WEEK FOUR

Welcome to Week Four of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We hope you are
having a great week and are ready for this week's journey.

You should now be seeing more strategic changes in your thinking and in your actions!
And it is only going to continue to get better! Keep the momentum building by making
sure that you take some time this week with this email and the workbook exercises to
reflect, to take action, to learn and grow and to continue your pursuit of the life you want
to develop for yourself.

Also, remember that if you are experiencing interruptions or challenges in your life –
That’s Good (or I should say Can be good)! Why? Because with every challenge there is
also an opportunity to ask questions, to learn, to shift priorities, to adjust, to reassess and
ultimately, to grow... And with this program you are being asked to think in those terms
weekly.

See the "new you" that is evolving and start thinking and acting in that way Now.
Obviously this is called "change" and "different". And when patterns and behaviors start
changing, things can become unsettled. Again, this can be good because it requires us to
become larger, smarter, wiser, clearer - and most importantly more of who we are meant
to be.

You're doing great--keep it up!

Now in today's edition, Jim focuses on the fourth part of Personal Development -
Learning and Education. Chris then recaps CD 3 from The New Millennium program,
lists this week's questions and action points and gives a look forward to next week. Also
attached is the Week Four workbook.

Have a Blessed and Prosperous Week!

Kyle

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Personal Development, Part Four - Learning and Education

Hello and welcome to Week Four.

As you know, we are focused on the First Pillar of Success this month - Personal
Development.

In Month One here are the four main components of Personal Development:

1. The Invitation - We looked at the possibilities and I challenged you to accept the
invitation to join me on this unique journey of self-development and discovery where
you'll set and reach higher goals, go for your dreams, change certain unpleasant things
about yourself and make a significant difference in the lives of others.

2. The Plan - All good things in life are upstream, but the natural flow of life is that
downward, negative pull. To combat that downward pull, you need a plan, a map to help
you reach your desired destination. We talked about the plan and broke down the keys to
creating and following a successful plan.

3. Association and Influence - We are affected by everything around us, including what
we read, what we watch, who we talk with and who we spend time with. It all plays a part
in how we view our world, our relationships, our opportunities but mostly ourselves. Last
week we discussed the importance of our associations and the influence they have.

4. Learning and Education - All 12 Pillars of Success we'll be studying over the next
year will involve personal development, becoming a student and learning. This is the
foundation -- one of the basics or fundamentals to becoming more, to having more and to
doing more, and we'll cover this key aspect in this week’s edition.

Bonus Point - Personal Development is about having a Celebration; creating your own
unique, only-you-deserve-it-because-you-did-it, one-of-a-kind celebration!

This week we will be discussing point 4, Learning and Education.

“Education must precede motivation.” -- Jim Rohn

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Learning is the foundation for all success in life. It is where true
success begins. Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the
beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality.
Searching and learning is where the miracle process begins. If you
want to produce change in your life, if you want to write your
own future and destiny, then it begins with educating yourself
as to what successful people have done and how they have
done it. Learning is our way of peering into history and seeing what
makes a successful life in all areas.

I teach in my seminars that a formal education will make you a living, but self-education
will make you a fortune. Most people want to achieve wealth. And I would guess that all
of you who are in our One-Year Success Program are looking to achieve wealth and the
blessings and opportunities it can bring. Since this is the case, apply yourself to self-
education as you are already doing in this program! Take it seriously. Follow the plan
diligently. Formal education isn't bad. In fact, it is good and can be important and
valuable. But self-education is where all the possibilities of wealth arise! That is where
your entire world opens up and your dreams begin to take shape, and you begin to live
the destiny you were created for!

The beauty of learning is that it provides answers to life's questions. If you have a
question about something, look for the answer! Learning is also good for course
correction. Oftentimes in life, many people get off in the wrong direction. That's okay as
long as when they have the opportunity for learning, they allow it to correct the path they
are on. The more you educate yourself the smarter you will work - and the more
successful you will be!

Learn and grow! If you step up the self-education curve, you will come up with more
answers than you ever would have thought possible. You will put yourself in a place
where achievement will be natural and you will be able to help not only yourself but
others as well, and that is what life is really all about!

Until next week, let's do something remarkable!

Jim Rohn

“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
-- Benjamin Franklin

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Hi there, Chris Widener here. Hope you have taken time to go through the material,
reflect upon what you have learned and how you can apply it to your life with specific
actions to improve yourself.

Here is a recap of the material on CD Three from The Jim Rohn Weekend Event -
Excelling in the New Millennium:

Zig Ziglar taught us about the following:

• How to survive in a tough economy.

• Many people prosper even in bad economies. It is our job to become the kind of
people who can get ahead. This is in direct relation to the kind of people we are.

• It isn't what happens "out there," but what happens "in here," that counts. It is
what happens inside of you that matters.

• You can change what you are and where you are by changing what goes into your
mind.

• How do you develop qualities that will help you prosper in bad times? By
reading, listening, learning, and claiming.

• The most important conversation you will ever have is with yourself. The most
important opinion you have is the one you have of yourself.

• There is something you can do right now to change your future and it is your
choice!

