Today we’ve gathered 7 articles from around the web all inspired by Jim Rohn. He was one of the most successful entrepreneurs, a motivational speaker, and a business philosopher. Even though he passed away in 2009, his legacy still resounds with truths and doable business and personal development principles.

Enjoy reading each one of them. To a better you and a better career and business!

1. 20 Quotes from Jim Rohn Putting Success and Life into Perspective (www.entrepreneur.com)

Everyone, and especially entrepreneurs working to build a business from the ground up, enjoys a solid rags-to-riches story. It’s something we can relate to and get behind. One of the greatest rags-to-riches stories is that of Jim Rohn.

2. Rohn: Spring is the Season of Opportunity—Don’t Waste It (www.success.com)

I know the following things to be true: Life is about constant, predictable patterns of change. The only constant factor is our feelings and attitudes toward life. We have the power of attitude, and attitude determines choice, and choice determines results. You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself.

3. Change Begins with Choice (www.getmotivation.com)

Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge.

Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.

4. You’re the Average of the Five People You Spend the Most Time With (www.businessinsider.com)

Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.

This relates to the law of averages, which is the theory that the result of any given situation will be the average of all outcomes.

5. 5 Life Lessons from Motivation Mega-Star Jim Rohn (www.daringtolivefully.com)

Jim Rohn was a farm boy from Idaho who went on to become one of the world’s most influential and sought-after motivational speakers. He usually began his seminars by explaining that he was born on a farm in Idaho, and that he quit college after having completed just one year. Yet he went on to become a multimillionaire.

6. Ending Procrastination (www.healthywealthynwise.com)

Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you’re spinning your wheels, but you’ll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won’t even be able to start your engine.

7. 7 Must-Read Life Lessons from Jim Rohn (www.mrselfdevelopment.com)

Jim Rohn was an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. He’s been an inspiration to many leaders in the personal development field including Tony Robbins, Mark Hansen, Brian Tracy and Jack Canfield.

When Jim was 25 his life was in a rut, he was in debt, and he was uncertain as to how he would get out.