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["pamela atkins" <pamelatkins@hotmail.com>]

My thoughts about Jim Rohn's presentation via the film The Making of a 
Leader.
   Rohn stressed that people must learn the lessons of the seasons.  Each 
season represents a different experience and learning opportunity for 
people.  He said people cannot change the seasons so they must learn to deal 
the "howevers" with each season. People can't change what happens to them, 
just how they react to it.
   The hard times of winter should make people wiser, stronger, and better 
after the dust has cleared and the debris swept aside. Everyone has to face 
difficult times in their lives and if it doesn't kill them, it will make 
them stronger.
   His idea of spring is one of renewal and new opportunity.  This time is 
one of more positive ideas: joy follows sadness, opportunity follows 
hardship, and night follows day.  This thinking is more uplifting than that 
of the winter.  He says, "Get good at planting in spring or begging in the 
fall."
   The symbol of summer to Rohn offers two components. He says people must 
give nourishment to their values and fight enemies.  I think it is good for 
people to refresh their thinking and reassess their values. They must then 
decide how to live by these values and pass them on to their children.  
Fighting enemies is always a challenge.  The enemies of disease, economy, 
environment, and bullies are more easily defeated than those enemies people 
cannot see.  The enemies of shyness, low self-esteem, self-discipline, and 
lack of self worth are harder for people to overcome.  It is heartbreaking 
to see students who think so little of themselves they see no value in 
attempting to get a decent education or even trying to become productive 
members of society.
   I really liked the quote, "Evil is weaker and it has to push."  Evil 
looks for a weak spot and pushes its way in and as a result must be more 
aggressive. Most people tend to think that evil and bad people are strong.  
We have a hard time realizing they are actually weak and put on a façade to 
pretend strength.  If confronted they will back down, but a lot of people do 
not confront the bad and evil because it is hard and frightening.
   One enemy Rohn mentions must be dealt with harshly is indifference.  He 
stresses how it can easily destroy relationships, be they family, business, 
or social. I have often heard and read that it is better to be disliked than 
to not be thought of with any feeling at all.
He also mentions the danger of indecision.  Rohn says that any decision; 
even a poor one is better than no decision at all, because poor decisions 
can be rectified. As Charles Swindoll says, "The person who succeeds is not 
the one who holds back, fearing failure nor the one who never fails…but 
rather the one who moves on in spite of failure."
   Finally, another thing Rohn said that I thought was good was that people 
must suffer one of two pains: discipline or regret. A little discipline now 
can ward off a lot of regret later. He said no one likes a pessimist and 
will not respond well to one. As Helen Keller said, "No pessimist ever 
discovered secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a 
new heaven to the human spirit."  Most people do not want a half-empty life.
   I would like to end with a quote from William Faulkner," Don't bother 
just to be better than your contemporaries, or predecessors. Try to be 
better than yourself."


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