Personal Development - Jim Rohn's Lessons

Fresh SSB batches starting 19th July. Referred articles were published in The Hindu.

1. The Core Principle

• “If you will change, everything will change for you.”
• Success comes not from changing the outside world, but from changing yourself.
• Don’t wish for fewer problems — wish for more skills.
• Work on personal development; everything will begin to shift.

• Money isn't everything, but it's a simple, countable starting point.
• Helps identify errors in judgment and lack of discipline.
• We are paid for value, not time.
  • Time ≠ Money.
  • Value in the time = Income.

• Can you become twice or thrice as valuable and earn more in the same time? Yes!
• You get paid for the value you bring to the marketplace, not for hours spent.
• The marketplace = reality.
• Example:
  • $4/hour to $400/hour — it’s about value, not time or demands.

• America (and life) is a ladder, not a bed.
• Everyone starts somewhere (e.g., $4/hour), but the key is to become more valuable.
• Value climbs with attitude, skills, and contribution.
• You don’t need to wait for a raise — you can climb faster by growing.

• Jim Rohn: At 25, broke and behind on promises.
• Later, received a million-dollar offer — why? He became more valuable.
• Change came not from external events, but internal transformation.

“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.”

• Job = Making a living.
• Self = Making a fortune.
• Skills, attitude, communication, and grace make you valuable.

• Don’t try to change the external: not the seed, not the soil, not the seasons.
• Instead, change your philosophy, attitude, language, personality, and communication.
• Begin now — the change within brings success without.