Jim Rohn on Life Advice

Fantastic video. Granted it's very life-coachy and smarmy at times but the advice is solid.

Now's the time to fix the next 10 years of your life.

Jim's 5 pillars for living a successful life;

#1 Philosophy

What you know greatly affects how your life works out.

You can't do what you don't know so the key is to keep learning

Weigh before you pay - you don't want to spend a significant amount of time on insignificant things.

Most people work hard but they don't think hard.

Find the right habits and compound them. Read 1-2 books a week.

#2 Attitude

Attitude like coming in late and leaving early because the pay is bad etc.

Fix how you think about;

- The past

- The future [design your future. set goals - let them change as you grow]

- Society [you cant succeed alone - you need a market, and other peoples ideas and knowledge]

- Yourself [self esteem. engage in activities that lead to value. Extracting value from potential requires discipline]

#3 Activity

How many hours should you work? Make rest a necessity, not an objective.

People who live mediocre lives are always "looking forward to getting off"

No 'amount' is enough. Your best is enough.

What messes with the mind the most, is doing less than you can.

#4 Results

Make MEASURABLE progress in REASONABLE time.

Society pressures us as kids. "You can't spend 4 years in the fourth grade," but eases back as you get older. As you age, society lets you get by with doing less than you can, so you need to put the pressure on yourself.

Movement is not achievement. You can be busy going in circles. Forget about appearing/feeling "busy"

#5 Lifestyle

How you choose to live.

A rose on time is more valuable than a $1000 gift too late.

Learn to be happy with what you've got while going after what you want.

Find ways to live uniquely.

Then years from now, you will arrive, the question is, Where?