If you want your life to change, here’s the source of it all: ideas plus inspiration. The good news is, ideas are not that far away. I (Jim Rohn) have got an excellent phrase for you to consider, one that will serve you well for the rest of your life: everything you need is within reach. The ideas you need for life change or business change are within “reading reach.”
In fact, there’s probably a library not too far from you. The problem is, most people pass by libraries; very few walk in. Andrew Carnegie set up all these libraries across the country thinking everybody would stop in. But no, almost everybody drives right on by. Do you know how many people own a library card in the United States? Three percent. And guess how much they cost? Nothing.
The ideas are within reach. But here’s the key question: who is going to reach? There’s a simple Biblical phrase that says, “If you seek, you will find.” But it’s very important to know that finding is reserved for the seekers. We don’t find what we need; we find what we search for.
If you will search, if you’ll try, if you’ll go, if you’ll listen, ideas are within reach. And ideas are life changing. There’s nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come. A business idea, a social idea, an investment idea, a good health idea–all you need is a specific idea to make an impact on your life. Ideas can help you gather treasure, gather equity, and gather wealth.
Ten years from now, you can be right where you are now, or you can be in a new place. The difference between now and then could be significant in terms of money, lifestyle, treasure, and equity. In ten years, you can enjoy an incredible life if right here and now you make a small change in your thinking to start you on the journey. The key is to start right now gathering the ideas and making the changes that will take you further along this new road.
* Source: Leading an Inspired Life by Jim Rohn