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When Jim Rohn was young, he quit high school, jokingly because he said that he was smart enough. This, as it turned out, was one of the few major mistakes that he had made in his life. He was eager to start working and thought that it was easy enough to get a job and to make a living. Of course, there is a difference between making a living and making a life.
He then got married, and he made a lot of promises to his wife which he felt was just around the corner. He was ambitious. He worked hard. Surely his success was coming. However, after working for a number of years, he was not getting the success that he wanted. He started to realize that hard work alone would not do it. Sound familiar? It does to me.
His life turned around when he met a special person named Earl Shoaff. Earl taught him the seven strategies for wealth and happiness and this transformed his life. Jim learned from Earl, and now I share with you what I learned from Jim Rohn.
Five key words
Those five key words are Fundamentals, Wealth, Happiness, Discipline and Success. Let’s break down each one in turn:
- Fundamentals — Mr Shoaff told Jim that there are always a half-dozen things that make eighty percent of the difference. It is like the 80–20 rule. What are the 20% of…
