Ron White's Ezine
October 21, 2005
Issue 06

Welcome!

With the weather slowly becoming cooler (at least here in Texas) and the seasons changing, it seems that most of us are making the shift to a busier time in our schedules -- with the onset of holidays and more activities. The same is with my speaking schedule, however I am always looking for more audiences and speaking dates. So this week, if you have an event or meeting you'd like me to speak at in the near future, take a look at #4 in this week's Ezine for more information about me and what I can do for your group, company or event. I guarantee it will be an event you will never forget -- professional, fun, entertaining, power-packed and most importantly, you'll learn tangible skills you can immediately apply to your career, business and personal life!

Go for More this Week!

Ron White

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In This Issue.....

1. Because He Said He Would by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Guest Article - Thoughts Create Behavior by Vic Johnson
4. Want a Speaker Who Will Educate Your Group While Instilling Humor, Excitement and Passion?
5. Ron White's Upcoming Memory Training Workshop -- Don't Miss It!
6. More Information

1. Because He Said He Would by Ron White

It was a family get together a few years ago, and in my absence my family began to speculate if I was going to show up. Some said, "Probably." Others didn't think so. Then my aunt chimed in, "He'll be here." Everyone turned and looked at my aunt because of her matter-of-fact tone. My grandmother said, "How do you know that?"

My aunt replied, "Because he said he would -- and not only that -- he will be on time!"

That was that, and the conversation shifted to other matters and preparing the food. The lunch was set to begin at 1:00 and at 12:57 there was no sign of me, yet, the look on my aunt's face was as relaxed as it could be (She has nerves of steel - not a good idea to play poker with her).

Then at 12:58 the door knob began to turn and I walked through the door. As soon I stepped foot in the house, my aunt threw up her arms as if to signal the game winning field goal and said, "What did I tell ya?!" My aunt has never been above gloating and savors every opportunity.

I soon realized her happiness was more than simply me joining them for lunch. That reaction from my aunt caused me to think that day. It forced me to pause and realize how valuable it is in life and business for others to trust what you say and feel comfortable depending upon you.

It is priceless when others are 100% confident that you will follow through on your word.

How do you garner that kind of trust? How do you become a person who others will know you will be there or do what you say that you will? Simple…. you do what you say you will do. It may seem elementary, yet if you do this day in and day out believe it or not people will begin to notice. You don't have to advertise that you are a person who keeps their word. Others will just figure it out.

It is so rare and so uncommon that you will stand out like a red marble in a bowl of white marbles.

There is a truth that says, "He who is faithful in little will also be faithful with much." There is no task, chore or promise that is too small to be faithful with. It could be keeping a secret, a promise or following through on a statement. It could be simply arriving on time or delivering your product when you said you would.

When you are faithful in a lot of little things - those little things end up meaning a lot over time. It has been said that a good name is more desirable than riches. It is certainly worth more and good luck attempting to build riches without a good name.

If you are not reliable and trustworthy when your friends have referrals they could give you - do you think that they would? If you don't follow through on the simple matters of life, why would anyone trust with referring business to you.

Hopefully one day someone will say about you, "Because they said they would!"

ACTION POINTS

1. When you say you will be there at 1:00 - Be there at 1:00

2. When you promise to deliver your product on time - Deliver your product on time.

3. If you don't have someone on the way to purchase the product that your prospect is looking at - don't fabricate someone to create urgency. Take a sales training course and learn how to sell.

4. If you say you will call - call.

5. Pay your bills on time - cut back on your expenses if you can't do this.

6. Become trustworthy - it is very simple. It is about the little things.


Ron White
 

2. Quotes of The Week

"I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." -- George Washington

"Always do right! This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." -– Mark Twain

"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them." -- Plato

"The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity." -- Zig Ziglar

"Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching." -- Thomas Jefferson

"The virtue of man ought to be measured, not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct." -- Blaise Pascal

"If you want to take the meaning of the word integrity and reduce it to its simplest terms, you'd conclude that a man of integrity is a promise keeper. When he gives you his word. You can take it to the bank. His word is good." -- Bill McCartney
 

3. Guest Article - Thoughts Create Behavior by Vic Johnson

"Cause and effect are as absolute and undeviating in the hidden realm of thought as in the world of visible and material things." -- As A Man Thinketh

We remember from science class Newton's physical law that "every action creates an equal and opposite reaction." Or, every cause has an effect. And because it is a law, it is absolute and undeviating. It always happens -- in every circumstance, under every condition.

