Jim Rohn Quotes

We want to make good time, but for us now this is measured with the emphasis on "good" rather than on "time".

It's amazing how many things busy people are doing that never will be missed.

Successful people stick to what they are good at and find ways to make that larger.

Concentration is the key to economic results. No other principle of effectiveness is violated as constantly today as the basic principle of concentration.... Our motto seems to be, "Let's do a little bit of everything."

So many people spend so much time on things that aren't important. It's the difference between success and failure.

A networker likes to meet people. I don't. I like accomplishing things in the world. You meet people when you want to accomplish something.

Most people spend most of their time on low-priority busywork because it requires no additional knowledge, skills, or imagination-or courage. In a word, it's easier.

People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done.

You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on the few activities that can really make a difference in your life.

You perform at your best when you are working continually on high-priority goals and objectives.

If you love your work, I'm not sure you have hobbies. I try to say no to things that other people could do and only say yes to things that only I could do.

I wouldn't know all that I do about history, if I spent my time watching cartoons and other TV shows.

The more you have to do, the more you have only NOW to get it done. That's why busy people get the most done.

If your activities don't match your priorities, you are wasting your life.

You do the things that need to be done according to priority.

Donald Trump probably spends more time getting more things done than many people have any experience with, but yet he's the one undisciplined, he's the one that's haphazard, he's the one who's erratic, he's the one who's unpredictable.

Do not do anything that anyone else can do readily.

Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases ... If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority.

Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness: the one which makes us take on thousands of less important activities.

I don't want to talk about nonsense because it doesn't help me.

If you continually ask yourself, "What's important now?", you won't waste time on the trivial.

Busy people are never busybodies.

What a great discrepancy there is between people and the results they achieve! It is due to the difference in their power of calling together all the rays of their ability, and concentrating them upon one point.

Here's what management is about: Pick good people and set the right priorities.

Our days are like identical suitcases. Even though they are all the same size, some people are able to pack more into them then others. The reason? They know what to pack.