Ron White's Ezine
January 26, 2006
Issue 12

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In This Issue.....

1. Does Speed Reading Have a Direct Correlation to Income? by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Guest Article - Where Do You Go for Your Intellectual Feast? by Jim Rohn
4. New Release - Ron White's Speed Reading, a Systematic Plan to Read Faster and Retain More!
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1. Does Speed Reading Have a Direct Correlation to Income? by Ron White

It has been said that standard education will get you jobs, and self-education will make you fortunes. This is no doubt true, and I believe that reading is a key skill necessary to self-education. Statistics say the average CEO in America reads 4-5 books per month while the average American reads 1 book per year! This same statistic goes on to say that 60% of those average American's don't even get past the first chapter in that one book! You may shrug your shoulders and say – okay big deal – so what? I am not a reader and why should that bother me?

Whether it should bother you or not is for you to decide. I simply share the facts with you. So here is another interesting fact: The average CEO of a fortune 500 company will earn an average of 536 times the salary of the average employee of the company he runs. This means that the employee of that company will work for a year and a half to equal the salary of the CEO for one day! What an extremely amazing and true statistic! Now, I am not going to suggest to you that the only difference between the CEO and the average employee is that the CEO reads a lot of books and the employee doesn't, however, I will suggest to you that is one of the major differences.

Now, if it is true that knowledge and even reading has a correlation to income, and I believe that it does, then wouldn't it be logical to conclude that it is in our benefit and interest to learn to read faster.

So the good news is that you can learn to read faster. However, the more important factor here is that you can read faster WITH comprehension. You see if you simply read faster but do not comprehend or recall what you have read, then what have you gained? Not only is speed reading with comprehension and retention possible for the human mind, you'll be glad to learn it really is not a tough chore. The challenge is in learning the system. Because we know your brain is very systematic, then we can actually train it to read faster. Thomas Jefferson said that if we do everything that we are capable of we would truly astound ourselves.

The human mind is the greatest computer ever created. Nothing in the world will ever compare to it. It is a truly phenomenal machine that, when fed, will respond with results that will astound you. Benjamin Franklin told us that if we take the pennies from our pockets and put them in our heads, our heads will then fill up our pockets once again. This is so true. The person who invests time educating himself will reap a lifetime of extra knowledge, fun and income.

So let's do what Franklin suggested and spend our pennies on books. As we read these books faster and faster and gain more and more knowledge, we'll look back in amazement as our knowledge and quality of life increases. By increasing your reading speed, you are doing just one of the things you are capable of. My hope is that it will spark a fire in you to learn even more and in doing so develop and use more of your potential. Do this by continually learning and feeding the flames with information, knowledge and action.

-- Ron White  

Ron White has spent over a decade training business professionals and students how to improve their memory, grades and income. He has appeared on FOX television, broken a Guinness Record by memorizing a 28-digit number in 75 seconds, been a guest on over 35 radio programs in the United States and Canada, and his articles have appeared in print across the country. Ron's live workshops sell out every time at $349 per person. To learn more about Ron's Newest Release, Speed Reading - a Systematic Plan to Read Faster and Retain More! scroll down to #4 below or go to http://speedreading.yoursuccessstore.com or call 877-929-0439.

2. Quotes of The Week

Books, Library and Reading

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Of course inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx

"Most homes valued at over $250,000 have a library. That should tell us something." -- Jim Rohn

"Read something positive every night and listen to something helpful every morning." -- Tom Hopkins

"Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors." -- John F. Kennedy

"Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, 50 books per year, and will guarantee your success." -- Brian Tracy

"A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas-a place where history comes to life." -- Norman Cousins

"The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read." -- Abraham Lincoln

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island... and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life." -- Walt Disney

"If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians." -- Warren Buffett

"These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves." -- Gilbert Highet

"Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi." -- Oprah Winfrey



3. Guest Article - Where Do You Go for Your Intellectual Feast? by Jim Rohn (excerpted from Leading an Inspired Life)

Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author. He's picked out a favorite place to feed his body, but he doesn't have a favorite place to feed his mind!

Why would this be? Have you heard about the accelerated learning curve? From birth, up until the time we are about eighteen, our learning curve is dramatic, and our capacity to learn during this period is just staggering. We learn a tremendous amount very fast. We learn language, culture, history, science, mathematics... everything!

For some people, the accelerated learning process will continue on. But for most, it levels off when they get their first job. If there are no more exams to take, if there's no demand to get out paper and pencil, why read any more books? Of course, you will learn some things through experience. Just getting out there – sometimes doing it wrong and sometimes doing it right - you will learn.

Can you imagine what would happen if you kept up an accelerated learning curve all the rest of your life? Can you imagine what you could learn to do, the skills you could develop, the capacities you could have? Here's what I'm asking you to do: be that unusual person who keeps up his learning curve and develops an appetite for always trying to find good ideas.

One way to feed your mind and educate your philosophy is through the writings of influential people. Maybe you can't meet the person, but you can read his or her books. Churchill is gone, but we still have his books. Aristotle is gone, but we still have his ideas. Search libraries for books and programs. Search magazines. Search documentaries. They are full of opportunities for intellectual feasting.

In addition to reading and listening, you also need a chance to do some talking and sharing. I have some people in my life who help me with important life questions, who assist me in refining my own philosophy, weighing my values and pondering questions about success and lifestyle.

