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Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn

Sophistication

Sophisticated people don’t  leave early. The man says, "Yeah, but I want to beat the traffic."  Isn’t that a great skill to have—beating  the traffic!

It doesn’t take a million  dollars to learn the difference between a bottle of fine wine and a Pepsi.  Sophistication is a study, not an amount.

One of the early signs of  sophistication is not giving way to all inclinations but rather sending your  emotions to school so they will learn how to behave.

Money doesn’t make you  sophisticated. Only study and practice make you sophisticated. Even people of  modest means can become sophisticated because it is within study and practice.  How much is a night out at the symphony? About thirty dollars. You say,  "Poor people can’t afford thirty dollars to go to the symphony." Yes,  they can. It’s only thirty Hershey bars!

We must teach our children  not to spend their money a dollar at a time. If you spend your money a dollar  at a time, you’ll wind up with trinkets instead of treasures. You can’t buy  much of value a dollar at a time.



This article is from the book of Jim Rohn who is my Most favorite Author, Philosopher, and Speaker. Benjie A. Malinao

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