(excerpted from the New Jim Rohn Weekend Event
DVD/CD series)
Is thankfulness a survival skill?
Perhaps most of you would
respond with, "No, Jim, thankfulness is not key to survival",
and I would tend to agree with you. Most of us have probably
already solved the necessary problems of survival, gone beyond
that and are now working to achieve our desires. But let me give
you this key phrase, "Learn to be thankful for what you already
have, while you pursue all that you want." I believe one of the
greatest and perhaps one of the simplest lessons in life we can
learn is to be thankful for what we have already received and
accomplished.
Both the years and the
experiences have brought me here to where I stand today, but it
is the thankfulness that opened the windows of opportunities, of
blessings, of unique experiences to flow my way. My gratitude
starts with my parents who raised me, gave me an incredible
foundation that has lasted me all of these years and continues
with the mentors that I've met along the way who absolutely
changed and revolutionized my life, my income, my bank account,
my future. I am also very thankful for the people, the
associations, for the ideas, for the chance to work and labor,
and to produce results, all of that has brought me to this
place, to this weekend. I'm grateful for it all.
What a unique opportunity each
one of you here has, so many of us; representing different
countries, nations and cultures, to appreciate the uniqueness of
our own experiences that has brought us all here, together, for
these three days to learn new skills and sharpen old ones. For
the countries we represent; we have freedom and liberty. These
are extraordinary times, about eleven years ago the walls came
tumbling down, in Germany, and it started a wave of democracy
and freedom like the world has never seen before. We as a
country and as a world have so much to be thankful for. Always
start with thanksgiving; be thankful for what you already have
and see the miracles that come from this one simple act.
Now thankfulness is just the
beginning; next, you've got to challenge yourself to produce.
Produce more ideas than you need for yourself so you can share
and give your ideas away. That is called fruitfulness and
abundance. Here's what I think fruitfulness and abundance mean -
to go to work on producing more than you need for yourself so
you can begin blessing others, blessing your nation and blessing
your enterprise. Once abundance starts to come, once someone
becomes incredibly productive, it's amazing what the numbers
turn out to be. But to begin this incredible process of
blessing, it often starts with the act of thanksgiving and
gratitude, being thankful for what you already have and for what
you've already done. Begin the act of thanksgiving today and
watch the miracles flow your way.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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