We all need association with people of substance to provide influence concerning major issues such as society, money, enterprise, family, government, love, friendship, culture, taste, opportunity, and community. Philosophy is mostly influenced by ideas, ideas are mostly influenced by education, and education is mostly influenced by the people with whom we associate.

One of the great fortunes of my life was to be around Mr. Shoaff those five years. During that time he shared with me at dinner, during airline flights, at business conferences, in private conversations and in groups. He gave me many ideas that enabled me to make small daily adjustments in my philosophy and activities. Those daily changes, some very slight, but very important, soon added up to weighty sums.

A big part of the lesson was having Mr. Shoaff repeat the ideas over and over. You just can't hear the fundamentals of life philosophy too often. They are the greatest form of nutrition, the building blocks for a well-developed mind.

I'm asking that you feed your mind just as you do your body. Feed it with good ideas, wherever they can be found. Always be on the lookout for a good idea - a business idea, a product idea, a service idea, an idea for personal improvement. Every new idea will help to refine your philosophy. Your philosophy will guide your life, and your life will unfold with distinction and pleasure.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn


For more information about Jim Rohn's Leading an Inspired Life book, go to http://www.jimrohn.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=27 or call 877-929-0439.


 

4. New Release - Ron White's Speed Reading, a Systematic Plan to Read Faster and Retain More!

New Release - Ron White's Speed Reading, a Systematic Plan to Read Faster and Retain More! 4 CD set and Workbook The statistics speak for themselves; the faster a person reads, the more books they will read and eventually the more money they will make over the course of their lives. This is what the statistics tell us. Therefore, I want to encourage you not only to nurture your desire to read, but also your desire to read faster. Speed Reading is an extremely comprehensive program and covers everything from the very basics of speed reading to building your vocabulary and remembering what you read. The goal is not to simply read faster, the goal is to read faster coupled with retaining what you are reading. This may be a program that you will want to go back and review for the maximum benefit. You most certainly will want to practice your speed reading skills as often as possible to keep your reading speed at its maximum. I look forward to working with you as you learn this new skill and embark on the exciting adventure of knowledge. CD 1 Track 1 – Introduction to Speed Reading Track 2 – How to Measure Your Reading Speed Track 3 – 10 Minute Reading Drill with Music Track 4 – Calculating Your Reading Speed Track 5 – Using Your Hand - Basic Speed Reading Strategies Track 6 – Reading Backwards Track 7 – Reading Groups of Words Track 8 – Explanation on the Size of Loops Track 9 – Speed Increasing Drills CD2 Track 1 – Different Hand Motion Techniques Track 2 – Explanation of Drills on Next Track Track 3 – Speed Increasing Drill Track 4 – 5 Levels of Speed Reading Track 5 – How to Recall What You Read Track 6 – How to Use Your Mental Files for Memory Track 7 – Seeing Groups of Words Track 8 – Speed Increasing Drills CD 3 Track 1 – Keys to Speed Reading Track 2 – Speed Increasing Drills Track 3 – Speed Increasing Drills Track 4 – Remembering What You Read Test Track 5 – Answers to Memory Test Track 6 – More Speed Reading Strategies Track 7 – Speed Increasing Drill Track 8 – Measuring Your New Reading Speed CD4 Track 1 – Improving Comprehension Level Track 2 – Building Your Vocabulary Track 3 – Understanding Suffixes and Prefixes Track 4 – Building Your Reading Speed Through Foreign Languages Track 5 – Greek and Latin Root Words Track 6 – Speed Reading for Kids Track 7 – Reading for Pleasure, on Computer and for Comprehension Track 8 – Using Your New Skill for Success!   Speed Reading by Ron White 4 CD Program Plus Workbook Regular Retail $79 Special Price - $49 Also for the first 100 to order receive a signed hardback of Jim Rohn's book - The Seasons of Life ($25 value) - Free! Plus, the first 100 to order (MP3 orders not included) receive 4 excerpt booklets by Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley and Zig Ziglar, and a Jim Rohn Sampler CD To order go to http://speedreading.yoursuccessstore.com or call 877-929-0439. Speed Reading is also available on MP3 for only $39 - no shipping, no customs, no wait. The first 100 to order receive a signed hardback of Seasons of Life by Jim Rohn. (MP3 orders receive eBook version.) The Seasons of Life by Jim Rohn Jim show's the parallels between life and the changing seasons. To realize that the seasons will change without fail and what we can do to utilize each seasons to get the greatest rewards. It is basically based on the parable of the sower and the reaper. What to do in one season, to ensure success in another season. **Great for those who are going thru difficult times personally or financially, because it helps them see that this "winter" in their life will eventually give way to ""spring". A book of ideas and observations that attempt to place life, its events, purpose, opportunities and challenges into perspective. A book that is intended for reading by all people. Topics Include: The Cycles and Seasons of Life The Effect of Environment on Circumstance The Value of Attitudes The Constant, Predictable Patter of Change The Spring The Summer The Fall The Winter Defeat-The Best Beginning   Plus, the first 100 to order (MP3 orders not included) also receive 4 excerpt booklets by Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley and Zig Ziglar, and a Jim Rohn Sampler CD

 

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