October 14, 2025 • 13 mins
Discover the foundation of all personal growth — your self-worth. In this powerful talk, Jim Rohn shares how to raise your internal value, attract success effortlessly, and stop settling for less in life and business.
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(00:00):
Before we dive into Jim Rohn's timeless wisdom, let me ask you
this. Are you still procrastinating on
your potential? Are your goals stuck in your
head while life keeps moving without you?
If you're tired of that loop, then you need the
self-discipline Master Playbook.It's not another hype guide,
it's a tested system we put together to help you control
(00:23):
your time, energy, and focus. Like the top 1%, thousands
already use it to stay locked indaily, and we want you to win
too. Tap the link in the description,
grab your copy. And now let's hear from the
legend himself, Jim Rohn. It's how you feel about yourself
(00:52):
understanding self worth that isthe real challenge.
Once you begin to understand your own self worth, I'm telling
you your life will begin to soar.
You can walk out of the. Darkness into the.
Light, you can walk out of heartbreak into confidence,
understanding your own self worth.
(01:14):
Here's a good phrase to take home.
Each of us must understand how valuable all of us are.
But here's the second part. All of us must understand how
valuable each of us are. Is your contribution valuable to
the whole? I'm telling you, without you,
the whole is incomplete. I'm telling you it takes each of
us to make all of us, each of uswith a contribution.
(01:37):
Think how powerful we can be if each of us make a better
contribution. In fact, John Kennedy said it
best. Surely it's the cry of the New
Democratic Party, John Kennedy'sancient words.
And he said what? Ask for everything and see what
(01:58):
you wind up with. No.
No, no. John Kennedy said what?
Ask not what your country can dofor you, but ask what what you
can do for your country. I'm asking you to consider
(02:19):
yourself valuable enough to makean important contribution to all
of us. You make an important
contribution to all of us and then in return, you get to draw
from all of us and the gifts that we bring to each of us.
That is the power. And if you walk away from here
today with that new refined attitude, I'm telling you, you
can have whatever you want. You can have the health you
want. You can have the income you
(02:39):
want. You can have the future you
want. Your relationship with your
family will start to improve immediately.
All you got to do is take it serious and do not neglect like
an apple a day. Do not neglect like a new book
of your new library. Do not neglect an entry in your
journal. Do not neglect.
Don't get lazy and learning. Learning is the beginning of
wealth, learning is the beginning of health, Learning is
(03:01):
the beginning of ecstasy and joyand pleasure and lifestyle and
all the treasures that are available for the human family.
I'm asking you, start a whole new process today.
You'll be happy that you did. Your life will change
dramatically. And then what I want back, just
as a favour from you to me. Let me know about it.
I like to get the letters. You cannot believe the letters
(03:23):
I've got in my files from teenagers and business, business
executives now all over the world.
Some of them have to be translated from other languages
where I go do seminars like thistoday.
I want that to be part of your story and your experience.
That's why I came by to make this kind of investment.
I don't need to work this hard. Except for that I could be
riding my motorcycle on the Jeep.
(03:44):
Trails today, right? I don't need to work this hard,
but I do need the experience because I want the return.
I want this to affect your bank account today.
I'm asking you not just to take notes.
If you'll go home and work on this stuff, I'm telling you
it'll change your life and your future, and that's why I'm here.
I want it to happen for you likeit happened for me.
All right, let's just finish up #2 on attitude.
(04:05):
What shapes our? Attitude.
Let's cover those notes. What shapes our attitude?
You can have more than you've got because you can become more
than you are. And of course, the other side of
the coin reads, unless you change how you are, you'll
always have what you got. Success is something you
(04:26):
attract, not something you pursue.
Success is looking for a good place to stay, so instead of
going after it, you work on yourself.
Personal development. See, the major question to ask
on the job is not what are you getting.
The major question to ask on thejob is what are you becoming?
(04:48):
The big question is not what am I getting paid here?
The big question is what am I becoming here?
Because true happiness is not contained in what you get.
Happiness is contained in what you become.
Learn to work harder on yourselfthan you do on your job.
(05:12):
For things to change for you, you've got to change.
Otherwise it isn't going to change.
The only way it gets better for you is when you get better.
Life and business is like the changing seasons.
(05:34):
One of the best ways to describelife, it's like the seasons.
You can't change the seasons, but you can change yourself and
see that's how life gets better for you.
Not by chance, but by change. Learn how to handle the winters.
(05:59):
They come right after falls withregularity.
Some are long and some are shortand some are hard and some are
easy, but they keep coming. You must learn to handle the
nights. They come right after days.
You must learn to handle difficulty.
It comes right after opportunity.
You must learn to handle recessions.
(06:21):
They always follow progressions.For the last 6000.