• Things that money can buy are great, but things that money can't buy are even
more valuable. Zig says, "Money can buy you a house but not a home, a bed but
not a good night's sleep." We should value and work on those things that money
cannot buy. They are the important things of life.

• If quality of life is your number one priority, your standard of living almost
always improves.

• There are no happy self-centered people. The people who experience true
happiness are those who are "givers."

• You are the only one who can solve your problem.

• Develop a wall of gratitude that highlights the people who have made a difference
in your life.

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 • How do you improve relationships? By improving your conversations and your
attitudes. Three main points:

1. Serve others
2. Realize and celebrate the differences
3. Have fun together

• To have true success, you must start with a character base.

• What you send out is what you get back.

• A strong spiritual life improves the rest of your life.

The main points that I reflected upon and gained from this session were:

• The economy doesn't determine my destiny. My outlook, my work and my vision

determine my destiny. When others are complaining I am to be working and
reaping the fruit from what I have sown before. There may be slimmer pickings
but there are still pickings to be picked!

• The most important conversation we have is with ourselves. Have you ever
thought about what you think about? What conversations do you have with
yourself? What do you say to yourself repeatedly throughout the day? Then see
how those conversations determine to a great degree how your day actually goes!
It is a powerful lesson. Change your thoughts and you change your life!

• Serving others is the foundation for relationships. Everyone loves when someone
serves them. They feel fondly toward those who will give of themselves. So if we
are someone who will serve others, someone who will consider others' interests as
more important than our own, we will begin to see our relationships grow
exponentially!

See you next week,

Chris Widener

“Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of spirituality.

Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.”
-- Jim Rohn

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Q. In what areas of life are you successful? What areas need

improvement? How do the two overlap or affect each other? How
could one be helping or hindering the other?

Successful Areas:

Areas of Needed Improvement:

Q. Are you making a living or a fortune? If you are only making a living, you need more
wealth education. What are some ways you can begin to get wealth education started
this week?

A. __________________________________________________________________
B. __________________________________________________________________
C. __________________________________________________________________
D. __________________________________________________________________
E. __________________________________________________________________

Q. In what areas do you need course correction? How did you end up going in the wrong
direction? What education did you receive that got you there? What education do you
need to get in order to correct the wrong thoughts and patterns you have used so far?

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Q. What answers do you need? What insights do you really long for? What truths would
be especially pertinent to your life right now and take you to another level?

Q. How did you perform in the last bad economy you went through? How are you doing
now? What can you do differently in the next bad economy to guarantee that you
prosper even if others are not?

Q. What are the general messages that roll around in your mind each day? Are they
messages that will produce success or messages that hurt and hinder your journey?
How can you develop better messages in your mind?

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Q. What opinion do you have of yourself? What do you tell yourself about yourself?
Where did that opinion come from? Is it true or not true? Is it conducive to your
growth as a person and in taking you on your journey to success?

Q. What emphasis have you placed on what money will buy you? Has it been healthy or
unhealthy? What emphasis have you placed on what money cannot buy? Have you
given enough time to those things that hold ultimate value in your life? If not, how
can you make some changes that will bring you to a place where you are enjoying
those things that are so important in life?

Q. Would others describe you as being giving or self-centered, or perhaps somewhere in

the middle? What can you do to become a more giving person?

Q. What do you think about Zig's position that your spiritual life is the most important
part of your life? How would you describe your spiritual life? Is it vibrant, or is it
lacking in some areas? What can you do to restore the energy to your spiritual life?

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1. Do something this week that will enhance your positive self-talk. Begin replacing the
old negative messages in your mind with new positive ones. Perhaps it will be by
reading a book or listening to a tape, but it will put new and positive thoughts into
your mind. List at least positive one book you will begin reading this week.
_____________________________________________________________________

2. Take some time to think through the areas of life you are well educated in and the
areas of life you are less educated in. Then begin to build your library (books or tapes)
around the topics you need to learn more about. Buy at least one book (or take one off
the shelf that you already own) that will teach you in the area you need to grow the
most. List those area(s) here:

A. __________________________________________________________________
B. __________________________________________________________________
C. __________________________________________________________________

3. Think about your formal education. What gaps did it leave for you? Now, begin to
create a plan for your self-education. Formal education is usually four to six years
after high school. Self-education is for the rest of your life. Create a sketch plan of
what your lifetime self-education plan might look like.

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

4. In what areas are you looking for answers? The Bible says that if you seek you shall
find. Spend at least two hours this week seeking out answers for those questions that
are greatest for you in your life right now. Write the questions here.

A. __________________________________________________________________
B. __________________________________________________________________
C. __________________________________________________________________

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5. Write down three things that money can't buy and an action plan on how you will get
them.
1. ___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

6. Begin your wall of gratitude (it may be a journal of gratitude or some other venue).
Write down at least ten people who belong there. If you can make the time, write to
those individuals and let them know what they have meant to you.
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________________________
8. ___________________________________________________________________
9. ___________________________________________________________________
10. __________________________________________________________________

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You will receive an introduction into Month Two - Goal-Setting, so get ready! Also, this
program is designed to give you a week off from listening to a CD (a catch-up week if
needed). Of course feel free to skip ahead in your listening or listen to additional
material.

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