Time chasers jim rohn biography

American motivational speaker (1930–2009)

Emanuel James Rohn (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009), professionally known as Jim Rohn, was an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker.

He wrote numerous books including How to obtain wealth and happiness.

Early life

Emanuel James Rohn was born at Yakima, Washington, to Emmanuel and Clara Rohn. His parents owned and worked a farm in Caldwell, Idaho, where Rohn grew up as an only child.

Time chasers jim rohn biography

He was born to a poor family, became a millionaire at age 30, and went broke when he was 33. He later became a millionaire again.^[1] Rohn left college after one year.^[2]

Career

He started his professional life as a human resource manager for Sears.

Around this time, a friend invited him to a lecture given by entrepreneur John Earl Shoaff. In 1955, Rohn joined Shoaff's direct selling business, AbundaVita, as a distributor.

In 1957, Rohn resigned his distributorship with AbundaVita and