See, it isn't going to change. The lesson you must learn is how
to handle it. And there's all kinds of
winters, right? The winter when you can't figure
it out. The winter when it all goes
smash. The winter when it turns belly
up. The winter when it won't work.
(06:43):
When you've run out of money andyou've got a broken heart.
See, those are winter times. There's all kinds.
Economic winters, social winters, personal winters.
When your heart is smashed in 1000 pieces and the nights are
unusually long, your prayers seem to go no higher than your
head. It's winter time.
(07:07):
But see the disappointments come?
Those are normal. That's part of.
Life. But the question is, how do you
handle it? How do you handle the coming
winters and the disappointments and the down times?
Well, you can't get rid of January by tearing it off the
calendar, but here's what you can do.
You can get stronger, you can get wiser, and you can get
(07:29):
better. The winters won't change, but
you can. And that's how life changes for
you. Don't wish it was easier, Wish
you were better. Don't wish for less problems.
Wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenge,
(07:50):
wish for more wisdom. That's the key.
Learn how to take advantage of the spring.
Spring is called opportunity andspring follows winter.
What a great place for it. If you were going to put it
somewhere, that'd be the place to put it right after winter.
(08:11):
And pray tell, how often does spring follow winter?
Every year with regularity. 6000, you can almost count on
it. See, opportunity always comes
days, follow nights. Isn't that terrific?
Opportunity follows difficulty. But here's what you must learn
(08:32):
to do Take advantage. You must learn to take advantage
of the spring. See, just because spring rolls
around, there's no sign you're going to look good come fall.
You got to do something with it.In fact, you have to get good at
one of two things in life, planting in the spring or
begging in the fall, or get somebody to do it for you.
(08:55):
See, those are about the only alternatives.
Now here's what else you must do.
Take advantage of the springs quickly, because there's only a
few. Just a handful of springs have
been handed to each of us. They don't come forever.
Life is fairly brief, so you gotto read every book you can get
your hands on and what to do with your springs while they're
here and take advantage. They soon run out.
(09:16):
So whatever you're going to do with your life, you got to get
at it. Don't just let the springs pass,
pass, pass. Learn how to protect your crops
all summer. You got to take care of what you
start. Sure enough, as soon as you've
planted your garden in the spring, the busy bugs and the
noxious weeds are out to take it.
(09:40):
And here's the next bit of truth.
They will take it unless you prevent it.
And that's the third major skillto learn.
You've got to learn to prevent the intruder from taking all the
good you start. It's one of the challenges.
All goodwill be attacked on thisplanet.
(10:01):
Maybe not the next one we get to, but on this one all goodwill
be attacked. Every garden will be invaded.
Not to think so is naive. All values must be defended.
Political values, social values,community values, family values,
(10:22):
marriage values, friendship values, business values.
Every garden must be tended all summer.
Learn how to reap in the fall without complaint.
Learn to reap come harvest time without complaint.
(10:43):
Take full responsibility for what happens to you.
It's one of the highest forms ofhuman maturity.
Accepting full responsibility. It's the day you know you've
passed from childhood to adulthood.
The day you accept full responsibility, learn to reap in
the fall, without apology, without apology if you do well,
(11:07):
and without complaint if you don't.
That's maturity. It's not what happens, it's what
you do. What happens is about the same.
You might put that in princesseshere, same what people do.
That's what's different. Anything can happen, right?
(11:30):
Everything can happen. I've heard all the stories.
I've been one of the stories. Hey, we could all tell stories
all night long, right? Happenings.
Anything can happen. Everything can happen.
Anything can happen. But it's not the happenings.
It's what you do about it. Somebody says yeah, but you
don't understand the disappointments I've had.
(11:52):
Come on. Everybody's had their share.
Disappointments are not special gifts reserved for the poor.
Everybody has them. The difference is what you do
about it. Starting tomorrow, what are you
going to do that'll make a change in your life's direction?
(12:15):
Good question. What are you going to do
starting tomorrow that'll make adifference?
Now see, if you don't do something starting tomorrow
that'll make a difference. Guess what, it's going to be the
same and see that way you can guess what the next five years
are going to be like. Look at the last five because
the next 5 are going to be like the last five unless you major
(12:38):
key tomorrow, change it all or change a little or change
something or don't change. It's choice time.
You can do whatever you want, but it's nice to know any day
you wish you can change your whole life.
What can you do starting tomorrow that'll make a
difference and reach down insideof you and come up with some
(13:03):
more of? Those remarkable.
Human gifts, they're there waiting to be utilized.
And then change anything for you.
You want to change. And I challenge you to do that
because you can change. If you don't like how it is for
you, change it. If it doesn't suit you, change
it. If it doesn't please you, change
it. If it isn't enough, change it.
