Ron White's Ezine
March 2, 2006
Issue 14

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Welcome!

To this week's Ezine. I have had an eventful few weeks traveling to Laguna Beach, New Jersey, San Francisco, Orlando and I even have some overseas speaking trips on the horizon. Whether your organization is in Dallas or the other side of the globe - I look forward to giving you an UNFORGETTABLE event!

On my flight to New Jersey, I was reading an article on the last football season, and it started me thinking about how football is a lot like life. Many teams did not make the playoffs because they missed it by one game. And each of those teams that missed it by one game could very likely look back to a game when they had excessive penalties that ended up costing them the game. When football players aren't focused and disciplined, they jump offside. One of the greatest detractors of success in the business world is a lack of focus and discipline. The ability to focus on one objective until it is complete, and to discipline yourself to avoid distractions and persevere through the battles is going to make the difference between winning the "Super Bowl" of life and sitting at home watching others during the playoffs of success.

I hope you take this lesson from last football season and make an effort to put focus and discipline in your life as you strut into the end zone with your victory dance.

Go for more this week as you focus and discipline yourself for success!
Ron White

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In This Issue.....

1. Just Put Me On the Air by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. BONUS Article -- Listening to the Coach by Zig Ziglar
4. Ron White's Next Memory Training Seminar is Coming in Two Weeks -- Don't Miss It!
5. More Information

1. Just Put Me On the Air by Ron White

It was May 2000 and I was in the seminar business and discouraged. His name was Mr. Palmer and he was a 75 year old wealthy real estate mogul and my mentor.

"Mr. Palmer, I am so down. I have made some many mistakes and my business is in pieces."

"Ron, I make mistakes everyday... because I Do Something everyday."

I looked up from my drink and saw Mr. Palmer smiling. He then asked, "Do you follow me?"

I did. Loud and clear. He was saying, "Who cares if you made some mistakes. Mistakes only signify action and that is much better than inaction."

It was barely 12 months later and I knew I could break a memory record in the Guinness Book of World Records. It was set by a man who memorized 27 numbers in 1 minute and 21 seconds. I knew I could beat that. Although, I never had. I persuaded FOX television to let me attempt it on live television.

My best friend, Brian, helped me practice all week. He would call out 28 random numbers and at the same time he held a stopwatch and clocked me. It was very frustrating. Not once did I get it right.

Brian asked me, "You do realize you are going on FOX this week and you have never gotten this right. Are you sure you want to do this? It is live TV."

"I will get it right when it counts." I said, nervously hoping I was right.

The day before the show aired the FOX producers had me come to the studio to practice and I didn't get it right then either. The producers looked at me and said, "You don't have to go on tomorrow, if this is something you can't do."

My response without hesitation was, "Just put me on the air." She sighed and shook her head as if I was about to bring down the entire FOX network if I failed. What the producers didn't understand is that I now lived my life by the Mr. Palmer philosophy and that philosophy says, "Who Cares!"

March 1, 2001 the FOX hosts read out 28 digits and I nailed it with 6 seconds to spare! I had never gotten it right, however when it was clutch I nailed it! In baseball terms it was the bottom of the ninth, the bases were loaded, down by three runs with two strikes and I knocked it out of the park. The amazing thing is that I had never done it before!

My friends, family, neighbors and the bank teller all high-fived me that day. Five years later, I still get speaking engagements because of that 1 minute and 15 seconds of my life.

If I had given into inaction and fear, I wouldn't have much of the income that I do today. And if I had failed, according to Mr. Palmer... "Who Cares!!"

This "Who Cares!!" philosophy that I learned from Mr. Palmer, not only causes me to risk in my life. It also makes me a fun speaker. I am not on the platform wondering what everyone thinks. I am having a Blast and it comes through. And you know what? People buy into what I am saying because they can tell it is really me and not a phony persona. However, they only see that because I believe in the "Who Cares!!" philosophy of Mr. Palmer.

I encourage you to live your life by the "Who Cares!!" philosophy and be willing to make a fool out of yourself (even if it means on live television in front of the world). If you are willing to do that... I can guarantee you massive success even if you fail in your initial goal.

-- 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! To learn more about Ron's upcoming Memory Training Seminar on March 14th & 15th, scroll down to #4 below or go to http://seminar.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434.
 

2. Quotes of The Week

Discipline

"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons." -- Jim Rohn

"Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself." -- Abraham Joshua Heschel

"Positive self-discipline puts you in the driver's seat. When you rehearse the correct moves and internalize them, you will become a high-performance human being." -- Denis Waitley

"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability." -- Roy L. Smith

"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it." -- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

"The most important quality in the development of human character is, and always has been, self discipline." -- Brian Tracy

"Without discipline, there is no life at all." -- Katharine Hepburn

"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear – is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." -- Vince Lombardi



3. Listening to the Coach by Zig Ziglar

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel. Finally, the coach who had the rare ability to spot the athlete's unique talent and then maximize that talent by teaching proper techniques.

The one thing coaches cannot tolerate... is the individual who grows arrogant because he excelled at a lower level and believes he has nothing else to learn... The coach clearly understands that regardless of the extent of the talent, it can be more completely utilized if the proper coaching technique is applied. That coaching technique will include teaching the athletes to become team players by fitting their individual talents into the team. That's significant, because there is a dramatic difference in an all-star team and a team of all-stars. The coach's job is to take the stars and make them a team. The athlete who won't be coached simply never moves up to that last level, which is necessary for maximum personal performance and a must if the athlete is going to be a major contributor to the success of the team.

The blending of this talent into the "team" applies in any family, business, orchestra, stage production, or any other organization of more than two people. Think about it. Listen to the "coach," and I'll see you at the top!


This article is by Zig Ziglar. To receive more information about Zig Ziglar and/or to purchase his best-selling CDs and books, including How to Stay Motivated 3 Vol. Program, Secrets to Closing the Sale, Courtship After Marriage, Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World and Confessions of a Grieving Christian, go to http://zig.yoursuccessstore.com and save or call 877-929-0439.


 

4. Ron White's Next Memory Training Seminar is Coming in Two Weeks -- Don't Miss It!

March 14th and 15th

Omni Mandalay Hotel (NOTICE THE LOCATION CHANGE!)
221 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/DallasMandalay.aspx

You may attend 1:00-4:30pm both days or 6:30-10pm both nights. Or you may attend 1:00-4:30 one day and 6:30-10pm the next. Simply attend one session each day. Remember students 10-22 are FREE bring them! Just let us know so we can be sure to have a seat ready for them.

In this 2 day - 7 hour memory workshop lead by Ron White. You will learn how to:

Give speeches without notes
Memorize chapters of books
Recall product knowledge
Double your sales when you have product knowledge, names and sales training at your mental finger tips
Earn referrals when you recall names and faces and establish strong relationships with your clients
Improve grades
Learn foreign languages
Routinely remember 40 digit numbers
Remember information from seminars or workshops
Memorize poems or quotes
Improve your confidence by trusting your memory more
And much more!

This seminar will be an insurance policy on all future trainings that you take. You are insuring that the next time you invest in a Jim Rohn, Ziglar or Brian Tracy training that you will be able to recall the points months later. You will get more out of every future training that you attend.

For more information visit http://seminar.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434



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