Change Begins With Choice

Any day we wish we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.

We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed, "The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves." We created our circumstances by our past choices.

We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth.

We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.

And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life - If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life - and it all begins with your very own power of choice.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

Reproduced with permission from Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine. Copyright 2005 Jim Rohn International. All rights reserved worldwide. To subscribe to Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine, go to http://Jim-Rohn.InspiresYOU.com

---

Inspiration From Other People - Is It Worth Listening To A Film Star?

Yesterday, I listened to an interview with Michael York, the... Read More

Keep On Believing

It has been said that a man is what he... Read More

The True and Magnificent Power of Giving

You've probably heard of the popular saying "It's better to... Read More

There Is Always Room For Improvement

When I was twelve my parents bought me a five... Read More

The Four Emotions that Can Lead to Life Change

Emotions are the most powerful forces inside us. Under the... Read More

Cool Children

It's funny how an acquaintance from the past just pops... Read More

Discover The Magic Of Doing What You Love

Do what you love to do and give it your... Read More

Sissys Show of Support

I had been fighting with the software program that I... Read More

Don?t Give Up!

Don't let anyone kid you. The road to self improvement... Read More

Dont Ever Give Up

There is a reason I never gave up. A reason... Read More

Your Self-Image - How Is It Working for You?

"All that you desire or require is already on your... Read More

On Track

Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 27,... Read More

A Perfect World in the Making

The world is perfect the way it is. The world... Read More

Why Read Inspirational Quotes?

Maybe you've heard this one:"What does it profit a man... Read More

Patience - The Antidote for Stress

Why is it so difficult to hold steadfast to a... Read More

What is My Life Purpose?

Why am I here?If you haven't already asked this question,... Read More

Improvisational

Why are we trying so hard? It is like we... Read More

The Thief of Fulfillment

Why does this happen?It's all to do with the way... Read More

Anamchara - Living An Essential Life

What is essential in your life? This question contains one... Read More

Do We Really Want to Be There Yet

The beauty in creation is in the process, in every... Read More

Rocking The Boat

I work in a factory, and we have supervisors who... Read More

Revenge in the End is Bitter Sweet

We ALL think or have thought about it at one... Read More

What Life is All About?

When we look at lives in any places in this... Read More

Best Friends

Do you ever need to have your batteries "re-charged", or... Read More

A Prison Planet

I decreed my 'twin' into my life in early 1990.... Read More

Such Love Transforms

Everything was arranged: once the funeral was over, all were... Read More

Life After Death: The Story of the Green Donkey

This is the true story of what Deepak Chopra would... Read More

In Tall Grass

My best friend, Ryan, told me last night he got... Read More

What Inspires You?

Have you ever thought? What inspires YOU? What is it... Read More

A Resurrection Story

My mother often wound up in the hospital during the... Read More

H-U-G-S -------The More You Give----The More You Get!

How many of us couldn't use a hug on a... Read More

A Global Empathy Deficit- 2 Lessons

"...We've got a budget deficit that's important, we've got a... Read More

Looking for a Better World - What Every Person Can Do!

Each night, when I put my head on the pillow... Read More