Ron White's Ezine
October 15, 2008
Issue 79
Welcome!
Do you want to see a video that I humbly suggest will blow you away? It is a video of me on YouTube that has been viewed over 115,000 times.
Use the link to watch it and then come back to the newsletter because I want to share with you how this video has earned me $20,000 in the last 8 months... Go ahead I will be waiting here when you get back...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dJpwcyYTUk
Do you know what that video does for me? 115,000 people have clicked it and then some have called me to speak for their group and asked me to give that same speech for their conference (which is a GREAT idea if you are looking for a speaker, by the way) or they have gone to my website and purchased my CD albums. That video positions me as an expert to whoever watches it. To be viewed as a memory expert will get me a LOT more business and speaking engagements than simply being viewed as a memory trainer.
In your business there are so many ways you can position yourself as an expert - write articles that are specific to your industry and submit them to magazines and email newsletters, offer to speak at local networking meetings or luncheons, write a book and pay $10 a copy to have it printed one by one (having a book is a GREAT way to be viewed as an expert) or post a video on YouTube (It's FREE!) and be amazed as 115,000 people view it. All of these things are positioning you as an expert and most of your competition isn't doing it! How powerful is it for you to give your prospect a copy of the newspaper or magazine that your article was in or hand them a book instead of a business card?
So, go back and watch that video one more time on YouTube and ask yourself, 'What can I put up that will promote my business?' and then think 'I am going to contact Ron to have him speak for my conference...a memory EXPERT would be FUN!'
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue.....
1. Three Cigars by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. The Miracle of Personal Development by Jim Rohn
4. US Navy SEAL Secrets on Discipline and Leadership
5. More Information
1. Three Cigars by Ron White
It was September 1862 and the fate of a nation was about to pivot on three cigars serendipitously stumbled upon by a Union soldier – Sergeant Bloss. The stage was the United States Civil War and the scene was that of a recently vacated rebel campfire. Bloss spotted an envelope with three cigars in it and was proud of his treasure. As there was as scamper to find a match to ignite the cigars, a piece of paper wrapped with the bounty was noticed. It was a find that would shake the course of the war from its tracks.
The paper was General Robert E. Lee's battle plans and they had just fallen into his enemies fortunate hands. Lee's soldiers were just coming off a victory at the second Battle of Bull Run and they needed to do two things. First, they had to keep the Union off balance and secondly, re-supply his own forces. The scenario called for a daring move – just the kind of courage that made General Robert E. Lee famous over a century after his death. His plan was to temporarily split his forces in an effort to pick up stragglers around the country as reinforcements and then reconvene for a bold move on the heart of the enemy at Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.
When the note was carried to General George McClellan, Commander in Chief of the Union Army it was obvious what he was holding. If the note had not been found, Lee would have had a clear run to re-supply and the war would have been over in weeks, if not days. Yet, because of this find – General McClellan also had an opportunity to end the war within days. With the knowledge that Lee had split his forces he could ambush each wing – divide the enemy and destroy them at his leisure. The war would still be over in days, yet now it would be a Union victory.
So what did McClellan do? As remarkable as it seems, he hesitated and did nothing. He performed no reconnaissance and issued no orders and not a single one of his commanders dared to tell him to do so. The forces did meet in a battle that headed off Lee from his re-supply mission and that battle was known as Antietam. This battle was a draw and the war would continue for another four bloody years.
140 years after this battle, we can look back at scoff at General McClellan's inaction. How could someone hold the roadmap to success in his hands and fail to act? How could someone in a leadership position lack the courage to be bold? Knowing success was inevitable – how could nothing be done?
While it is true that General McClellan was ultimately replaced eventually by a leader who was decisive and courageous – General Grant, we can learn a lot from McClellan.
You see, you also have three cigars in your hands with your enemy's battle plans. The enemy is not foreign forces, instead the enemy is you. These battle plans tell you that you will win the war of success if you:
Educate yourself
Act decisively
Abandon the something for nothing mentality and work hard
Refuse the victim mindset and take responsibility for your life and success
You also hold the battle plans in your hand that will ensure your success. Yet, many just as General George McClellan will look at these orders and do nothing. Too many will not act, too many will lack the courage and decisiveness to take responsibility for their success and instead lead lives of quiet desperation.
Read these battle orders LOUD and CLEAR – your success is GUARANTEED if you will only act to educate yourself, work hard, take responsibility and act!
The battle for success in life is in your hands. You have found it rolled with these metaphorical cigars. Success is not the elusive mystery that so many believe. It is the product of decisive actions, a lot of hard work and accepting responsibility for your life. There you have it – you have the battle plans in front of you to ensure success. Now, what will you do? Will you hesitate and do nothing as General McClellan. Or will you seize this opportunity to defeat the enemy and guarantee success for yourself?
