 | Holtz was there. |
| 0:51.6 | What a profound impact those men would have on my career and my life. |
| 0:56.0 | And Jim especially caught my eye and Jim was talking about something about developing |
| 1:00.4 | your personal philosophy. |
| 1:02.5 | And I just had no idea what he was talking about. |
| 1:04.3 | But I found his vocabulary fantastic, his insights amazing. |
| 1:09.3 | And back then, there was no coaching programs or online resources you could get. |
| 1:13.6 | So you went to the back of the room and you bought books and you bought cassette tapes. |
| 1:17.3 | If you're under 30, you can Google what cassette tapes were. |
| 1:21.1 | And I would basically listen to Jim Rohn in my car every single day. |
| 1:25.1 | Four years and years and years. |
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