Ron White's Ezine
June 25, 2008
Issue 71
Welcome!
As we approach Independence Day in America (the 4th of July), I feel it is appropriate to quote a former US presidential candidate and UN Ambassador - Adlai Stevenson. He said, 'Patriotism is not the short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the slow, steady, tranquil dedication of a lifetime.'
That is one of my favorite quotes on patriotism but it is also a great quote that applies to success. Next week men, women and children will sport red, white and blue clothes all over the country. They will get goose bumps at hearing the national anthem, feel pride at watching a US Air Force jet fly over or place their hand over the heart for the pledge. Yet, patriotism is not the short frenzied outburst of emotion but the slow, steady, tranquil dedication of a lifetime.
Next week all over the world business professionals will spend a day or two in a frenzied outburst of cold calls, follow up or marketing and then sit back and wait for the success to roll on their door step. I have had the privilege to work with many of the world's most successful business professionals over the last few years and common traits they all posses are that they are steady in their work, they are dedicated, and their work ethic is consistent.
So as you effort to achieve success, remember the lesson of an American patriot and insure that your work is not a roller coaster of frenzy and lack of action. Instead, apply the principle of steady action.
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue.....
1. The All Joe Team by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. "Slow and Steady Wins the Race"... It's Not Glamorous, but It's
True by Cynthia Kersey
4. Celebrate Independence Day!
5. More Information
1. The All Joe Team by Ron White
The "All Joe Team", that is the team I want to be on. Forget the rest – if I make this team, my heart is happy. The "All Joe Team" was created by Larry Weisman a sports writer for USA Today. It is named in honor of Joe Phillips, a defensive tackle for 14 years for the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings before his retirement in 1999. When Larry explained the "All Joe Team" he wrote:
"They asked Phillips to tie up blockers and let the linebackers flow to the ball, which he did. That's classic grunt work at one of football's truly thankless positions, where the results don't show up in individual statistics. Phillips didn't make a lot of tackles, and he didn't have to. He fought off double-team blocks, refused to be moved from the hole and made the guys around him better, inspiring the creation of the All-Joe team.
The NFL's stars wouldn't succeed without the All-Joes around them. They'd never make the Pro Bowl absent the guys who willingly attack the game's grittier tasks. Hence the All-Joe motto: If you work hard, good things will happen. To someone else."
The football players on the "All Joe Team" won't make it to the pro-bowl in Honolulu but without their play the players in Honolulu wouldn't be there. When Emmit Smith won his rushing title he bought his entire offensive line Rolex watches. He knew that without them he wouldn't be basking in the glory of end zone celebrations. It was an All Joe Team that made the holes for his runs.
In business, do you shoot for the All Joe Team or the All Star Team? I am not going to suggest to you that it is wrong to be dancing in the end zone and getting the glory. I will never imply that it is wrong to be on the All Star Team. But, in life and in business it seems that most shoot for the glory and the credit and only a few strive to do the work. I recently was the guest speaker for a group professional speakers. The reason that they asked me to speak is that I speak more than the average professional speaker. This group has thousands of members who sit around and hope someone will book them to speak.
When they asked me how to fill up their calendar with speeches and I told them to pick up the phone and make phone calls, it was comparable to me telling them to walk across shattered glass. Not one got excited and said, "Yes! I am going to do that. I think I am going to work!" Instead, they said, "You don't understand how good a speaker I am. You don't understand how good a writer I am. Will you book me?" Not only did I not book meetings for them. I lost respect for them. I want to be friends with the All Joes.
With that said, if you work hard day after day and strive to become an All Joe – I assure you that you will eventually become an All Star. Then, after your hard work and dedication the spot light will feel so incredibly sweet. At that time, enjoy the spot light but never forget it was the All Joe attitude and that got you there. If for some reason, you never make the All Star Team – you can rest in your knowledge that you were on All Joe Team and that is an honorable place.
