"Formal education will make you a living;…

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn (1930-2009).

The Calgary (Alberta) Herald reported on Rohn’s advice on September 10, 1993:

“Formal education will make you a living, Rohn said, but self-education will make you a fortune.”

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

10 September 1993, Calgary (Alberta) Herald, “Low-key entrepreneur sells simple formula: Motivational speaker urges listeners to set goals that will trigger change, growth” by Melanie Collison, pg. C6, col. 2:
Rohn explained the need to invest wisdom, shaped by productive attitudes, into work.

* Life change begins with education. Learn from your own experience and other peoples, from the negative as well as the positive, he said.

Listen well and pay attention. Read books. Formal education will make you a living, Rohn said, but self-education will make you a fortune. Invest in yourself. Refine your philosophy carefully. Fill journals with ideas and goals.

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“Formal Education will make you a living. Self Education will make you a FORTUNE!”
—Jim Rohn

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No Nonsense Leadership:
Real World Strategies to Maximize Personal and Corporate Potential
By Dave Anderson
Los Altos, CA: Learn to Lead Press
2001
Pg. 110:
Formal education can make you a living; self -education can make you a fortune.

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You Don’t Need an MBA to Make Millions:
Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur
By Tim Moore, Allan Gould and Carol Davis
Toronto, ON: ECW Press
2005
Pg. 1:
“Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune.” — Jim Rohm

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Jim Rohn’s 3 Philosophies for Network Marketing Success
By Chris Widener
Issaquah, WA: Made for Success Publishing
2014
Pg. ?:
Philosophy #2: The second one that Jim taught was that a formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

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Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.—Jim Rohn