Week 11.pdf

WEEK ELEVEN

Hello and welcome to Week Eleven of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We hope

you are having an excellent week!

This is a great time to embrace change, opportunity and hopefulness. If you are like me,

your ambition to:

a) get caught up on the past

b) handle the present

c) launch into the future

may be getting the best of you if, and I say if, you tend to get a little impatient. It is hard

to get it all done in a short period of time (especially if your eyes are extremely big!). But

again, remember we're running a marathon where the ultimate goal is overall

improvement and success in the major areas of our lives. And just like compound

interest, the slow but continual steps toward your predetermined goals will come more

clearly into focus each day.

On the other hand, if you're not engaged in the above process of:

a) cleaning up the past, which releases additional time and energy (it's amazing how

quickly time and energy once spent cleaning up unfinished projects can be redirected and

invested into accomplishing much more productive and rewarding pursuits and goals)

b) doing the daily activities (this prevents less cleanups of item a) above and keeps you

from having to pay the penalties of neglect)

c) engaging in your future (this is where the biggest prize is, only 3-5% are able to make

the future investments of time and planning in the midst of doing their very necessary

daily activities)

then by all means start the process. A little bit does make a difference. It is the first step

that creates the momentum to make the next step. The act alone of engaging in steps a, b

and c is the critical beginning place, in spite of how long or far the journey may seem. It's

the consistent and steady movement in the right direction that makes the small

incremental investments fairly painless and also creates the confidence and excitement to

be truly self-motivated and driven toward your ultimate goals and purpose.

Take the First (or Next) Step and Make it a Great Week!

Kyle

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HEALTH

Jim Rohn's Third Pillar of Success: Health, Part Two –

Emotional Health

Hello, Jim Rohn here. We're covering a very important topic this month. When we look

at health we are looking in the context of humans consisting of three distinct parts or

layers: the Body (the physical nature), the Soul (the mind, will and emotions), and the

Spirit (the part of us that transcends this world and communes with God).

The inner layer, or core, is our spiritual life. This is what gives us the foundation for

living and provides the strength we need for everything else. The second layer is our

Soul. This is the part of us that is “intangible.” You can’t touch it but it is there. And not

only is it there, but it is what drives most of who and what we are! Then finally, the last

layer is our Body. This is simply the actual physical shell that houses our soul and spirit.

All of these are intricately connected and do affect each another.

We cover these three layers in four different parts this month:

1. Spiritual Health – Last week we looked at the benefits and importance of developing

a vibrant spiritual life and some easy methods to apply that can help take your spiritual

life to a deeper level.

2. Emotional Health – The mind, will, and emotions. This week, we will cover the

importance of a healthy soul – specifically the mind, the will and the emotional aspects of

life. We will look at how our inner person is so vital to making sure we live the kind of

life we desire. We will learn how our emotional life can become healthy, strong and

lively.

3. Physical Health – Nutrition. In Week Twelve we begin a two-part look at the body

and physical health. At that time, we will concentrate on the area of nutrition. It is very

important to make sure that we fuel our body properly because our body gets its energy

from the foods we eat, just as a vehicle runs off of the fuel we put in it. If we put the

wrong kind of fuel into our body, it will not run properly. If we put the right kinds of

foods in, it will run like the strong engine of an expensive sports car!

4. Physical Health – Exercise. In Week Thirteen we will look at the very important area

of exercise. This is the area that most people initially think of. “I need to exercise”, is the

first thought that occurs to them when thinking of health. And this is true, we do need

exercise, and two weeks from now we will take an even more in-depth look at this

important topic.

This week our focus is on the second aspect, Emotional Health.

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As I think through this idea of Emotional Health, the issues of dealing with the

“intangible,” or the soul, three main areas are clear: the mind (intellectual), the will, and

the emotions. These three unique facets make up the inner life of humans and are a major

driving force in who we are, what we do and what we accomplish. So let’s take a deeper

look.

The Mind. The mind may very well be the most amazing thing ever

created. The vast depth and breadth of what the human mind can do

and comprehend is simply incredible. Think of it, every invention or

human creation started as a single thought in someone's brain. The

ideas, the thoughts, the calculations – all fantastic! There might be

some who would argue that a more amazing feat is the computer, but it

was a collection of human minds that conceived, developed and

implemented the computer. Computers run based on how the human mind determines

they will run; they are programmed by people!