The life of Albert Einstein is one that would have fit perfectly in the All Joe Team. He never wanted the spotlight. When offered the Presidency of Israel he turned it down! Why? He was an All Joe. He wanted to make a difference in the field of science and did not need the spotlight to satisfy his ego.
Make the effort to become an All Joe – work hard and understand that this means others will get the spotlight because you will be one less person competing for it. But, don't be surprised if one day your work is noticed and you are asked to join the All Star Team. If so, I look forward to cheering for you as you strut in your end zone dance in the midst of the well deserved spotlight.
Ron White
You can find success lessons almost everywhere you look, so in honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday I want to offer you a really special deal on one of my favorite and most recommended DVD/CD programs:
Success Lessons from U.S. Presidents.
www.YourSuccessStore.com/Presidents
It's my belief that by extracting the lessons of these great men and applying them to our own lives, perhaps we can catapult the success of our lives to parallel the success of a great nation. Follow this link to find out more:
www.YourSuccessStore.com/Presidents
P.S. Be sure to check out all seven of my DVD/CD programs on success-related topics, including Success Lessons from Medal of Honor Recipients, Success Lessons from Baseball and more. Plus, find an awesome combination offer for all seven at an incredible price!
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. "Slow and Steady Wins the Race"... It's Not Glamorous, but
It's True by Cynthia Kersey
"Slow and steady wins the race." It's not glamorous, but it's true. The tragedy is that most people never even get in the race, and many of those who do hope that success comes easily and swiftly. When it doesn't, they're out of the race, before it really begins. What they don't realize is that the decision to be unstoppable is never made just once. It is made moment by moment, again and again.
Setbacks are inevitable. In fact, they're evidence that we're doing something. The more mistakes we make, the greater our chance of success. Failures indicate a willingness to experiment and take risks. Unstoppable women have learned that each failure brings wisdom and insight that will take them one step closer to achieving their dreams. When we focus on one unstoppable moment at a time and stay the course, the end result will take care of itself.
It's important to remind ourselves that failure is an event, not a person. If you don't achieve your 30-day goal, does that make you a failure? If you don't get a promotion at work, does that make you a failure? If you get married and then divorced, does that make you a failure? Of course not!
Failure doesn't characterize who you are. It is simply an event that happens to you. And when you continue to move forward, despite difficult experiences, you have already won!
ACTION: Find the gift in the setback
The next time the outcome you had hoped for doesn't transpire, look for the gift. Ask yourself the following questions:
1. What can I learn from what happened?
2. What am I grateful for about this experience?
3. What are the potential benefits of this experience?
4. What is the best way for me to move forward?
Commit to finding the gift in any setback. And in advance, tell yourself that you will never, never, never quit. If you don't give up, you simply cannot fail. Not only will you achieve your dreams, but the combination of your commitment, courage, and faith will rise as the greatest triumph of all.
Choose to be unstoppable!
Cynthia Kersey
4. Celebrate Independence Day!
In honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday I want to offer you a really special deal on one of my favorite and most recommended DVD/CD programs:
Success Lessons from U.S. Presidents.
www.YourSuccessStore.com/Presidents
Look back through history with me as the characters of the Presidents of the United States are revealed. What did these men do? Who did they become? How did they forge the destiny of a nation?
These are some of the questions addressed in examining the success lessons left behind by leaders like Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan.
It's my belief that by extracting the lessons of these great men and applying them to our own lives, perhaps we can catapult the success of our lives to parallel the success of a great nation.
Follow this link to find out more:
www.YourSuccessStore.com/Presidents
P.S. Be sure to check out all seven of my DVD/CD programs on success-related topics, including Success Lessons from Medal of Honor Recipients, Success Lessons from Baseball and more. Plus, find an awesome combination offer for all seven at an incredible price!
To view specific topics and take advantage of this special offer, go to
www.YourSuccessStore.com/Presidents
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