The enemy is moving. There is no time to waste – you have the battle plans – march forth!
Ron White
As many of you know, I serve in the Navy as a reservist and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. A few months ago a man asked me, "Ron why would someone in your position with your business want to stay in the military when you are eligible to get out?" Without hesitation I replied, "There is so much that I get from being in the military that it significantly outweighs everything that I give." He then asked, "Like what?"
"Confidence, discipline and leadership...These are benefits you gain from being deployed with a unit working for a common goal under very tough circumstances."
To read the rest of Ron's message please visit
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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
"If you're not willing to accept your own discipline, you're not going to accomplish two percent of what you could--and you're going to miss out on 98% of the good things you could have." -- Tom Hopkins
"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
"The only competition you will ever have is the competition between your disciplined and undisciplined mind." -- James A. Ray
"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
"Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." -- Thomas Carlyle
"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
"When the morning's freshness has been replaced by the weariness of midday, when the leg muscles give under the strain, the climb seems endless, and suddenly nothing will go quite as you wish-it is then that you must not hesitate." -- Dag Hammarskjold
"You can't have the fruits without the roots. It's the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others." -- Stephen Covey
"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." -- Stephen King
"I define self-control, in the beginning of life, as the choice of achieving what I really want by doing things I really don't want to do. Once this becomes a habit, discipline becomes the choice of achieving what I really want by doing the very things I now want to do! I really believe that a disciplined life becomes a joy - but only after we have worked hard to practice it." -- John Maxwell
"Self-control is a critical leadership skill. Leaders generally are able to plan and work at a task over a longer time span than those they lead." -- Gerald Faust
"One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top." -- Bob Richards
3. The Miracle of Personal Development by Jim Rohn
One day Mr. Shoaff said, "Jim, if you want to be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job."
Since that time I've been working on my own personal development. And I must admit that this has been the most challenging assignment of all. This business of personal development lasts a lifetime.
You see, what you become is far more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is not, "What am I getting?" Instead, you should ask, "What am I becoming?" Getting and becoming are like Siamese twins: What you become directly influences what you get. Think of it this way: Most of what you have today you have attracted by becoming the person you are today.
I've also found that income rarely exceeds personal development. Sometimes income takes a lucky jump, but unless you learn to handle the responsibilities that come with it, it will usually shrink back to the amount you can handle.
If someone hands you a million dollars, you'd better hurry up and become a millionaire. A very rich man once said, "If you took all the money in the world and divided it equally among everybody, it would soon be back in the same pockets it was before."
It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development
So here's the great axiom of life:
--To Have More Than You´ve Got, Become More Than You Are--
This is where you should focus most of your attention. Otherwise, you just might have to contend with the axiom of not changing, which is:
--Unless You Change How You Are, You´ll Always Have What You´ve Got--
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
4. US Navy SEAL Secrets on Discipline and Leadership
As many of you know, I serve in the Navy as a reservist and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. A few months ago a man asked me, "Ron why would someone in your position with your business want to stay in the military when you are eligible to get out?" Without hesitation I replied, "There is so much that I get from being in the military that it significantly outweighs everything that I give." He then asked, "Like what?"
"Confidence, discipline and leadership...These are benefits you gain from being deployed with a unit working for a common goal under very tough circumstances."
You see, I am a better person, leader and businessman because of my time in the military. If every single one of you went out and enlisted in the military tomorrow I know you would never regret it. It would impact your life positively in every aspect of your life for the rest of your life. With that said, this is just not practical. So I have the next best thing -
My personal coach TC Cummings, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, has agreed to share with you the leadership and discipline he learned during his time as a U.S. Navy SEAL through 2 very special Teleseminars! Folks, these Teleseminars are an INCREDIBLE opportunity to learn from a member of the most elite military unit on the face of the planet! The calls will feature TC and myself. I will be facilitating the lessons that TC shares.
We will have 8 calls total. 4 calls dedicated to gaining the Discipline of a U.S. Navy SEAL and another 4 calls dedicated to understanding how to have the Leadership Skills of a U.S. Navy SEAL.
Over 85% of the men who enter the program to become a U.S. Navy SEAL fail. The men who succeed are few and far between. You now have the opportunity to learn from one of these extraordinary men! Learn to have the Mind of a U.S. Navy SEAL and take your business, career, personal life and income to the next level!
For all the details on these two powerful Tele-Seminars, please visit
http://www.YourSuccessStore.com/SEAL
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