(13:24):
And I challenge you to do that because you can change.
See, you don't ever have to be the same again after tonight,
only by choice.
Before we dive into Jim Rohn's timeless wisdom, let me ask you
this. Are you still procrastinating on
your potential? Are your goals stuck in your
head while life keeps moving without you?
If you're tired of that loop, then you need the
self-discipline Master Playbook.It's not another hype guide,
it's a tested system we put together to help you control
(00:23):
your time, energy, and focus. Like the top 1%, thousands
already use it to stay locked indaily, and we want you to win
too. Tap the link in the description,
grab your copy. And now let's hear from the
legend himself, Jim Rohn. It's how you feel about yourself
(00:52):
understanding self worth that isthe real challenge.
Once you begin to understand your own self worth, I'm telling
you your life will begin to soar.
You can walk out of the. Darkness into the.
Light, you can walk out of heartbreak into confidence,
understanding your own self worth.
(01:14):
Here's a good phrase to take home.
Each of us must understand how valuable all of us are.
But here's the second part. All of us must understand how
valuable each of us are. Is your contribution valuable to
the whole? I'm telling you, without you,
the whole is incomplete. I'm telling you it takes each of
us to make all of us, each of uswith a contribution.
(01:37):
Think how powerful we can be if each of us make a better
contribution. In fact, John Kennedy said it
best. Surely it's the cry of the New
Democratic Party, John Kennedy'sancient words.
And he said what? Ask for everything and see what
(01:58):
you wind up with. No.
No, no. John Kennedy said what?
Ask not what your country can dofor you, but ask what what you
can do for your country. I'm asking you to consider
(02:19):
yourself valuable enough to makean important contribution to all
of us. You make an important
contribution to all of us and then in return, you get to draw
from all of us and the gifts that we bring to each of us.
That is the power. And if you walk away from here
today with that new refined attitude, I'm telling you, you
can have whatever you want. You can have the health you
want. You can have the income you
(02:39):
want. You can have the future you
want. Your relationship with your
family will start to improve immediately.
All you got to do is take it serious and do not neglect like
an apple a day. Do not neglect like a new book
of your new library. Do not neglect an entry in your
journal. Do not neglect.
Don't get lazy and learning. Learning is the beginning of
wealth, learning is the beginning of health, Learning is
(03:01):
the beginning of ecstasy and joyand pleasure and lifestyle and
all the treasures that are available for the human family.
I'm asking you, start a whole new process today.
You'll be happy that you did. Your life will change
dramatically. And then what I want back, just
as a favour from you to me. Let me know about it.
I like to get the letters. You cannot believe the letters
(03:23):
I've got in my files from teenagers and business, business
executives now all over the world.
Some of them have to be translated from other languages
where I go do seminars like thistoday.
I want that to be part of your story and your experience.
That's why I came by to make this kind of investment.
I don't need to work this hard. Except for that I could be
riding my motorcycle on the Jeep.
(03:44):
Trails today, right? I don't need to work this hard,
but I do need the experience because I want the return.
I want this to affect your bank account today.
I'm asking you not just to take notes.
If you'll go home and work on this stuff, I'm telling you
it'll change your life and your future, and that's why I'm here.
I want it to happen for you likeit happened for me.
All right, let's just finish up #2 on attitude.
(04:05):
What shapes our? Attitude.
Let's cover those notes. What shapes our attitude?
You can have more than you've got because you can become more
than you are. And of course, the other side of
the coin reads, unless you change how you are, you'll
always have what you got. Success is something you
(04:26):
attract, not something you pursue.
Success is looking for a good place to stay, so instead of
going after it, you work on yourself.
Personal development. See, the major question to ask
on the job is not what are you getting.
The major question to ask on thejob is what are you becoming?
(04:48):
The big question is not what am I getting paid here?
The big question is what am I becoming here?
Because true happiness is not contained in what you get.
Happiness is contained in what you become.
Learn to work harder on yourselfthan you do on your job.
(05:12):
For things to change for you, you've got to change.
Otherwise it isn't going to change.
The only way it gets better for you is when you get better.
Life and business is like the changing seasons.
(05:34):
One of the best ways to describelife, it's like the seasons.
You can't change the seasons, but you can change yourself and
see that's how life gets better for you.
Not by chance, but by change. Learn how to handle the winters.
(05:59):
They come right after falls withregularity.
Some are long and some are shortand some are hard and some are
easy, but they keep coming. You must learn to handle the
nights. They come right after days.
You must learn to handle difficulty.
It comes right after opportunity.
You must learn to handle recessions.
(06:21):
They always follow progressions.For the last 6000.
See, it isn't going to change. The lesson you must learn is how
to handle it. And there's all kinds of
winters, right? The winter when you can't figure
it out. The winter when it all goes
smash. The winter when it turns belly
up. The winter when it won't work.
