Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine - September 22, 2008
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Issue 463 - September 22, 2008
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"You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around?
What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have
they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me
thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask
yourself the big question: Is that okay?" Jim Rohn
Today's issue includes:
1. The Law of Sowing and Reaping by Jim Rohn
2. Vitamins for the Mind - Sophistication by Jim Rohn
3. Defining Qualities of a 360° Leader by Dr. John Maxwell
4. To be a great influencer . . .
5. More Information
1. The Law of Sowing and Reaping by Jim Rohn
Now, here's the second law that changed my life forever in network
marketing. I learned the law of sowing and reaping. And in the law of
sowing and reaping is also the story of the law of averages.
Jot this down…the story of the sower. It comes from the Bible. I am an
amateur on the Bible, but this is such a useful story. Here's what the
story says, and take notes, because the drama's in the details.
The sower was ambitious. Evidently, he was ambitious. When you read
the whole story you'll conclude yes, this was an ambitious sower.
Here was number two. He had excellent seed. The sower who sowed the
seed had excellent seed. And the excellent seed could be an excellent
opportunity, an excellent product, an excellent story.
So we've got an ambitious sower with excellent seed. But now here are
the rest of the details of the story. For your information, for the
drama of your life, so you can understand things better, learning some
of this is how I got rich by age 31.
The sower goes out to sow the seed, but the first part of the seed
falls by the wayside and the birds get it.
So jot this down. The birds are going to get some of the seed. The
birds are going to get some of the seed.
Now you say, "Mr. Rohn, what does that mean?"
Well, I invited John to come to a meeting. He said he'd be there
Tuesday night. Tuesday night I show up. John isn't there. I say, "I
wonder why John didn't make it."
Now I know the answer. The birds! The birds! John had this great idea
of coming to the meeting to look at an opportunity, and somebody stole
it and said, "You're not going to go see network marketing." And he
says, "Well, maybe not."
So have you jotted that down now? The birds are going to get some.
Now when the birds get some, you've got two options. Number one is to
chase birds. You say, "Well, let me get hold of the person who talked
him out of coming to the meeting. I'll tear him a new page." I
wouldn't do this.
Here's what happens if you go chasing birds. You leave the field. If
you go chasing birds now, you leave the field. Which is going to
distract from your future, not add? So you can't chase birds and try
to straighten this stuff out.
Here's what it is. It's just one of those things, and here's the best
comment when things are a little disappointing. "Isn't that
interesting?"
You just have to say, "I thought sure he would be there. He promised
me. He promised me! But I know it was the birds." And you just have to
say, "Isn't that interesting?"
Now here's the rest of the story.
The sower kept on sowing. See, that was the secret to his success. He
kept on sowing. And if you keep sowing, you can sow more than the
birds can get because there aren't enough birds. If you keep sowing,
there are some birds but there's not enough, because the Law of
Averages will work for you.
My mentor taught me, "You know, Mr. Rohn, there are only nine or ten
real nasty, miserable people in the whole world. Now you know they
move around a lot and you're liable to bump into one once in awhile,
but when you bump into one you say' 'There's only 9 more like you--I
can handle that--in the whole world?'"
Now here's what else it says. The sower now keeps sowing the seed. Now
the seed falls, the story says, on rocky ground where the soil is
shallow. And the rocky ground where the soil is shallow is not of your
making, because you had excellent seed and you were an ambitious
sower.
So the rocky ground where the soil is shallow is not of your making.
But here what it says happened. This time, the little seed that falls
in the ground starts to grow and the little plant starts to grow. But
the first hot day, it withers and dies. Not an easy thing to watch.
I finally get John started. Sure enough, three or four days later
somebody says "Boo!" and he's gone--doesn't show up at the second
meeting. And I say, "I thought sure John would last a week."
What happened? Jot this down. The hot weather is going to get some.
And this is not of your making. Here's what you must say when that
happens. "Isn't that interesting?" What can you do? The answer is
nothing.
You say, "Well, I'm going to try to change this!" I wouldn't take that
class. You know, the sun comes up in the east and somebody says, "Why
is that?" I wouldn't spend much time on that. Just let that happen.
Don't go for this why, why, why stuff. I'm giving you the answers
here. The answer is in the structure and in the consequences and is in
the deal. The answer is in the deal. Anything beyond that is not worth
studying.
You say, "Well, how come some just last a little while?" I wouldn't
sign up for that class. Here's the answer: Some don't stay. You just
have to jot that down. And when some leave you say, "That's one of
those that don't stay."
Now, you know what category to put them in, and you can't solve this
now. It's like rearranging the seasons. You can't fool with that. All
you can do is cooperate with the way things are set up. I didn't set
it up.
You say, "Well, it shouldn't be this way." Well, when you get your own
planet you can rearrange this whole deal, but on this planet you're a
guest. You've got to take it as it comes.
Now, here is the secret to the ambitious sower with good seed. It said
he kept on sowing.
Now, here's what he had to do to keep on sowing. He had to discipline
his disappointment. This is a key phrase now to use for the rest of
your life. You must learn to discipline your disappointment. Because
you didn't set up the set up, and some are not going to stay, and that
is not of your making.
Now, if you made gross errors and you ran them off, see that'd be
different. Now you're responsible for that. But if it's in the normal
course of things, this is the way things are.
