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Go with your gut instincts even if it is contrarian to what the experts suggest.

Jim Rohn

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Jim Rohn
Age: 79 †
Born: 1930
Born: September 17
Died: 2009
Died: December 5
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Entrepreneur
Motivational Speaker
Writer
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Washington
Emanuel James Rohn
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