LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY – Article by Jim Rohn

Somebody said you have to love what you do, but that’s not necessarily true. What is true is that you have to love the opportunity. The opportunity to build life, future, health, success and fortune. Knocking on someone’s door may not be something you love to do, but you love the opportunity of what might be behind that door.
For example, a guy says, “I’m digging ditches. Should I love digging ditches?” The answer is, “No, you don’t have to love digging ditches, but if it is your first entry onto the ladder of success, you say, ‘I’m glad somebody gave me the opportunity to dig ditches and I’m going to do it so well, I won’t be here long.'”

You can be inspired by having found something; even though you are making mistakes in the beginning and even though it is a little distasteful taking on a new discipline that you haven’t learned before. You don’t have to love it, you just have to learn to appreciate America, appreciate opportunity and appreciate the person who brought you the good news; that found you.

Appreciate the person who believed in you before you believed in yourself, appreciate the person who said, “Hey, if I can do it, you can do it.”

If you will embrace the disciplines associated with the new opportunity you will soon find that your self-confidence starts to grow, that you go from being a skeptic to being a believer. And soon when you go out person to person, talking to people, you will find it to be the most thrilling opportunity in the world. Every person you meet – what could it be? Unlimited! Maybe a friend for life. The next person could be an open door to retiring. The next person could be a colleague for years to come. It’s big time stuff. And sometimes in the beginning when we are just getting started we don’t always see how big it is.

So, before you are tempted to give up or get discouraged, remember all success is based on long term commitment, faith, discipline, attitude and a few stepping stones along the way. You might not like the stone you are on right now, but it’s sure to be one of the stones that lead to great opportunities in the future.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

 

When you no longer need MONEY

When you no longer need it, then you can have it. Why is this still a paradox to us?
People go on every day chasing happiness, success, love, money, peace, Mr. charming, Miss perfect and so on. And the funny thing is that we have only been getting the shadows of what we are looking for.

What and who we are is determined largely by what and how we think. The book of  Proverbs 23:7 says, “As a person thinks within himself, so he is.” When you chase money, love, and what ever you need in life, you create the thought of lack within you. “I don’t have enough money so i will look for more, I don’t have love so i have to find, I want a better relationship, I wish i was born in better family!”  the list is too long.

It is when you no longer feel the need for money or love  that it will come. The feeling of need for something comes from the thought that you don’t have enough, and so you continue to create not having enough of what you want in life.

Day in and day out; we are always creating moments of joy, sadness, jealousy, happiness. We have the choice to choose!  And when it comes to money or love, you are either creating the lack of it or the abundance of it.  Which one are you creating?

In one of his books, Henry David Thoreau says; “Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.”  This is very true.