At a glance
- Age
- 79
- Born
- September 17, 1930
- From
- Yakima
- Nationality
- United States
Biography
If you have heard a line about working harder on yourself than you do on your job, or seen a clip of a calm man in a suit talking about wealth and happiness as things a person can learn, there is a good chance you were listening to Jim Rohn. He built his reputation on the platform, speaking to audiences about personal development and the habits behind success, and much of the motivational material circulating today traces back to him in one form or another.
He was born Emanuel James Rohn in Yakima in September 1930. Alongside the speaking, he worked as an entrepreneur and wrote a great many books, among them How to Obtain Wealth and Happiness — a title that gives a fair sense of the ground he covered throughout his career.
Rohn died on 5 December 2009. His work is still published and distributed through jimrohn.com, which is where most people encounter the full catalogue after first meeting him through a short quote.
He was born Emanuel James Rohn in Yakima in September 1930. Alongside the speaking, he worked as an entrepreneur and wrote a great many books, among them How to Obtain Wealth and Happiness — a title that gives a fair sense of the ground he covered throughout his career.
Rohn died on 5 December 2009. His work is still published and distributed through jimrohn.com, which is where most people encounter the full catalogue after first meeting him through a short quote.
Quotes 8
“Suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret.”
“We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.”
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
“Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
“Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change.”
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
