You need courage to be creative. You need the courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone, if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
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Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Evaluate the importance of your goals to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.
Jim Rohn's quote emphasizes the importance of assessing the value of what you are pursuing. It suggests that one should carefully consider whether the effort and sacrifices made in pursuit of a goal are worth the potential rewards, encouraging individuals to prioritize truly significant values over minor ones.
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In practice
Example use cases
In a presentation on goal-setting, I could use this quote to stress the importance of prioritizing significant ambitions.
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