--- title: "9 Successful people Quotes By Jim Rohn" description: "9 Successful people quotes by Jim Rohn. Plus more from Jim Rohn and more Successful people sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/jim-rohn-243_big-screen_successful-people-have-libraries-the-res_235954.jpg" --- > [Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/successful-people-have-libraries-the-rest-have-big-screen-tvs/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/jim-rohn-243_big-screen_successful-people-have-libraries-the-res_235954.jpg) > [Successful people are action oriented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/successful-people-are-action-oriented/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/jim-rohn-243_action_successful-people-are-action-oriented-18_182576.jpg) > [Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to doDon't wish it were easier, wish you were better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/successful-people-do-what-unsuccessful-people-are-not-willing-to/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/jim-rohn-243_best-success_successful-people-do-what-unsuccessful-p_661704.jpg) > [Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/average-people-look-for-ways-of-getting-away-with-it-successful/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/jim-rohn-243_average_average-people-look-for-ways-of-getting_2453074.jpg) > [Average people look forward to "getting off." Successful people look forward to "getting on."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/average-people-look-forward-to-getting-off-successful-people-look/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/jim-rohn-243_average_average-people-look-forward-to-getting-o_2370344.jpg) > [“Successful people are action oriented and they have bigger libraries than TV's”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/successful-people-are-action-oriented-and-they-have-bigger-libraries/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/jim-rohn-243_success_successful-people-are-action-oriented-an_822629.jpg) > [Successful people engage that creative part of their minds and ask, "Well, I wonder how else I can look at this problem?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/successful-people-engage-that-creative-part-of-their-minds-and-ask/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/jim-rohn-243_asks_successful-people-engage-that-creative-p_1687763.jpg) > [One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, “If it is to be, it is up to me.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/one-of-the-first-things-successful-people-realize-is-the-old-adage-if/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/jim-rohn-243_adages_one-of-the-first-things-successful-peopl_2945465.jpg) > [Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/books-are-what-you-step-on-to-take-you-to-a-higher-shelf-the-higher/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/jim-rohn-243_better-future_books-are-what-you-step-on-to-take-you-t_436672.jpg) ## Other authors on Successful people - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-germany-kent-38328.jpg) Germany Kent 57 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-people/germany-kent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brian-tracy-19621.jpg) Brian Tracy 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-people/brian-tracy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-c-maxwell-51081.jpg) John C. 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What matters is what that amount represents in terms of your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/the-amount-you-give-isn-t-important-what-matters-is-what-that-amount/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Show your contempt for the problem and your concern for the person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/show-your-contempt-for-the-problem-and-your-concern-for-the-person/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Good people are found not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, 'We don't teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/good-people-are-found-not-changed-recently-i-read-a-headline-that/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [If the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labour, entertainment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/if-the-idea-of-having-to-change-ourselves-makes-us-uncomfortable-we/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [When a new idea comes our way, we must put it on our mental scales and weigh it carefully before deciding its value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/when-a-new-idea-comes-our-way-we-must-put-it-on-our-mental-scales-and/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [The best motivation is self-motivation. The guy says, I wish someone would come by and turn me on. What if they don't show up?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/the-best-motivation-is-self-motivation-the-guy-says-i-wish-someone/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Faith is the ability to see things that don't yet exist. Faith, though, can turn difficulty into reality, positive reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/faith-is-the-ability-to-see-things-that-don-t-yet-exist-faith-though/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Service to others leads to greatness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/service-to-others-leads-to-greatness/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Dreams are a projection of the kind of life you want to lead. Dreams can drive you. Dreams can make you skip over obstacles.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/dreams-are-a-projection-of-the-kind-of-life-you-want-to-lead-dreams/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/without-a-sense-of-urgency-desire-loses-its-value/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. This is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/the-greatest-form-of-maturity-is-at-harvest-time-this-is-when-we-must/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Big achievements come one small advantage at a time, one step at a time, one day at time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/big-achievements-come-one-small-advantage-at-a-time-one-step-at-a/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/excuses-are-the-nails-used-to-build-a-house-of-failure/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) > [The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/the-ultimate-reason-for-setting-goals-is-to-entice-you-to-become-the/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-people/jim-rohn/#itemlist", "name": "9 Successful people Quotes By Jim Rohn", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Successful people have libraries. 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