When a new baby is born, their mind is basically undeveloped. It is only developed as

input and training are given. When we are children, although our eyes and ears

automatically pick things up and process them, we are primarily trained and taught to

think and process by our parents. They determine much of our input and give us our start.

Slowly but surely we learn how the world works, how to think and how to process

information. And as we continue to grow, we begin to think in deeper ways, develop

critical thinking skills and eventually are able to go beyond the concrete and into the

abstract. This is all part of the natural process of mental development. Initially our

parents are primarily responsible for our development during the first years of our lives,

for getting us going in the right directions and encouraging us to learn and to love

learning. Another reason parenting is the most important job in the world!

Eventually though, we are responsible for ourselves and our own learning. We don’t

know everything when we turn eighteen as our parents send us out into the world. Much

of our success is determined by what we put into our minds once we get out into the

world and start making our way. What and how we think determines much of what we

are and what we become. This is why it is so important to continually, until the day we

draw our last breath, develop our intellect--our minds. This is so important! Because for

most people, the learning stops when they get their first job. But imagine what can

happen if you kept up an accelerated learning curve the rest of your life. What could you

do, what skills would you develop, what unique philosophies would you adopt if you

were one of the few who developed an appetite for always trying to find good ideas?

Commit today to that exciting process and see where it will take you. (Below Chris will

give you some action points that you can follow to develop your mind and intellect.)

“Civilization is the intelligent management of human emotions.”

-- Jim Rohn

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The Will. The will is certainly one of the most mysterious and fascinating creations ever!

We talk about will “power” and yet many can’t even explain or define it. The will can’t

be taken out and poured in a beaker, and yet we know that it exists and is integral to

success and achievement. For our definition, we will say the will is that part of us that is

the strength of our self-determination. The will is what determines whether we act or not.

It is our center of resolve and choice.

I believe that the will is something that must be exercised in order to become strong. You

can have a weak or a strong will and the determining factor will be how often you use it.

And the bigger the ways it is exercised, combined with the frequency with which you use

it, will determine how strong it becomes. Those who float with the winds and make few

or no decisions will have weak wills. When they need to show willpower they will have

none. Those who regularly use their will and exercise it to make good strong decisions

will be able to hold fast and be strong and decisive when a major act of the will is needed.

Whether it is the power to refrain from something that may not be good for you or the

power to choose to do something that you know will be in your best interest but are

fearful of doing, a strong, highly-exercised will can carry you through.

Let me give you an analogy. If a person works out physically on a regular basis and

slowly builds up the amount of weight that they can lift, they will be strong enough to

handle a crisis that may call for heavy lifting. If a log falls on the legs of a small child for

example, you want someone who is physically strong to be there. A person who is

physically weak will be of no help at that moment. You cannot develop physical strength

in a moment's time. The same is true with strength of will. It is trained, it is strengthened

and it is developed. When you do so, it becomes a powerful force of support in your life

for success. (Below Chris will give you some action points on how to strengthen your

will.)

The Emotions. Emotions... what an incredible weight they carry in our lives. Sadness,

fear, joy, anger, love, gratitude, peace, happiness... all of these are part of the almost

immeasurable landscape that we call human emotions. From the joy and wonderment of

the magical moment of birth to the intense sense of sorrow, regret and loss that can

accompany the death of a loved one, emotions are at the very core of our existence. They

are what provide the "spice of life" as they say. They are a major piece of what we are

and what we become.

“Don’t be emotional.” Have you ever heard that? Have you ever said that? The problem

with that statement is that it is entirely impossible. We are, by our very nature, emotional

beings. We are intended to be emotional. What most people mean when they use that

phrase is, “Get your emotions under control.” Now that would be good advice. We are

supposed to have emotion. We are supposed to feel things. In my seminars you've heard

me teach that our emotions need to be as educated as our intellect because it is important

to know how to feel, how to respond and how to let life in so that it can touch us. Our

emotions will either serve or master, depending on who is in charge. And when we have

our emotions under control, they will be a powerful tool in driving us to accomplish

amazing things!

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