Of all the things that
can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is
the greatest. We can talk about sales growth, profit growth,
asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen without
personal growth. It’s really the open door to it all. In fact
I’d like to have you memorize a most important phrase. Here it
is,
“The major key to your better future is YOU.”
Let me repeat that. “The major key to your better future is
YOU.” Put it someplace where you can see it everyday, in the
bathroom, in the kitchen, at the office, anywhere where you can
see it everyday. The major key to your better future is YOU. Try
to remember that every day you live and think about it. The
major key is YOU.
Now, there are many things that will
help your better future. If you belong to a strong, dynamic,
progressive company, that would help. If the company has good
products, good services that you are proud of, that would
certainly help. If there were good sales aids, that would help,
good training would certainly help. If there is strong
leadership that will certainly help. All of these things will
help, and of course, if it doesn’t storm, that will help. If
your car doesn’t break down, that will help. If the kids don’t
get sick, that will help. If the neighbors stay half way civil,
that will help. If your relatives don’t bug you, that will help.
If it isn’t too cold, if it isn’t too hot, all those things will
help your better future. And if prices don’t go much higher and
if taxes don’t get much heavier, that will help. And if the
economy stays stable, those things will all help. We could go on
and on with the list; but remember this, the list of things that
I’ve just covered and many more - all put together - play a
minor role in your better future.
The major key to your
better future is you. Lock your mind onto that. This is a super
important point to remember. The major key is you. A friend of
mine has always answered when asked, “How do you develop an
above average income?” He says, “Simple. Become an above average
person. Work on you.” My friend says, “Develop an above average
handshake.” He says, “A lot of people want to be successful, and
they don’t even work on their handshake. As easy as that would
be to start, they let it slide. They don’t understand.” My
friend says, “Develop an above average smile. Develop an above
average excitement. Develop an above average dedication. Develop
an above average interest in other people.” He says, “To have
more, become more.” Remember; work harder on yourself than you
do on your job. For a long time in my life, I didn’t have this
figured out.
Strangely enough, with two different people
in the same company one may earn an extra $100 a month, and the
other may earn a $1,000. What could possibly be the difference?
If the products were the same, if the training was the same, if
they both had the same literature, the same tools. If they both
had the same teacher, the same compensation plan, if they both
attended the same meetings, why would one person earn the $100
per month and the other person earn the $1000?
Remember here
is the difference...the difference is personal, inside, not
outside, inside.
You see the real difference is inside
you. In fact, the difference IS you. Someone once said, “The
magic is not in the products. The magic is not in the
literature. The magic is not in the film. There isn’t a magic
meeting, but the magic that makes things better is inside you,
and personal growth makes this magic work for you.
The
magic is in believing. The magic is in daring. The magic is in
trying. The real magic is in persevering. The magic is in
accepting. It’s in working. The magic is in thinking. There is
magic in a handshake. There is magic in a smile. There is magic
in excitement and determination. There is real magic in
compassion and caring and sharing. There is unusual magic in
strong feeling and you see, all that comes from inside, not
outside. So, the difference is inside you. The real difference
is you. You are the major key to your better future.
To Your
Success,
Jim Rohn
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