James Allen says the same law that applies in the physical also applies in the world of thought. Every effect must have an originating cause. Our life does not develop as a result of chance but as a result of causes.

In the thought world, a thought (the cause) creates a feeling (the effect). Feelings can eventually materialize in the physical world because they create actions or behavior. These actions cause results or outcomes, and thus our life goes.

When we say a person "looks worried" what has taken place? A negative thought of some kind (the cause) triggered a feeling of worry (the effect) that materialized in the physical world through the person's facial actions. Those feelings may also materialize in other ways. For instance, by increased blood pressure or nausea. All of these "effects" originated from the original cause which was a thought.

Dr. Wayne Dyer writes that "all of our behavior results from the thoughts that preceded it... So the thing to work on is not your behavior but the thing that caused your behavior, your thoughts."

That was so liberating to me because I was so frustrated in trying to change the behaviors that I knew were causing the pain in my life. But I had been working on the wrong thing.

We cannot change anything in our life without first changing the originating cause. And everything in our life originates in our thoughts.

As Jim Rohn says: "if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause."

And that's worth thinking about.

Vic Johnson


This article is excerpted from Vic Johnson's book, Day by Day with James Allen. "Day by Day with James Allen" gives you a bite-sized, daily helping of James Allen's self-help classic, As A Man Thinketh, along with the insights and experiences of himself and others. Some days bring comfort, some bring hope and inspiration, and still others bring a call to action. But every day brings the ageless wisdom that has helped so many understand that as we think in our hearts, so we become. Book includes complete text of As A Man Thinketh.

To order go to  http://www.jimrohn.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=139 or call 877-929-0439.
 

4. Want a Speaker Who Will Educate Your Group While Instilling Humor, Excitement and Passion?

Over the past decade Ron White has traveled the country and shared with business professionals and students the value of a trained memory. Ron recently completed a speaking tour in Malaysia and Singapore where he shared the stage with several well known and respected presenters. After the tour was complete, he was astounded to find out that out of the six speakers, Ron was the only speaker who received a perfect score from both audiences! The events went so well he has been invited back to conduct a 20 city tour of China next year, then Thailand and Australia!

Ron has delivered tailored workshops for General Motors, Microsoft, Boy Scouts of America, Lexus, Coldwell Banker, Norwest Mortgage, Century 21 and thousands more across the country.

He broke the Guinness World Record by memorizing a 28 digit number in 1 minute 15 seconds on the FOX Good Day Dallas Show. (March 1, 2001)

He memorized the first seven chapters of the book of Proverbs for the Christian Business Expo in 1996. However, he will be the first to tell you, "What is amazing is not that I can do these things...it is amazing that I can teach ANYONE to do these things!"

Ron White is available to speak to your business or organization on the following topics:

How to Have a Winning Year - Ron's Signature Series!

Improve Your Memory - Double Your Sales

The Benefits of a Powerful Memory

22 Success Lessons From Baseball

How to Develop the Mind of Einstein

Selling's Not Telling


A Message From Ron White....

In my talk How to Have a Winning Year, I cover three key areas. The first area is Memory Skills to Boost Productivity. I do the exact same demonstration live for your group that I did on FOX television when I broke the Guinness World Record for memory by memorizing a 28-digit number in 1 minute and 15 seconds. This will generate the excitement and interest on how powerful the human brain actually is. Then we transition to remembering names and faces. We will talk about the value of giving speeches without using notes and being able to memorize your product knowledge or information pertinent to your job.

The second part of my How to Have a Winning Year talk is How to Maintain Positive, Upward, Consistent Growth in Your Life. Believe it or not, there is a way to not ride that rollercoaster of life with ups and downs. Sure there are still going to be ups and downs, but you can help make the slope consistent, positive and maintain upward growth.

And finally, we will close out the How to Have a Winning Year talk with How to Think Life the Great Thinkers -- Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci and Alexander Graham Bell. We will look at the lives of these great thinkers and find out what it was that enabled them to tap into the other 90% of the brain that most are not using.

This seminar is going to be fun, it is going to be professional and it is going to be educational. Your group is going to be laughing and they are going to have a great time. But they will also walk away with some very tangible skills that they an put into practice that day to increase their productivity and to increase their performance.

This seminar will be one you will never forget. I am looking forward to it and I hope you are as well. Please call or email and let's schedule this wonderful opportunity for your group today.


To Book Ron White to speak for your company, group, association, weekly/monthly meeting, office staff etc., send an email to hilary@yoursuccessstore.com and include your name, company, date and location of event, along with anticipated audience size and composition or call 877-929-0439 and ask for Hilary or Charles.



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