Now, here's what it says. The sower keeps on sowing. Now it says the
seed falls on thorny ground. And somebody says, "Well, how much of
this do you have to go through?"
Well, hang on. It's not the end of the story now. Now the little seed
falls on thorny ground and now the little plant starts to grow again
but as the little plant starts to grow, the thorns choke it to death
and it dies.
So jot this down. The thorns are going to get some. And that's not of
your making.
And what are these thorns? The story even called these little thorns
little cares, little distractions, little something's. Who knows what
all they are.
I said, "John, we had a meeting last night. You weren't here." And
John says, "Well, I can't make every meeting."
I say, "Why not? You're part-time."
He said, "Well, the screen door came off the hinges and you can't just
let your house fall apart. You've got to take some time and fix things
up."
And I can hear the thorns growing. He said, "Some extra trash had
piled up in the garage. You can't let mountains of trash take over.
You've got to keep your trash hauled out."
People who let little things cheat them out of big opportunities.
People who let little things cheat them out of big opportunities, and
you feel almost helpless. What could I do about that? And that's
nothing. And you say, "Well, why is this?"
I'm asking you not to sign up for that class. Don't sign up for these,
"Why is this?" classes. It's just the way it is--like winter following
fall and spring following winter.
So have you got that? The thorns are going to get some.
But now here's the good news. Let's read the rest of the story now
quickly. The sower now keeps on sowing the seed. Keeps on sharing the
story. Keeps on giving an invitation. Yes the invitation can be more
powerful for me as it was one year later than it was the first month,
because now I'm saying I'm making twice as much money part time as I'm
making on my full-time job.
Yes, the story can be more powerful, but the Law of Averages is still
going to work. But now here's what the story says. Finally the seed
falls on good ground. Now put this in parentheses. It always will, if
you keep sowing. If you share a good idea long enough, it will fall on
good people.
But now here's the rest of that story. Some of the good ground did
30%. And some of the good ground did 60%. And some of the good ground
did 100%.
You say, "Well, why the difference in numbers?" I wouldn't sign up for
that class! Have I said that often enough now? Don't register for that
class. It's just the way it is.
Now I tried to get the 30's to do 60. Found out it was more than I
could handle. I used to say, "I'll make them successful if it kills
me." I almost died. No, you can't do that.
Here's what you do. Let the 30's do 30 to the best of their ability
and keep doing 30, because that's how they build their lifestyle and
get what they want out of life. And let the 60's do 60. And let the
100's do 100.
Now how can you get some to do a 100%? You've got to go through all
these experiences and you've got to talk to all these people.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn
Sophistication
Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated
people learn how to get from the day.
Sophistication is understanding the difference between trinkets and treasures.
Don't spend major money on minor things. In the last ten years the guy
has bought two tons of donuts and only two books – and the books are
primarily filled with pictures.
Sophisticated people don't leave early. The man says, "Yeah, but I
want to beat the traffic." Isn't that a great skill to have - beating
the traffic!
It doesn't take a million dollars to learn the difference between a
bottle of fine wine and a Pepsi. Sophistication is a study not an
amount.
One of the early signs of sophistication is not giving way to all
inclinations but rather sending your emotions to school so they will
learn how to behave.
Money doesn't make you sophisticated. Only study and practice make you
sophisticated. Even people of modest means can become sophisticated
because it is within study and practice. How much is a night out at
the symphony? About thirty dollars. You say, "Poor people can't afford
thirty dollars to go to the symphony." Yes, they can. It's only thirty
Hershey bars!
We must teach our children not to spend their money a dollar at a
time. If you spend your money a dollar at a time, you'll wind up with
trinkets instead of treasures. You can't buy much of value a dollar at
a time.
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3. Defining Qualities of a 360° Leader by Dr. John Maxwell
Adaptability – Quickly adjusts to change.
Leaders in the middle may not be the first to know, but they are often
the ones in charge of implementation. Adaptable managers in the middle
are willing to embrace a change operationally even if they are not yet
ready to do so emotionally.
Discernment – Understands the real issues.
Good leaders cut through the clutter to see the real issues. A smart
person believes only half of what he hears, but a truly smart person
knows which half to believe.
Security – Finds identity in self, not position.
Effective 360° leaders are secure enough in who they are to not worry
about where they are. Instead of focusing on reaching a position, they
focus on reaching their potential.
Service – Gains fulfillment in serving everyone.
A servant leader serves the mission and leads by serving those on
mission with him or her. The true measure of leaders is not the number
of people who serve them but the number of people they serve.
Resourcefulness – Finds creative ways to make things happen.
Creativity is the joy of not knowing it all. We seldom, if ever, have
all the answers, but we always have the imagination to create
solutions to our problems.
Maturity – Puts the team before self. Nobody who possesses an
unrelenting me-first attitude is able to develop much influence with
others. A mature leader sees beyond his or her personal vantage point
and has the courage to make sacrifices which advance the team.
Communication – Links to all levels of the organization. We often
think of communication in organizations as being primarily top-down.
Leaders at the top cast vision, set direction, reward progress, etc.
However, good communication is a 360-degree proposition. In fact,
oftentimes the most critical communication comes from leaders
identifying problems or solutions at the ground level and sending them
up the chain of command.
-- John C. Maxwell
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"There are two parts to influence: First, influence is powerful; and
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course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even
realize it." Jim Rohn
4. To be a great influencer . . .
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