S2E312 What I Learned from Jim Rohn
It's a Good Life
Brian Buffini
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2025
⏱️ 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 yourself and your business. |
| 0:09.6 | Here's your host, founder of America's largest business coaching company, Brian Bafini. |
| 0:18.6 | Top of the morning to you, Brian Bafini here, and welcome to a special edition of It's a Good Life. |
| 0:25.4 | We're bringing back some of the most powerful episodes we've ever recorded, ones that offer timeless wisdom and real-life application that are just as relevant today as when they were first aired. |
| 0:37.3 | Today we're revisiting what I learned from Jim Rohn. |
| 0:41.3 | Most of you know how much Jim meant to me, not just as a mentor, |
| 0:45.4 | but as someone who changed the trajectory of my life. |
| 0:48.7 | In this episode, I share some of the foundational lessons I learned from Jim |
| 0:52.6 | about personal growth, discipline, |
| 0:55.4 | philosophy, and building a life worth living. Jim had a way of saying things that just stuck. |
| 1:01.9 | And if you apply even a fraction of what he taught, it'll transform your mindset and your life. |
| 1:08.0 | Enjoy. |
| 1:09.3 | Now, my first exposure to Jim Rohn was at a conference in 1986. And what a |
| 1:15.6 | life-changing experience that was. That's why having a chance to go to events, when you get a |
| 1:20.0 | chance to go, just do it. And I went to an event and I really had never been to any seminar |
| 1:25.1 | like this before and Jim Rohn was there and Zig Zieg Zieg there, and Tommy Hopkins was there, and Lou Holtz was there. |
| 1:31.6 | What a profound impact those men would have on my career and my life. |
| 1:36.2 | Now, Jim especially caught my eye, and Jim was talking about something about developing your |
| 1:40.9 | personal philosophy. And I just had no idea what he was talking about. |
| 1:44.5 | But I found his vocabulary, fantastic, his insights amazing. |
| 1:49.4 | And back then there was no coaching programs or online resources you could get. |
| 1:53.7 | So you went to the back of the room and you bought books and you bought cassette tapes. |
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