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.
Jim RohnRead
One of the amazing things we have been given as humans is the unquenchable desire to have dreams of a better life, and the ability to establish goals to live out those dreams.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Humans possess an innate desire to dream and the capability to pursue those dreams through goal-setting.
This quote by Jim Rohn emphasizes the unique human ability to not only dream of a better life but also to take actionable steps toward achieving those dreams. It highlights the importance of setting goals as a means to transform aspirations into reality, suggesting that our desires and ambitions can drive us to create a fulfilling life.
Themes
DreamsGoalsMotivationBetter LifeAspiration
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to inspire students to pursue their passions.
More from Jim Rohn
All quotes →It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it.
Jim RohnRead
Don't wish for less problems; wish for more skills.
Jim RohnRead
The major value of reaching goals is not to acquire it, but it's the person you become while you're working to acquire it.
Jim RohnRead
Faith is the ability to see things that don't yet exist. Faith, though, can turn difficulty into reality, positive reality.
Jim RohnRead
Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who.
Jim RohnRead
Similar quotes
I have a message for my fans. Whatever you want to do in this world, it is achievable. The most important thing that I've found, that perhaps you could use, is be passionate and enthusiastic in the direction that you choose in life, and you'll be a winner.
Steve IrwinRead
I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
Babe RuthRead
In the United States, there is no project so audacious for which people cannot be found to guarantee the cost and find the working expenses.
Jules VerneRead
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
Langston HughesRead
Raise your ambition beyond where you're capable of now. There's nothing about my hometown that said I'd be working with Fortune 50 CEO's, Olympians, at the highest level.
Brendon BurchardRead
I'm finally ready to own my own power, to say, "This is who I am." If you like it, you like it. And if you don't like it, you don't. So watch out; I'm gonna fly.
Oprah WinfreyRead