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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What you want will pull like a magnet. Here's the other part. What for? Purpose is stronger than object. It's the 'What for?' that's even more powerful than the object. And the more you can describe in detail to stir the emotion and the intellect and the spirit and the soul, then the more powerful the 'what for' is.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The power of purpose drives us towards our desires, making our goals more meaningful.
Jim Rohn emphasizes the importance of having a clear purpose behind our goals. While our desires can act like a magnet, it is our 'what for'—the deeper reasons and motivations—that truly energizes and fuels our pursuit. By describing our goals in vivid detail, we engage not only our emotions but also our intellect and spirit, enhancing the strength of our purpose and making our ambitions more compelling.
Themes
PurposeMotivationGoalsDesiresIntellectEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational talk about pursuing dreams, one might say this quote to inspire the audience to connect with their deeper reasons.
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