Jim Rohn Quotes

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

I think sometimes the best training is to rest.

I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

Resting for me is fitness training.

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

I'm very driven, and I always have been, but when do you prioritize self-care? It's so important because even to attain success, you must take time to slow down and get to know yourself first.

If I'm going to play without any rest I might as well not play at all. I rest a lot but I work a lot too.

You need balance in your life all-around. When you find that balance and relax and get away from the game a little bit - and when you come back, you just go that much harder.

At times, you get going and you think you need to work, work, work, and your body is going to get fatigued at some point.

A few years back, I had this urge to be on the go all the time. It's important to find a balance, though. Now my motto is, do the work, but recharge, too!

If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.

If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll.

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

Take a rest and the world catches up with you. Lesson in life--keep moving.

Take it easy, but take it.

The advice I would give to my younger self is very, very simple: Stop burning the candle at both ends and renew your estranged relationship with sleep. You will be more productive, more effective, more creative, and more likely to enjoy your life.

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

I tell my staff, 'Give me your best, and then go home and live your life.' I've never asked anyone to work harder, but I've told plenty that they needed rest.

People often get very entangled in their work and life, so de-stressing is very important to keep generating fresh ideas and provide satisfaction with one's activities.

But by taking the time away, getting myself off the treadmill, and just slowing down and learning, I felt I had so much more to give back. And maybe that was something that needed to happen for all of us.

Somebody said the key to life is to work hard, play hard, rest hard, and I've pretty much adopted that.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

This is a marathon in life. You can't be sprinting all the time or else you wear yourself out. You have to make sure you're taking care of yourself, keeping yourself grounded and not letting every little thing get you worked up.

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.