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Ron
White's Ezine
June 14, 2007
Issue 45
Welcome!
Last week I went through the task of getting a will together. It was
actually a very painless, simple and clear process - for me it was as
easy as ordering a salad. I left the lawyer's office with a huge smile
on my face, but I couldn't pin point why until the ride home. The
process of drawing up a will evoked two thoughts from my mind. The first
thought was the question: 'Am I afraid to die?' I was taken aback when I
realized that I wasn't. I have zero anxiety about death. Although I do
love life, my family, friends and watch my health closer than most. But
there is no anxiety about death for me. I am not going to coach you on
how I arrived here because we all come from different faiths,
backgrounds and belief systems. However, I will say that the realization
that this is not all there is - is an incredibly calming realization.
Finally, on this same point, I would encourage you to look for the
answer as if you are searching for buried treasure, and I believe you
will find it.
The next thought that flowed into my mind as I left the lawyer's office,
was what Jim Rohn talks about - leaving a legacy. I started thinking of
what my legacy would be, and it excited me while at the same time showed
me my weakness. I spent 4 hours that night talking to my family in my
mom's living room just having a good time. It was something I hadn't
done in too long. I called my dad just to invite him to a baseball game
and quizzed my sister for the first time in years on her life and job.
Leaving a legacy is about many of the things you leave behind, but it is
also the intangibles you leave in the hearts of those to whom you gave
your time.
Last week I drew up a will - the act was simple but the resulting
thought process was calming and profound for me. When you are squared
away with the prospect of death (the statistics are 1 out of 1 by the
way if you are wondering if it will happen to you) and living your life
to leave a legacy... life takes on a new serene and hopeful perspective.
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue.....
1. A Grenade, A Helmet And A Choice by Ron White
2. Quotes of the
Week
3. Change Begins with Choice by Jim Rohn
4. Ron White has been at it again!
5. More Information
1. A Grenade, A Helmet And A Choice by Ron White
His name was Jason Dunham and he was a corporal in the US Marines. This
story picks up with Jason as he was talking with the men in his unit.
They wondered whether a person could jump on a grenade and survive by
putting it under their helmet. Deep down they all most likely knew that
it wouldn't work – yet on the streets of Baghdad soon all topics of
conversation can become quickly exhausted, and hypothetical solutions to
real life problems can pass the time.
Unfortunately for Jason Dunham, the circumstance that he had
hypothesized about arrived just a few weeks later. However, fortunately
for his unit Corporal Jason Dunham was there. In this life and death
scenario there is no time to think. There is only time for fight or
flight. Jason chose fight and performed above and beyond the call of
duty. He threw his helmet and body over the grenade and gave his life
for his friends. Jason was nominated for The Congressional Medal of
Honor. He was twenty years old.
Your stance on political matters or world issues is irrelevant in this
scenario. Jason did not do this for you, he did not do it for the people
of Baghdad, he didn't do it for the US Government or a politician. He
did it for the men beside him – period.
To give your life for your friends is the greatest thing one person can do
for another. It is also one of the rarest acts of civilization.
In 1981, shots rang out as bullets screamed through the air to pierce
the flesh of the fortieth President of The United States. No sooner had
the gun powder been ignited than secret service agent Tim McCarthy stood
up as straight as a board and extended his arms to make himself a large
barrier between John Hinckley and President Reagan. While others ran for
cover agent McCarthy stood looking directly as his potential death with
firm resolve. Tim was shot square in the chest and believe it or not
that was exactly his goal. As he positioned himself spread eagle to take
a bullet for a man, an office and a nation others cowered in trembling
fear. Because of amazing grace agent McCarthy survived.
What causes men and women to lay down their lives for another? It takes
a lot. First and foremost it takes a realization that life isn't about
you. It is about making a difference, making an impact and it is about
giving.
Jason Dunham and Tim McCarthy were able to respond the way they did
because:
• They decided how they were going to respond long before the event
occurred.
• They were not selfish people – the farthest you could be from selfish
as a matter of fact.
• They realized that life was not about them it was about making a
difference – it was about others.
I hope with all my heart you are never placed in a situation where you
have to choose between your life and those around you. Yet, everyday you
are in situations where you have to make choices. You must decide right
now how you will respond.
The lesson to extract from the lives of Corporal Dunham and Agent
McCarthy is that of an overall attitude on life. That attitude simply
put is that it is better to give than receive. It is honorable to view
the lives and well being of others above yourself. If we can take any
pearl of wisdom from the extraordinary lives and attitudes of these two
men is that making an impact on the world is not always about
recognition, power, money or personal gain. Sometimes the greatest
success is one who gives himself up so others can succeed. That is the
mark of the ultimate high achiever.
Decide today how you will respond in your moments of crisis - whether it
is financial, personal or life and death. As you make your plan your
actions, remember the selfless lessons of Corporal Dunham and Agent
McCarthy.
-- Ron White
Recently, Ron was asked to record, on DVD and CD, 7 new programs on
Success related topics. To view each title's specific topics and to take
advantage of this new release offer, go to
http://rondvds.yoursuccessstore.com or call 877-929-0439.
2. Quotes of
The Week
FREEDOM
"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single
word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope." -- Sir Winston
Churchill
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness." -- The Declaration of Independence
"The arms we have been compelled by our enemies to assume we will, in
defiance of every hazard, with unabating firmness and perseverance,
employ for the preservation of our liberties being with one mind
resolved to die free rather than live slaves." -- Thomas Jefferson
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their
country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man
and woman." -- Thomas Paine
"Liberty is the child of intelligence." -- Denis Waitley
"Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something
and when you decide how to respond." -- Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein
"The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes." -- Victor
Frankl
"Whatever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be
unfurled, there will be America’s heart, her benedictions and her
prayers." -- John Quincy Adams
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make
mistakes." -- Mahatma Gandhi
"All we have of freedom -- all we use or know -- this our fathers bought
for us, long and long ago." -- J. Rudyard Kipling
"There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom,
intelligence, and energy of her citizens can to cure." -- Dwight D.
Eisenhower
3. Change Begins with Choice by Jim Rohn
Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any
day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new
knowledge. Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we
wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately,
or next week, or next month, or next year.
We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And 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.
As Shakespeare uniquely observed, "The fault is not in the stars, but in
ourselves." We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have
both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning
today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers
or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need
the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the
truth.
We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us
down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make
the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make
the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily
lives.
And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone
seeking and needing to make changes in their life - If you don't like
how things are, change it! You're not a tree. You have the ability to
totally transform every area in your life - and it all begins with your
very own power of choice.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
4. Ron White has been at it again!
Recently, Ron was asked to record onto DVD and CD 7 new programs on
Success related topics including:
Success Lessons From Medal Of Honor Recipients
How to Have A Winning Year
How to Develop the Mind of Einstein
Maximize Your Memory
Success Lessons From Baseball
Success Lessons From U.S. Presidents
The Ten Commandments Of Selling
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