With great sadness I share that Jim Rohn, my mentor and friend, left us December 5, 2009. He died from Pulmonary Fibrosis . I was first introduced to Jim Rohn back in 1982. At that time I was running my first company"Turf master" a full service lawn service. One of my customers Joe Betten had a cassette tape program in his garage that was produced by " Nightingale Conant" Well I asked Joe if I could borrow it, I listened to it 3 times before returning it. Jim was full of wisdom and advice and idea,s . After that I call Nightingale Conant and order more tapes by Jim Rohn and others, They would send you a program and you would have 30 days to pay or send it back if you did not like it. They were all great I listened to 40 to 50 books on tape per year for about 6 years . That one tape program changed my life and has affected the way I approach everything I do. " Thank you Jim Rohn and many other,s for helping me become the man I am today and for the influence you will have on my future.In about 1988 Jim spoke in Grand Rapids and I was able to meet him and hear him in person , He was and will continue to be a great teacher .I have spent almost 25 years in Real estate and continue to read 30 or more books per year and listen to podcast 3 or 4 days per week. Thank you Jim Rohn and Joe Betten

Jim Rohn's Biography

from his web site www.jimrohn.com

For more than 40 years, Jim Rohn honed his craft like a skilled artist-helping people the world over sculpt life strategies that have expanded their imagination of what is possible. Those who had the privilege of hearing him speak can attest to the elegance and common sense of his material. It is no coincidence, then, that he is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of our time, and thought of by many as a national treasure. Jim authored countless books and audio and video programs, and helped motivate and shape an entire generation of personal-development trainers and hundreds of executives from America's top corporations.

Born to an Idaho farming family in the mid-1900s, Jim was ingrained with a work ethic that has served him well throughout his life. At 25, he met his mentor Earl Shoaff. And over the next six years he made his first fortune, yet didn't get into speaking until he moved to Beverly Hills, California, when a friend at the Rotary Club asked him to tell his success story, which Rohn titled "Idaho Farm Boy Makes It to Beverly Hills."

His speech went over so well that he received more invitations to share it, and better yet, they started paying him for it. In the beginning, he spoke in front of college and high-school classes and at service clubs, before moving on to seminars in 1963, which launched him into the personal-development business. From then on, Jim Rohn became a trailblazer in the self help and personal development industry, impacting the lives of millions through his life-changing material.

Jim Rohn focused on the fundamentals of human behavior that most affect personal and business performance. His is the standard to which those who seek to teach and inspire others are compared. He possessed the unique ability to bring extraordinary insights to ordinary principles and events, and the combination of his substance and style captures the imagination of those who hear or read his words.

Jim is known as one of the great wordsmiths of our time. Here is a sampling from Jim's Treasury of Quotes that reflect on his philosophy on life and business:

Skills: Don't wish it were 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.

Growth: Don't join an easy crowd. You won't grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform and achieve are high.

Change: We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.

Activity: The few who do are the envy of the many who watch.

Success: Success is what you attract by the person you become.

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