Business English Personal Development Three Keys to Greatness
Three Keys to Greatness
By Jim Rohn
Article Summary : Discover Jim Rohn, America's foremost business philosopher. This text, Three Keys to Greatness, is part of a series of articles on the theme of personal development. The reading of short business articles is an excellent way to enlarge your English vocabulary.
Ten years ago I went into the studio and recorded a 56-minute video for teenagers called "Three Keys To Greatness." Although my focus was for teenagers, the principles I shared certainly apply to adults as well.
Recently I was asked to list these three things using one to two sentences for each. Now for your benefit here they are again.
1) Setting Goals. I call it the view of the future. Most people, including kids, will pay the price if they can see the promise of the future. So we need to help our kids see a well-defined future, so they will be motivated to pay the price today to attain the rewards of tomorrow. Goals help them do this.
2) Personal Development. Simply making consistent investments in our self-education and knowledge banks pays major dividends throughout our lives. I suggest having a minimum amount of time set aside for reading books, listening to audiocassettes, attending seminars, keeping a journal and spending time with other successful people. Charlie “Tremendous’ Jones says you will be in five years the sum total of the books you read and the people you are around.
3) Financial Planning. I call it the 70/30 plan. After receiving your paycheck or paying yourself, simply setting aside 10% for saving, 10% for investing and 10% for giving, and over time this will guarantee financial independence for a teenager.
If a young person, or for that matter an adult, focused on doing these three simple things over a long period of time I believe they will be assured success!
Jim Rohn has helped to motivate and train an entire generation of personal development trainers as well as hundreds of executives from America's top corporations. Jim has addressed more than 6,000 audiences and 4 million people worldwide and is the author of more than 25 books, audio and video programs. Jim has been described as everything from a master motivator, to a modern day Will Rogers, ... to a legend!
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