Four Words that Make Life Worthwhile by Jim Rohn
Over the
years as I've sought out ideas, principles and strategies to
life's challenges, I've come across four simple words that can
make living worthwhile.
First, life is worthwhile if you LEARN. What you don't know
WILL hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone
succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own
experiences - negative or positive. We learn to do it right by
first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive
negative. We also learn from other people's experiences, both
positive and negative. I've always said that it is too bad
failures don't give seminars. Obviously, we don't want to pay
them so they aren’t usually touring around giving seminars.
But that information would be very valuable – we would learn
how someone who had it all then messed it up. Learning from
other people's experiences and mistakes is valuable
information because we can learn what not to do without the
pain of having tried and failed ourselves.
We learn by what we see so pay attention. We learn by what we
hear so be a good listener. Now I do suggest that you should
be a selective listener, don't just let anybody dump into your
mental factory. We learn from what we read so learn from every
source; learn from lectures; learn from songs; learn from
sermons; learn from conversations with people who care. Always
keep learning.
Second, life is worthwhile if you TRY. You can't just learn;
now you have to try something to see if you can do it. Try to
make a difference, try to make some progress, try to learn a
new skill, try to learn a new sport. It doesn't mean you can
do everything, but there are a lot of things you can do, if
you just try. Try your best. Give it every effort. Why not go
all out?
Third, life is worthwhile if you STAY. You have to stay from
spring until harvest. If you have signed up for the day or for
the game or for the project - see it through. Sometimes
calamity comes and then it is worth wrapping it up. And that's
the end, but just don't end in the middle. Maybe on the next
project you pass, but on this one, if you signed up, see it
through.
And lastly, life is worthwhile if you CARE. If you care at all
you will get some results, if you care enough you can get
incredible results. Care enough to make a difference. Care
enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to start a new
enterprise. Care enough to change it all. Care enough to be
the highest producer. Care enough to set some records. Care
enough to win.
Four powerful little words: learn, try, stay and care. What
difference can you make in your life today by putting these
words to work?
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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