(06:43):
When you've run out of money andyou've got a broken heart.
See, those are winter times. There's all kinds.
Economic winters, social winters, personal winters.
When your heart is smashed in 1000 pieces and the nights are
unusually long, your prayers seem to go no higher than your
head. It's winter time.
(07:07):
But see the disappointments come?
Those are normal. That's part of.
Life. But the question is, how do you
handle it? How do you handle the coming
winters and the disappointments and the down times?
Well, you can't get rid of January by tearing it off the
calendar, but here's what you can do.
You can get stronger, you can get wiser, and you can get
(07:29):
better. The winters won't change, but
you can. And that's how life changes for
you. Don't wish it was easier, Wish
you were better. Don't wish for less problems.
Wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenge,
(07:50):
wish for more wisdom. That's the key.
Learn how to take advantage of the spring.
Spring is called opportunity andspring follows winter.
What a great place for it. If you were going to put it
somewhere, that'd be the place to put it right after winter.
(08:11):
And pray tell, how often does spring follow winter?
Every year with regularity. 6000, you can almost count on
it. See, opportunity always comes
days, follow nights. Isn't that terrific?
Opportunity follows difficulty. But here's what you must learn
(08:32):
to do Take advantage. You must learn to take advantage
of the spring. See, just because spring rolls
around, there's no sign you're going to look good come fall.
You got to do something with it.In fact, you have to get good at
one of two things in life, planting in the spring or
begging in the fall, or get somebody to do it for you.
(08:55):
See, those are about the only alternatives.
Now here's what else you must do.
Take advantage of the springs quickly, because there's only a
few. Just a handful of springs have
been handed to each of us. They don't come forever.
Life is fairly brief, so you gotto read every book you can get
your hands on and what to do with your springs while they're
here and take advantage. They soon run out.
(09:16):
So whatever you're going to do with your life, you got to get
at it. Don't just let the springs pass,
pass, pass. Learn how to protect your crops
all summer. You got to take care of what you
start. Sure enough, as soon as you've
planted your garden in the spring, the busy bugs and the
noxious weeds are out to take it.
(09:40):
And here's the next bit of truth.
They will take it unless you prevent it.
And that's the third major skillto learn.
You've got to learn to prevent the intruder from taking all the
good you start. It's one of the challenges.
All goodwill be attacked on thisplanet.
(10:01):
Maybe not the next one we get to, but on this one all goodwill
be attacked. Every garden will be invaded.
Not to think so is naive. All values must be defended.
Political values, social values,community values, family values,
(10:22):
marriage values, friendship values, business values.
Every garden must be tended all summer.
Learn how to reap in the fall without complaint.
Learn to reap come harvest time without complaint.
(10:43):
Take full responsibility for what happens to you.
It's one of the highest forms ofhuman maturity.
Accepting full responsibility. It's the day you know you've
passed from childhood to adulthood.
The day you accept full responsibility, learn to reap in
the fall, without apology, without apology if you do well,
(11:07):
and without complaint if you don't.
That's maturity. It's not what happens, it's what
you do. What happens is about the same.
You might put that in princesseshere, same what people do.
That's what's different. Anything can happen, right?
(11:30):
Everything can happen. I've heard all the stories.
I've been one of the stories. Hey, we could all tell stories
all night long, right? Happenings.
Anything can happen. Everything can happen.
Anything can happen. But it's not the happenings.
It's what you do about it. Somebody says yeah, but you
don't understand the disappointments I've had.
(11:52):
Come on. Everybody's had their share.
Disappointments are not special gifts reserved for the poor.
Everybody has them. The difference is what you do
about it. Starting tomorrow, what are you
going to do that'll make a change in your life's direction?
(12:15):
Good question. What are you going to do
starting tomorrow that'll make adifference?
Now see, if you don't do something starting tomorrow
that'll make a difference. Guess what, it's going to be the
same and see that way you can guess what the next five years
are going to be like. Look at the last five because
the next 5 are going to be like the last five unless you major
(12:38):
key tomorrow, change it all or change a little or change
something or don't change. It's choice time.
You can do whatever you want, but it's nice to know any day
you wish you can change your whole life.
What can you do starting tomorrow that'll make a
difference and reach down insideof you and come up with some
(13:03):
more of? Those remarkable.
Human gifts, they're there waiting to be utilized.
And then change anything for you.
You want to change. And I challenge you to do that
because you can change. If you don't like how it is for
you, change it. If it doesn't suit you, change
it. If it doesn't please you, change
it. If it isn't enough, change it.
(13:24):
And I challenge you to do that because you can change.
See, you don't ever have to be the same again after tonight,
only by choice.
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