Jim Rohn – Top 25

The disciplines no one sees – 25 things the most successful people do in private.

1.         They write in a journal before anyone else is awake.

2.         They read for 30 before picking up their phone.

3.         They review their written goals every single morning.

4.         They have a monthly financial review they do completely alone.

5.         They practice what they plan to say before important conversations.

6.         They sit with problems before reaching for solutions.

7.         They forgive privately before they forget publicly.

8.         They track their energy – not just their tasks.

9.         They study people they want to become through biography.

10.       They have a ‘not to do’ list they update regularly.

11.       They move their body before they move through the day.

12.       They listen to things that build them during dead time.

13.       They write down what they are grateful for regularly.

14.       They privately audit their relationships every quarter.

15.       They set boundaries for themselves before setting them for others.

16.       They study their own failure patterns in writing.

17.       Thet visualize the specific version of success they are building.

18.       They prepare questions before they seek advice.

19.       They end each day by writing 3 things they will do tomorrow.

20.       They spend at least 1 hour each week in complete solitude with no agenda.

21.       They pray, meditate, and reflect on something larger than themselves.

22.       They speak to themselves in private the way a great coach would.

23.       They celebrate small wins privately before anyone else knows.

24.       They read their own personal journal entries to track growth.

25.       They do the hardest things first – before anyone else is awake to watch.                   

Jim Rohn

Ding-Dong  How to redouble your satisfaction

1. Have the habit of planning work not only for tomorrow but also for goals in the future. Work for a purpose which carries through hardships and over obstacles.

2. Have the habit of working on things that count. Avoid enticing distractions. Know that the steam that blows the whistle does not turn the wheel. Work with foresight.

3. Have the habit of saying “no” to things that will not help production. Keep on the main highway, off the detours.

4. Have the habit of reading books and magazines that help in the work. Keep priming your head with ideas, facts, and inspiration.

5. Have the habit of doing the unpleasant job first. Do not paralyze present activity by letting past work hang over your heads.

6. Have the habit of making yourselves work. Keep effort alive.

7. Have the habit of deciding trifles quickly. Do not putter around trying to decide what to do next.

8. Have the habit of starting vigorously and promptly, often early in the morning. Do not let the grass grow under foot.

9. Have the habit of working like craftsmen. By working for quality, more gets done, and greater satisfaction is attained than in rushing for quantity.

10. Have the habit of using spare time, the habit of using both hands, the habit of doing two things at once. Use each minute before it disappears forever.

11. Have the habit of getting others to help you. Train others to be extra hands, eyes, and heads.

12. Have the habit of working for more than money. Pride in a job well done, in accomplishment, is more rewarding than a big bank account.

13. Have the habit of taking on more work. Keep expanding abilities and achievements. Catch up on work quickly, take on more work easily. Keep out of ruts by broadening the highroad. Put pressure on yourselves to do or sink.

14. Have the habit of requiring production from yourselves, of not accepting your own alibis. Crack the whip over yourselves instead of feeling sorry for lot in life.

In 1947, Donald A. and Eleanor C. Laird wrote a book, The Technique of Getting Things Done. 

Improvement Era 1951