Powerful Jim Rohn Inspirational Leadership Quotes
Jim Rohn was an American entrepreneur who became an author and motivational speaker. He’s inspired generations to find success in their careers and in their lives.
Sometime earlier in my career, I became aware of Jim Rohn. I’ve listened to countless audiobooks and watched a number of videos. I’ve reviewed my notes and compiled this list of Jim Rohn’s inspirational quotes. These quotes are divided into two categories: Leadership Quotes and Personal Development Quotes.
Jim Rohn Leadership Quotes
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” — Jim Rohn
“If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.” — Jim Rohn
“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.” — Jim Rohn
“One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of your attention.” — Jim Rohn
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.” — Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn Personal Development Quotes
“A formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” — Jim Rohn
“Things don’t get better until you get better.” — Jim Rohn
“Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom. The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become. Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.” — Jim Rohn
“Either run the day or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn
“Things don’t just happen, things happen just.” — Jim Rohn
“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” — Jim Rohn
“How long should you try? Until.” — Jim Rohn
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” — Jim Rohn
“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” — Jim Rohn
“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” — Jim Rohn
“No one else “makes us angry.” We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude.” — Jim Rohn
“Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.” — Jim Rohn
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” — Jim Rohn
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” — Jim Rohn
Which quotes were most useful to you? The “days are expensive” quote always inspires my sense of urgency. Share your thoughts in the comment section.
There were dozens of other Jim Rohn quotes I could have chosen. From my perspective, these are the quotes most relevant to the goal of becoming a better leader.
If you have other suggestions, please leave a comment.
Make it a great day!
