Positive Quotes from Jim Rohn; Happiness By Design

When I was fresh out of college I answered a newspaper ad about being self-motivated and ready to be my own boss. I needed some income, since I was a starving musician. It turned out to be an encyclopedia company (the best one, by the way). I said to myself “I can do this” so I signed up and was trained by one of the best people in the direct sales industry that I have ever met. I soon found myself out on the road, after having lined up appointments for the day, and giving presentations. In a few months I had sold 23 sets of books. They said it was great. I thought that it was miserable. Sure, I found out that I could sell things, like encyclopedias, but it was a hard sell and not too much fun overall. The one thing that my support person and trainer kept asking me was “how’s your attitude?” He was right. As soon as my attitude soured, so did my job and my outlook. I quit.

Soon afterward, one of my most influential music teachers, an inspirational Sufi master, asked me at my first lesson, when he was evaluating whether or not he wanted me as a student, “what do you strive for in life?” I answered “happiness”. He then posed a new scenario for me. He said, “Happiness automatically includes unhappiness, because that is how it is measured. I would urge you to seek completion instead. When you complete something that you have started, you automatically feel happiness and there is no unhappiness.” Wow! That created one of the biggest attitude adjustments in my life! I have lived by that credo ever since and have found amazing happiness in my completion of things. It is how I have learned to stick with something until I have made it my own.

Now, what does this have to do with Jim Rohn? He was one of the greatest trainers in the network marketing industry, helping many achieve lifestyle and success. He was a true master. In his wonderful book “Excerpts from the Treasury of Quotes” that was given to me for my Trip-Around-the-Sun-Anniversary-Celebration (notice how I am avoiding a certain word), by my friend and mentor, Drew Berman, I found many positive quotes that completely embodied my life experience with attitude. Sure, there are about 1000 positive quotes in this wonderful little book that will resonate with me, but I just happened to open it up to this onein particular that read, “Happiness is not an accident, nor is it something that you wish for. Happiness is something you design.” From an entire book of positive quotes, that is the one I opened to?!?! Right on, Jim! You are now one of my new masters.

And so, my final thought for this moment to impart to you, because attitude has been so important to me in my life, is to ask you, “How’s your attitude?”
From the office of Drew Berman, contributed by Seth Lefferts.

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