Ron White's Ezine
October 14, 2009
Issue 105
Welcome!
Do you remember the old oil filter commercial? The mechanic is holding an oil filter in his hands. Behind him is an engine getting overhauled. The mechanic says, “Pay me now....or pay me later.” He is suggesting you could pay $5 now for a new oil filter or $2,000 later for an overhauled engine. Life is much the same way. Many see personal development as an expense that they can choose to forgo, and the truth is you can. You don't have to invest in the $79 CD album or the $399 workshop today. There is no law that says you have to fill your mind with education, knowledge and self improvement. In the short run, you will have more cash for the things you desire. However, in the long run, that engine will break down and the lack of knowledge will cost you significantly more than the $79 CD album ever would have.
Benjamin Franklin said, “If you take the pennies from your pockets and put them in your head, your head will again fill your pockets.” Jim Rohn says, “Standard education will get you jobs and self education will make you fortunes.” You don't have to invest in my CDs and workshops, but I highly encourage you to invest in worthwhile audio material and workshops.
Speaking of workshops, I have one coming up Nov 21st in Dallas on memory. You can pass on enrolling in the memory seminar and save that investment for today. However, in three months when you are at the bank and see one of your clients and can't recall his or her name and miss the opportunity to deepen a relationship, you will have by that time paid for the memory seminar many times over and, even worse, not have the knowledge you could have gained from the class.
Fill your brain with something worthwhile today and watch your brain refill your pockets. Find more information about my upcoming Maximum Memory Seminar now!
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue......
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 every day... because I do something every day.”
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 one 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 producer had me come to the studio to practice and I didn’t get it right then either. The producer 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.” The producer sighed and shook her head as if I were about to bring down the entire FOX network if I failed. What the producer 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 host read out 28 digits, and I nailed it with six seconds to spare! I had never gotten it right, but when it was in the 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. Now, years later, I still get speaking engagements because of that one 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 take risks in my life, but 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 is 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
Have you ever seen the memory experts on television who can memorize 200 names in 20 minutes, a deck of cards faster than you can flip through them, 400-digit numbers or a long list of words? Well, not only can I do these things, but I can teach you how to do them! Learn more now!
2. Quotes of The Week
Excellence
“Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.” —Brian Tracy
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” —Vincent T. Lombardi
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” —Willa A. Foster
“My parents ingrained in me early on that the perfect score is always something to strive for. I want to win, and I want to succeed no matter what.” —Andrea Jung
“Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise.” —Harvey Mackay
“Don't get complacent. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and set higher standards of achievement for yourself. Once you've achieved a standard of excellence, never let it rest—push yourself even higher.” —Dave Anderson
“The noblest search is the search for excellence.” —Lyndon B. Johnson
“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” —Pat Riley
3. The Value of External Feedback by TC Cummings
So much within competitive sports can apply to the grander picture of our lives. All we need to do is transfer the lessons learned.
A client of mine, Mike Buckley, is one of the most skilled hockey goalies in the world. Mike’s coach consistently produces top draft picks for the National Hockey League (NHL). Every year since college, Mike has ranked in the upper percentile in skills competitions. With these amazing abilities, why hasn’t Mike yet made it into the NHL?
Like so many of us, Mike’s challenge was in applying his focus on the right thing at the right time so that he could allow his skills to come out and live successfully.
Working with a personal coach, Mike discovered his strength was also his weakness. According to Rob Day of PuckStoppers, his goaltending coach, Mike has the ability to examine his performance during practice and make corrections and adjustments that are amazingly effective—possibly the best Rob has seen.
During game time, however, Mike would react to the pressure by constantly examining himself. This inappropriate, self-conscious, self-doubt distracted him from experiencing the moment and allowing him to perform authentically.
We’ve all heard the saying, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Yet, how do we go about our daily lives, experiencing the full benefit of living in the moment if we are preoccupied with self-conscious examination?
Have you ever found yourself in a sort of whirlwind of self-examination and doubt? How does it feel? People say it can feel disempowering, with seemingly no end in sight. We are all susceptible to it. Often, we find escape routes to hide from our own examination. Sometimes these escapes are overtly destructive (drugs and alcohol abuse), and other times, we bury ourselves in work, exercise or volunteer aid, fooling ourselves that this is a healthy place to hide.
What’s the solution? How do we experience the moment and enjoy life while still getting the best performance from ourselves? After all, people are depending on us.
Purposeful, objective observations and relevant questions delivered in trust and confidence set us up to win consistently. Scheduling an hour every week with a no-holds-barred friend or committing to an effective personal coach elevates our self-awareness and can increase both our performance and self-acceptance. And this focused time, dedicated to self-examination, removes the need for such introspection during real-life situations where our attention is needed elsewhere. We then allow ourselves to experience life while it happens!
Now we elevate our confidence higher still, confident that we are free to enjoy the moment because we know there is a time for examination.
Mike ultimately learned to leave his self-examination off the ice and trust in his skills. Mike played in “high-caliber” leagues in which single-man defenses allowing 15 goals per game is considered acceptable.
Fifteen goals? How about none? Mike went on to lead his team to the league championship while experiencing more fun and confidence than he’d ever had on the ice!
How could my friend’s lesson—purposeful, professional, self-examination—empower you?
—TC Cummings
TC Cummings is a former Navy SEAL, a professional speaker and the personal coach to Ron White as he prepares for competition at the World Memory Championship in London. Check out these three powerful tele-seminars available to you via MP3 download (with PDF workbooks) at a fraction of what you’d pay for one-on-one training from a tried-and-true Navy SEAL!
4. Special Saturday Ron White Maximum Memory Seminar!
You’re invited to my special one-day Maximum Memory Seminar, open to the public on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
Join me for a full day of intense and fun memory training, and I guarantee that you’ll triple your memory, triple your business, greatly improve your grades or multiply your income!
I’ll show you how I memorize the names of a room full of people in 20 minutes and then teach you the skills to do this!
You’ll walk out of this event amazed at the power of your own memory. But that’s not all!
Be among the first 100 to enroll, and you’ll receive special discount pricing and the opportunity to add a half-price spouse ticket! Plus, get these special downloadable bonuses absolutely free:
• Picture files for memorizing names and numbers
• Daily memory-training software for number memory and memorizing decks of cards
• My popular e-book, 22 Success Lessons from Baseball
Don’t let another day go by without tapping into this unique skill. You do have it! I just need to help you release the power of your own memory!
Get more details or reserve your seat at this extraordinary one-day memory seminar now! Or call to reserve your seat now at 877-929-0439.
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