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Ron White's Ezine
December 10, 2008
Issue 83
Welcome!
If you are like me, this time of year you get excited thinking about the smile you are going to put on someone's face with a gift that just hits the spot. If this year you could give the gift of confidence, leadership skills, positive self-image or success to someone for the same investment as a new pair of shoes, would you do it? Of course, we all would. So I have taken the time to put my best-selling products together in a “Great Gift Ideas’ assortment that includes gifts that give confidence and help advance leadership skills, a positive self-image and success.
When you give my Memory in a Month collection to someone, you are not just giving memory skills but confidence. My confidence skyrockets when I walk into a room of 100 people and 30 minutes later know all their names! The person you give this gift to will experience that as well. My Speed Reading series offers the gift of knowledge. You will be providing the ability to literally read and retain 3 to 4 times that of the average person. And my Proven System For Success in Sales is giving the gift of income. There's an old saying, “Give a man a fish and feed him for the day, but teach him to fish and feed him for a lifetime.’ This product teaches anyone to fish for increased income, so give it as a gift and you will be feeding them for a lifetime!
There is no doubt in my mind that for the right person these products will be at the top of their favorite gifts this year. My goal is to make your holiday season the best ever, and I look forward to hearing about the smiles....
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue.....
1. Time for You by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Six Foundational Reasons for Managing Your Time by Chris Widener
4. Great Holiday Gift Ideas and FREE Shipping from Ron White!
5. More Information
1. Time for You by Ron White
He was completely infatuated with her. It was all that he could think and talk about. Yet, every time that he asked her on a date, he received the same reply. She told him that she would love to go out with him, but her schedule of work, school and other commitments was just too hectic and it wasn't possible.
In his frustration, he came to me and asked me for advice. He wanted to know how he could creatively help her with some of her responsibilities and free up some commitments so that they could spend time together. When he made this suggestion to me, I sighed deeply and bit my lip. I was searching for a tactful way to break the news to him. I have never reached tremendous success in my efforts to be tactful, so I just let him have it.
“Man, when she tells you that she doesn't have time, what she means is that she doesn't have time for YOU. I suggest that you dress in black for a week and pretend as if she's dead because it isn't going to happen.’
My words seemed to have been a kick to the gut that knocked all the air out of his lungs. After a few seconds of silence, he raised his head as he came up for air. “Thanks, buddy – I needed to hear that’ was his beaten reply to me. After our conversation, he left. I do believe that, although he didn't dress in black for a week, he did take my advice and move on. I am sure that both he and the woman are grateful for that.
You see, I have never seen a woman (or a man) who is head over heels attracted to someone, yet just can't find the time to be with that person. If the interest is there, the time will be there.
In life, you often hear the excuse, “I just don't have the time,’ when someone wants to spend more time with family, start their own business, chase a goal, travel, or volunteer. You have the time. You are simply spending it somewhere else. You are a human and will make time for what you see as a priority. The question is: are you prioritizing the correct things?
You have the exact same amount of time in a day that Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Copernicus and Leonardo da Vinci had. You have the exact same amount of time in a day that Michael Dell, Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey have. The question is not, do you have the time? The question is, how are you spending the time that you do have?
Begin to keep a journal and log the time you spend doing things every day. Do this for at least two weeks. Track the time you spend getting ready for work, driving your car, working at the office, eating out, reading, watching television, surfing the internet or simply doing nothing. You may be surprised at the amount of time that you spend on unproductive matters. It is very often shocking the amount time each day that we squander and will never get back.
Zig Ziglar penned the term "automobile university." It is the answer for everyone who says that they don't have time to learn a new skill, a foreign language or gain an education on the mysteries of the day. Ziglar suggests that if you simply listen to audio programs as you drive every day, you can successfully use the time to gain a new skill or improve your education. This is effective time management.
Life can often become so overwhelming that, as we get caught up in the rat race, we are not aware of how we are spending our time. It may be time for a time inventory of your life. First, begin by journaling what is most important to you in your life. Then, track how you spend your time for two weeks. It could be very eye opening.
Remember, you have the same amount of time in a day that Einstein, Henry Ford and Leonardo da Vinci had. The question is: are you using your time as effectively as they did? You have no cause to complain for your lack of time, only your management of that time. Time plays no favorites. You make time every day for what you value. What do you value?
-- Ron White
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2. Quotes of The Week
TIME MANAGEMENT
"Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping." -- Henry David Thoreau
"When you kill time, you kill your opportunities for success." -- Denis Waitley
"This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Remember that time is money." -- Benjamin Franklin
"The quality of life is the quality of your time management." -- Brian Tracy
"Time is a finite resource and we all place infinite demands on it. I view time as an opportunity, as a chance to make choices about how I spend that resource -- because it is our choice. And that's something people often forget." -- Maggie Wilderotter
"Take a speed reading course. Learn how to get through more material faster and with greater retention." -- Brian Tracy
3. Six Foundational Reasons for Managing Your Time by Chris Widener
Most of us know how to manage our time. It is pretty simple really. What most of us miss are compelling reasons to manage our time. We know the "how" but miss the "why." Here are six foundational reasons I have that motivate me to manage my time and myself properly.
1. It is a matter of stewardship. I view my life as not my own. I am merely a steward of it. I am given control over it for some 70 years and I should make wise decisions with it! This is a great sense of responsibility that compels me to manage my time.
2. It is a matter of personal fulfillment. When I get to the end of my life I want to be able to feel a sense of pride and satisfaction that I have lived well, helped others, and achieved much. This drives me to not waste time but to use it wisely.
3. It is a matter of providing for and being responsible to your friends and family. I owe some of my time - serious amounts - to my friends and family. If I let myself get out of control, they suffer the loss and that is something I do not want for them. I manage myself and my time so that I can give valuable portions of it to those who matter most.
4. It is a matter of accomplishment and purpose. I manage myself and my time because I want to fulfill my mission here. That is to use my abilities to enhance the lives of others. If I don't manage myself, I hinder my ability to accomplish what I want and to fulfill my purpose. This drives me to manage right.
5. It is a matter of self-control. This and number six are closely aligned. One of the reasons I manage myself closely is because I can! Imagine that. What separates us from the animals is that we do not live by instinct, but by self-control and choice.
6. It is a matter of choice. See number five. I can choose when and where I will spend my resources. That in and of itself sounds like fun!
I am sure you can come up with more reasons, and I would encourage you to do so!
Chris Widener
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