Jim Rohn Quotes

Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

If you FAIL, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "First Attempt in Learning". END is not the end; in fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies". If you get NO as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity".

The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think that's something that has stayed with me.

I might look successful but I've made many mistakes. People take their failures too seriously. You have to be positive and believe you will find success next time.

To ward off a feeling of failure, she joked that she could wallpaper her bathroom with rejection slips, which she chose not to see as messages to stop, but rather as tickets to the game.

I wasn't attractive, I wasn't very verbal, I wasn't very smart in school. I wasn't anything that showed the world I was something special, but I had this tremendous hope all the time. I had this tremendous spirit that kept me going... I was a happy child, because I had this feeling that I was going to go beyond my body physical... I just knew it.

Never permit failure to become a habit.

You have to be determined, and be able to accept, 'No.' I've heard, 'No,' a thousand times, and I've heard, 'Yes,' a handful of times.

I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning".

I chose to be in this job and things don't always go your way. But I'll keep going. As a manager you have to be optimistic and think things are going to get better.

Failure isn't fatal unless you let it be.

Never give up and take nothing for granted in life.

No failure is final unless you ratify it.

If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown out on a blueprint, and don't face facts-what can stop you? If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow.

Be positive. Keep grinding. Stay positive.

You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me, for a lot of kids, it was a totally positive force... not optimistic all the time, but positive. It was never--never--a bout surrender.

A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.

It is most important in creative science not to give up. If you are an optimist you will be willing to "try" more than if you are a pessimist.

All happiness depends on courage and work.

That's why I won't give up! I'll continue to move forward because I believe!

It's probably not going to lead to anything. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. If everyone who thought they might fail didn't even try, where would we be today?

Do not let anyone discourage you. If they try: get determined, not depressed.

Failure means you've now learned another valuable lesson that pushes you one step closer to success.

While I wholeheartedly believe in choosing to approach every challenge with a great attitude, I don't mean that we should abandon authenticity and live in fantasyland.