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> What Constitutes a Good Life? by Jim Rohn

> The ultimate _expression of life is not a paycheck. The

> ultimate _expression of life is not a Mercedes. The ultimate

> _expression of life is not a million dollars or a bank account or a

> home. Here's the ultimate _expression of life in my opinion, and

> that is living the good life. Here's what we must ask

> constantly, " What for me would be a good life? " And you have to keep

> going over and over the list. A list including areas such as

> spirituality, economics, health, relationships and recreation. What

> would constitute a good life? I've got a short list.

>

> 1) Number one, productivity. You won't be happy if you don't

> produce. The game of life is not rest. We must rest, but only long

> enough to gather strength to get back to productivity. What's the

> reason for the seasons and the seeds, the soil and the sunshine, the

> rain and the miracle of life? It's to see what you can do with it.

> To try your hand, other people have tried their hand; here's what

> they did. You try your hand to see what you can do. So part of life

> is productivity.

>

> 2) Next are good friends. Friendship is probably the

> greatest support system in the world. Don't deny yourself the time

> to develop this support system. Nothing can match it. It's

> extraordinary in its benefit. Friends are those wonderful people who

> know all about you and still like you. A few years ago I lost one of

> my dearest friends. He died at age 53 - heart attack. is gone,

> but he was one of my very special friends. I used to say of

> that if I was stuck in a foreign jail somewhere accused unduly and

> if they would allow me one phone call, I would call . Why? He

> would come and get me. That's a friend. Somebody who would come and

> get you. Now we've all got casual friends. And if you called them

> they would say, " Hey, if you get back, call me we'll have a party. "

> So you've got to have both, real friends and casual friends.

>

> 3) Next on the list of a good life is your culture. Your

> language, your music, the ceremonies, the traditions, the dress. All

> of that is so vitally important that you must keep it alive. In fact

> it is the uniqueness of all of us that when blended together brings

> vitality, energy, power, influence, uniqueness and rightness to the

> world.

>

> 4) Next is your spirituality. It helps to form the

> foundation of the family that builds the nation. And make sure you

> study, practice and teach. Don't be careless about the spiritual

> part of your nature, it's what makes us who we are, different from

> animals, dogs, cats, birds and mice. Spirituality.

>

> 5) Next - here's what my parents taught me. Don't miss

> anything. Don't miss the game. Don't miss the performance, don't

> miss the movie, don't miss the show, don't miss the dance. Go to

> everything you possible can. Buy a ticket to everything you possibly

> can. Go see everything and experience all you possibly can. This has

> served me so well to this day. Just before my father died at age 93

> if you were to call him at 10:30 or 11:00 at night, he wouldn't be

> home. He was at the rodeo, he was watching the kids play softball,

> he was listening to the concert, he was at church, he was somewhere

> every night.

>

> Live a vital life. Here's one of the reasons why. If you

> live well, you will earn well. If you live well it will show in your

> face, it will show in the texture of your voice. There will be

> something unique and magical about you if you live well. It will

> infuse not only your personal life but also your business life. And

> it will give you a vitality nothing else can give.

>

> 6) Next are your family and the inner circle. Invest in them

> and they'll invest in you. Inspire them and they'll inspire you.

> With your inner circle take care of the details. When my father was

> still alive, I used to call him when I traveled. He'd have breakfast

> most every morning with the farmers. Little place called The Decoy

> Inn out in the country where we lived in Southwest Idaho. So Papa

> would go there and have breakfast and I'd call him just to give him

> a special day. Now if I was in Israel, I'd have to get up in the

> middle of the night, but it only took five minutes, ten minutes. So

> I'd call Papa and they'd bring him the phone. I'd say, " Papa I'm in

> Israel. " He'd say, " Israel! Son, how are things in Israel? " He'd

> talk real loud so everybody could hear - my son's calling me from

> Israel. I'd say, " Papa last night they gave me a reception on the

> rooftop underneath the stars overlooking the Mediterranean. " He'd

> say, " Son, a reception on the rooftop underneath the stars

> overlooking the Mediterranean. " Now everybody knows the story. It

> only took 5 - 10 minutes, but what a special day for my father, age

> 93.

>

> If a father walks out of the house and he can still feel his

> daughter's kiss on his face all day, he's a powerful man. If a

> husband walks out of the house and he can still feel the imprint of

> his wife's arms around his body he's invincible all day. It's the

> special stuff with the inner circle that makes you strong and

> powerful and influential. So don't miss that opportunity. Here's the

> greatest value. The prophet said, " There are many virtues and

> values, but here's the greatest, one person caring for another. "

> There is no greater value than love. Better to live in a tent on the

> beach with someone you love than to live in a mansion by yourself.

> One person caring for another, that's one of life's greatest

> expressions.

>

> So make sure in your busy day to remember the true purpose

> and the reasons you do what you do. May you truly live the kind of

> life that will bring the fruit and rewards that you desire.

>

> To Your Success,

> Jim Rohn

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