Jim Rohn Quotes

There's no point starting something you don't intend to finish.

There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.

Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot.

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

Finishing what you started is important.

Having chosen something worth doing, never give up, and try not to let anyone down.

I kind of believe that, whenever possible, you should finish the job that you set out to do.

I've got kids that are always watching and I taught them to always finish something you started.

I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.

I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.

Once you commit to something, you've got to commit the whole way. Try and make the best of it.

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

It's not how fast you get there, but how long you stay.

When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity.

A decade is a long time to be doing anything, much less to be with the same guys, chasing after the same goals.

I was determined to dance. That's why I lasted so long.

I'm the type of person who won't cancel a show even if I don't feel my best.

Holding It Down

The times demand not a man bearing promises of new things, but a man who can finish the things begun...

It is much easier to start something than to finish it.

Stay true to your vision/dream. There's something to be said for just staying at what you are trying to achieve well past the point everyone else gives up.

You have to prove that you know what you're doing. You have to have longevity. You have to stay around.

Although the views have gone up and the comments have gone up, I never drop a project and disappear.

I've always had a thing where, if I start something, it's gotta get finished. No matter how long it takes, I've gotta see it to fruition.