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Posted in The Simple Life In 1990 Jim Rohn recorded a 56-minute video for teenagers called “Three Keys To Greatness.” Although the focus was for teenagers, the principles easily apply to adults as well. Sometime later he was asked to list these three keys with one to two sentence summaries for each. Here’s what he came up with.

1. Setting Goals. I call it the view of the future. Most people, including kids, will pay the price if they can see the promise of the future. So we need to help our kids see a well-defined future, so they will be motivated to pay the price today to attain the rewards of tomorrow. Goals help them do this.
2. Personal Development. Simply making consistent investments in our self-education and knowledge banks pays major dividends throughout our lives. I suggest having a minimum amount of time set aside for reading books, listening to audiocassettes, attending seminars, keeping a journal and spending time with other successful people. Charlie Tremendous Jones says you will be in five years the sum total of the books you read and the people you are around.
3. Financial Planning. I call it the 70/30 plan. After receiving your paycheck or paying yourself, simply setting aside 10% for saving, 10% for investing and 10% for giving, and over time this will guarantee financial independence for a teenager. If a young person, or for that matter an adult, focused on doing these three simple things over a period of time I believe they will be assured success!

If people of any age focus on doing these three simple things over a long period of time, they will be assured success!