What Does Jim Rohn Mean by Sum of 5?
Jim Rohn was known as the millionaire maker. He traveled the Globe teaching money and wealth to some of the World's greatest leaders, investors, and power brokers while also bringing his life's work to people like you and me
The Creation of Jim Rohn the Respected Mentor of People Like Warren Buffet and Richard Branson.
Jim was a man of humble beginnings, he was not a rich man by birth nor were his first jobs astoundingly lucrative. But he had a great knack for seeking mentors and finding thought-provoking leaders that would allow him to pick their brains, study their thoughts, and mirror their success. In doing this he developed the theory of the Power of Five.
The Power of 5 Theory is that you are the some of the 5 people you are closest to. If you look at your friends right now they likely have similar jobs, similar lifestyles, and similar bank accounts. If you have kids they likely have them too, if they are middle class or retired you likely are in the same boat.
The fact is you tend in life to be attracted to those who can relate instead of those who can lead. You are typically and naturally drawn to the pack over the Alpha personalities because of personal security. It feels natural and safe to live within your current bracket and when hanging out with say a boss from work you are constantly worried about what they may think of you.
Changing your outcome in life requires you to change YOU!
This includes everything from how you learn, and what you settle for or demand in life, to who you hang out with. I am not saying that you should forgo the little folks, or drop connections with your high school friends but always add to your circle and look for people whose lives you can mirror and aspire to be more.
As your social circles improve you will grow and you will fit into any group because you will be an Alpha, you will lead any pack you are in because you will be the one moving forward and rocking the boat saying make way for me.
My personal life as you will find in my bio was emptied of the fake a few years back.
I found I am the some of what ultimately was failure and envy. My friends all either wished to be me or were being dragged along by the things I was doing. I didn't have any CEO friends or know and millionaires, and even those in our niche Social Media Search, was there for the ride not to have loyalty because they all vanished too damned fast.
Now I look at most people as peers and my closest online friends are as many mentors as friends. I long for closer relationships that are beneficial. People like my chat buddies here at WA who not only can I learn from, many of us can benefit from the relationships as a ghost or guest writers as well.
My closest friends are those going somewhere. They don't have big dreams they have MASSIVE GOALS and are putting HARDCORE ACTION to them.
Some are failures. No All are failures, huge ones, my friends.
That sounds funny but we fail our rumps off at the speed of light. We, this group of friends, and I boldly make new mistakes before all our peers because we study hard and learn the mistakes made before us and make as close to only new mistakes as the world will allow.
My new friends are all learning daily how to be better and do more and teaching daily the same as they learn. Do we all have the same niche? No, but we all share a common and tireless work ethic. Are we all victims of our past? None of us are victims, we have had challenges, some of us massive ones. We are all warriors though and fight our way through the bad so others can go to bed without seeing those monsters in their closets.
Were any of us writers before we started writing?
Not one of us did anything before we did it the first time. We were never good at it until we chose to be great at it. We chose our niche from passion, our path by luck, and our friends by the need for other big thinkers. We are born to lead, born to be great, and born to help others do the same. We are all at different levels in the process but at the core, we are all light years ahead of those who held us back for a lifetime.
How to join my friends' list.
1. Decide now to cast fear off like water on a duck.
2. Decide to embrace education especially self-education and make it a daily mission.
3. Choose to improve Yourself, not blame the world around you.
4. Shake off disabilities, financial situation, and the battle scars of age. These are all fake demons, anyone can if they will.
5. Be a better You Tomorrow than the Day Before. Wake each day and see the failures of the day before as a starting point for your lessons to learn and leave the day smarter.
6. Look for people who improve you, but also be ready to IMPROVE YOU!
I am always seeking new friends and would be glad to be the sum of 500 as opposed to 5. I know we can all be positive mentors for each other, so let us start by being positively the best of friends.
Drop a comment if you need the motivation, and know in your heart that the things said here can and will help you become the you that is desired not the one that exists today. I for one spent too many years all giving with no taking so be selfish here and say I want friends like that and demand to have the friends who will benefit your desired life.
Be bold, Be Mighty, Be a Success!
Andy Zeus Anderson
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Andy that is a tremendous Post & Share. It says so much growing while helping others and producing leaders. Well Done.
Edward
Producing and being leaders require the same effort. Learn, grow, teach, and plant the seeds of tomorrow but above all keep reaching for more and believe in yourself. You will need those positive souls in your life who not only show you the way but believe you can get there. I am finding more people entering my life with that mindeset in Wealthy Affiliate than any place else online.
I really loved this post Andy. It's something I have been grappling with for a while and have not taken consistent action to change the script. I am working on my circle and hopefully, I will have a much better report before too long. Thank you so much for this wonderful piece of motivation.
Hugh
Hugh I would be glad to have you as a friend. You are always upbeat, positive, supportive, and know where you are going.
In absense of good people one finds they are alone in their challenges of life. They have only naysayers left.
Love this Andy, motivating and true.
I always think that if you don't continue to learn and grow, then you stagnate.
Being interested and wanting to be better than the day before is a must just as, helping others when you can is also.
Thanks, I have always found help and motivation in the teachings of Jim Rohn and have tried my best to apply them to my life. Thanks for a great comment.
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Hey Andy, it's great to be in a circle where everyone is taking care of each other. Mindful of each other's progress. Always on the look out for each other. Pushing each other up.
It takes our own self to make the first step to change, shout for help and be our desired self than the self that exist today.
Thanks for your grand post. Appreciate so much.
Norleila
We can bang the drum loudly but if it falls only on our own ears it it hard to say it mattered. Community helps drive success more than we know, having the right tribe will keep us sane.