Over the years as I've sought out
ideas, principles and strategies to life's challenges, I've come
across four simple words that can make living worthwhile.
First, life is worthwhile if you
Learn. What you don't know WILL hurt you. You have to have
learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you
learn from your own experiences - negative or positive. We learn
to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a
positive negative. We also learn from other people's
experiences, both positive and negative. I've always said that
it is too bad failures don't give seminars. Obviously, we don't
want to pay them so they aren't usually touring around giving
seminars. But that information would be very valuable – we would
learn how someone who had it all then messed it up. Learning
from other people's experiences and mistakes is valuable
information because we can learn what not to do without the pain
of having tried and failed ourselves.
We learn by what we see so pay
attention. We learn by what we hear so be a good listener. Now I
do suggest that you should be a selective listener, don't just
let anybody dump into your mental factory. We learn from what we
read so learn from every source; learn from lectures; learn from
songs; learn from sermons; learn from conversations with people
who care. Always keep learning.
Second, life is worthwhile if you
Try. You can't just learn; now you have to try something to see
if you can do it. Try to make a difference, try to make some
progress, try to learn a new skill, try to learn a new sport. It
doesn't mean you can do everything, but there are a lot of
things you can do, if you just try. Try your best. Give it every
effort. Why not go all out?
Third, life is worthwhile if you
Stay. You have to stay from spring until harvest. If you have
signed up for the day or for the game or for the project - see
it through. Sometimes calamity comes and then it is worth
wrapping it up. And that's the end, but just don't end in the
middle. Maybe on the next project you pass, but on this one, if
you signed up, see it through.
And lastly, life is worthwhile if
you Care. If you care at all you will get some results, if you
care enough you can get incredible results. Care enough to make
a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough
to start a new enterprise. Care enough to change it all. Care
enough to be the highest producer. Care enough to set some
records. Care enough to win.
Four powerful little words:
learn, try, stay and care. What difference can you make in your
life today by putting these words to work?
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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