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WEEK FORTY-NINE

Hello and welcome to Week Forty-Nine of The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We

hope your week is going well.

Have you ever thought about the Golden Rule? Sure, everyone knows the words by heart,

but stop for a moment and really think about what it says. It says that despite how people

treat us, we should treat them the way they want to be treated – not the way they deserve

(or the way we think they deserve).

How many times have you “risen above” your feelings and gone out of your way to treat

someone with kindness when you didn’t think they deserved it, only to find out later that

there were some extenuating circumstances causing that person to act in a negative way?

I’m sure you can think of numerous examples where people have done that for you in

your life. For such a small phrase, it is so very powerful if we will internalize and live out

of those simple instructions.

This week’s topic of principles to live by that Jim and Chris discuss goes hand-in-hand

with the Golden Rule and is so key to not only leaving a lasting, impactful legacy but also

to a life well-lived. These are the basics, the fundamentals, values that if a person lives by

they cannot help but leave a powerful legacy of who they were and the lives they touched

along their journey.

As we near the completion of our One-Year Success Plan journey, we continue to receive

some great feedback from Members (a little piece of our legacy).

We have enjoyed hearing from you throughout this past year. I encourage you to view

some of these testimonials for yourself by clicking The One-Year Success Plan link on

our web site. May they give you inspiration and encouragement as you complete the

course this month.

Enjoy the lesson!

Kyle

“The world around you is an out-picturing of the world within you. The

images you dwell upon affect your thoughts, feelings and behavior.” -– Brian

Tracy

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LEAVING A LEGACY

Jim Rohn's Twelfth Pillar of Success: Leaving A Legacy, Part

Two - Principles to Live By

Hi, Jim Rohn here. This month we focus on leaving a legacy. Here is an overview of the

month.

1. A Life Well-Lived. Week one of this month covered the importance of leaving a

legacy of a life well-lived. We learned how our lives impact all those who follow behind

us. We also introduced the topics we will review later in the month.

2. Principles to Live By. Today we will cover key principles to live by that will help you

leave a legacy. These will be the foundations of a life that leaves an impact on others.

The principles we live by are the basis for the kind of legacy we will leave behind. We

will also begin our how-to's by looking at how to leave a relational legacy. All of life is

based on relationships, and we choose what direction those relationships go. We can live

our lives in such a way that when we are gone, people are impacted by the relational

legacy we left behind.

3. The Importance of a Spiritual Legacy and an Impact Legacy. Week three will

cover both how to leave a spiritual legacy as well as how to leave an "impact legacy."

The core of who we are as individuals is spiritual. We were created with the intention of

relating to God through our spiritual life. One of the greatest gifts we can leave behind is

a spiritual example and legacy. We will also talk about how to leave a life legacy that

impacts people. There are those who live on this earth and then just disappear, leaving

little more than a trace. Then there are others who by their legacy, live on through others

for years to come. We will talk about how to be the latter.

4. Financial Legacy. In week four we will look at leaving a business legacy, a financial

legacy and a family legacy. We will see how the businesses we operate have a deeper

impact than we might have imagined. We will talk about establishing a strong financial

base that will provide for others long-term. We will also look at one of the most

important aspects of legacy, those we touch most deeply--our family.

So let's talk about this week's topics!

Leaving a Legacy – Principles to Live By

You know me, I am a philosopher. I love principles. Yes, actions are great and I talk

about them regularly, but the important stuff is what lies underneath--the principles.

Here are what I consider to be the principles that we must commit to if we are to leave

the legacy we desire:

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1. Life is best lived in service to others. This doesn’t mean that we do not strive for the

best for ourselves. It does mean that in all things we serve other people, including our

family, co-workers and friends.

2. Consider others' interests as important as your own. Much of the world suffers

simply because people consider only their own interests. People are looking out for

number one, but the way to leave a legacy is to also look out for others.

3. Love your neighbor even if you don’t like him . It is interesting that Jesus told us to

love others. But he never tells us to like them. Liking people has to do with emotions.

Loving people has to do with actions. And what you will find is that when you love them

and do good by them, you will more often than not begin to like them.

4. Maintain integrity at all costs. There are very few things you take to the grave with

you. The number one thing is your reputation and good name. When people remember

you, you want them to think, “She was the most honest person I knew. What integrity.”

There are always going to be temptations to cut corners and break your integrity. Do not

do it. Do what is right all of the time, no matter what the cost.

5. You must risk in order to gain. In just about every area of life you must risk in order

to gain the reward. In love, you must risk rejection in order to ask that person out for the

first time. In investing you must place your capital at risk in the market in order to receive

the prize of a growing bank account. When we risk, we gain. And when we gain, we have

more to leave for others.

6. You reap what you sow. In fact, you always reap

more than you sow--you plant a seed and reap a b

What you give you get. What you put into the ground

then grows out of the ground. If you give love you will

receive love. If you give time, you will gain time. It is

one of the truest laws of the universe. Decide what you

want out of life and then begin to sow it.

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7. Hard work is never a waste. No one will say, “It is

too bad he was such a good, hard worker.” But if you

aren’t they will surely say, “It’s too bad he was so lazy

– he could have been so much more!” Hard work will leave a grand legacy. Give it your

all on your trip around the earth. You will do a lot of good and leave a terrific legacy.

8. Don’t give up when you fail. Imagine what legacies would have never existed if

someone had given up. How many thriving businesses would have been shut down if

they quit at their first failure? Everyone fails. It is a fact of life. But those who succeed

are those who do not give up when they fail. They keep going and build a successful life

– and a legacy.

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9. Don’t ever stop in your pursuit of a legacy . Many people have accomplished

tremendous things later on in life. There is never a time to stop in your pursuit of a

legacy. Sometimes older people will say, “I am 65. I’ll never change.” That won’t build a

great life! No, there is always time to do more and achieve more, to help more and serve

more, to teach more and to learn more. Keep going and growing that legacy!

These are core principles to live by if you want to become the kind of person who leaves

a lasting legacy.

Next, Chris is going to talk about a relational legacy.

Until next week, let's do something remarkable!

Jim Rohn

“Spiritual values transcend the material artifacts that we can touch and

see. They take us into the realm of beauty, inspiration and love.” -– Nido

Qubein

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