Ron White's Ezine
March 4, 2009
Issue 89
Welcome!
If I could have an increase in any area of my skills that I believe would make the greatest impact on my income and goals, it would without a doubt be mental toughness. Now, this doesn't mean I don't have a level of mental toughness. Instead, I am suggesting that everyone can increase in this area, and this would be the single greatest focus for me in the arena of skills development. Why? A mentally tough person barrels through adversity, doesn't get ruffled under pressure, remains focused on the task at hand despite distractions, sets goals and does not give up when the going gets tough, possesses a confidence in themselves and their abilities and just flat out wins when others give in.
There are many ways that I build my personal mental toughness. Recently, through the coaching of former U.S .Navy SEAL TC Cummings, I have been building my mental toughness by journaling my past successes. Doing this reminds my conscious mind of reasons why I deserve to be a winner in the future because I have been one in the past. TC has had me set small goals and meet those goals, something as simple as reading 15 minutes a day. Why? Because I have some HUGE goals coming up and I need to train my brain to understand, “When Ron White sets a goal he delivers.’ This develops mental toughness. On the other hand, if I set a goal to read 15 minutes and I don't follow through, the message my brain gets is “When Ron White sets a small goal, he can't even hit that...how does he expect to hit his HUGE goals?’
Another mental toughness technique I am implementing is having consequences when I don't meet a goal. Instead of beating myself up for days, which leads to less confidence, I will “pay a price,’ which is a predetermined consequence of not hitting my goal, such as running a few miles or swimming across the pool when it is 33 degrees outside (I did this one recently!). This paying the price allows me to put the issue behind me and move forward in building mental toughness.
There are a lot of ways that you can build mental toughness. I have hired TC Cummings to build mine and it is working. You might be interested in getting the benefits of training with a Navy SEAL at a fraction of what you´d pay for one-on-one training. If so, please see the information below about my Mind of a SEAL Tele-seminars.
Build mental toughness and I look forward to hearing about your success!!
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue.....
1. He Made Him Captain by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Learn to Crawl Before You Walk, Learn to Walk Before You Run by T.C. Cummings
4. Mind of a SEAL Tele-seminars Now Available as MP3 Downloads!
5. More Information
1. He Made Him Captain by Ron White
One of my best friends coaches a group of 13-year-old boys in soccer. He saw some leadership potential in one of the boys, but he also saw some disturbing qualities. My friend approached the boy and told him that he thought he could be captain of the team but he wanted to see changes in some of his behaviors. Almost overnight, the boy stopped his whining and complaining. He became responsible and an effective leader. Today, he is the captain of the soccer team and parents who have known this kid for years are asking my friend what he did to transform him.
My friend didn't do anything other than tell someone that he believed in him and thought he could do better. When was the last time you told someone that you believed in them? You can criticize until the cows come home. However, if you want to see lasting change... find the positives in a person and reinforce those. When you do, those qualities will grow and overshadow the less desirable qualities. For an overnight transformation...find positives and make them captain!
-- Ron White
Former U.S. Navy SEAL T.C. Cummings joins Ron White to conduct three powerful
tele-seminars available to you via MP3 download at a fraction of what youŽd pay
for one-on-one training from a tried-and-true Navy SEAL! For details: visit
http://www.YourSuccessStore.com/SEAL
2. Quotes of The Week
Overcoming Obstacles
"Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish." -- Jean de la Fontaine
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." -- Charlotte Bronte
"The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself." -- Mark Caine
"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant." -- Horace
"Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before." -- James Buckham
"The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the key-note of my life. It is this, always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers." -- Helen Keller
"The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber." -- William Mather Lewis
"The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper." -- Aristotle
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow." -- Maya Angelou
"It is a psychological fact that we cherish most what we have worked hardest to gain. The further we have come, the sweeter the celebration at the destination when we arrive." -- Denis Waitley
"It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated - it is finished when it surrenders." -- Ben Stein
"Identify the major obstacle that stands between you and your goal and begin today to remove it." -- Brian Tracy
3. Learn to Crawl Before You Walk, Learn to Walk Before You Run by T. C. Cummings
Stallions like to run. Indeed, they were born to run. But they didn't start their lives running. They had to grow gradually. Even as they fell – and they do fall – the pain and recovery was relative to their ability and growth at the time. A natural rule applies.
That rule, this philosophy, is crucial to the development of elite commandos or anyone with the strong desire to develop personally. People of this caliber – in applying themselves to personal betterment – need to constantly be reminded of the importance of respecting this rule of "walk before you run." As a Navy SEAL, I know that after swimming for three miles while wearing dive fins in the cold ocean, a swimmer's body is not prepared to hit the beach running. The mind can envision this action and may forget the rule, but the rule still applies.
To get to that place where the body and mind align, the body must transition. Muscles must reactivate, and rhythms must adjust. Only by respecting the rule can the envisioned outcome be achieved. If not, the would-be runner falls to the ground, disillusioned with his or her own belief.
Due to the high caliber of clients I've had the honor of working with in the civilian sector, I've been privy to see men and women possessing the same "stallion" characteristics in their business dealings as commandos possess in their operational battles.
In both cases, these "stallions" need to be reigned in from hurting themselves when they seek to run before they can walk. It may be difficult for them to see this when they are in the moment, but it's clear as a bell to an external observer who is an excellent listener.
We can only grow to the extent that we envision ourselves. Unless our inner representation grows as fast as our external growth, we will actually hold ourselves back from lasting success.
Do you know anyone who has dramatically lost weight with great joy only to revert to his or her old habits and weight?
Do you know people who have earned the money they really deserve only to squander it away and regress to their former income?
Who do you know that finally met the person of his or her dreams only to dump that loved one because of a list of silly reasons?
Leaping from crawling to running sets us up for a painful fall. We don't achieve true personal growth, and because we find ourselves back at square one we may become disgruntled and distrustful of the process, often blaming anyone and anything but ourselves.
If you want to change, you must do the work. Go back to basics. In football, professionals earning millions of dollars annually practice the most basic drills throughout the season. Professional artists go back through the strokes and lighting. If you make millions of dollars consistently, most likely it's because you go back to the basics of budgeting, saving and investing consistently.
Whenever you are seeking to grow – and you have a clear vision of what you wish to do – make sure that who you are being is big enough to consistently be doing what it is you wish to do. Make sure of this so you can consistently achieve your desired results.
If you are the "stallion," then use your power and set yourself up to win with a coach or trainer whom you trust to observe and protect you from your own impetuous eagerness. And let them help train your muscles and harness your power so you can first walk and then run with a purpose.
If you are a leader responsible for "stallions," then you must protect them from themselves as they seek to skyrocket up the corporate ladder. As a mentor, this is very much your charge. The personal damage – an increase of fear and frustrations – can be the result of falling on one's face too often. This damage can be overcome, but recovery from it can take the wind out of your "stallion's" sails. So as a leader, help them master the fundamentals so their climb up the ladder of growth and personal betterment is a lasting success.
Having the power of choice, we humans don't automatically follow all of the rules as the stallions do in nature. We will never see a healthy plant provide fruit out of the natural order. For lasting success we need to consciously be aware that we must "learn to crawl before we walk, and walk before we run."
-- T.C. Cummings
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 three
powerful MP3 tele-seminars, please visit
http://www.YourSuccessStore.com/SEAL
4. Mind of a SEAL Tele-seminars Now Available as MP3 Downloads!
Ron White's personal coach, TC Cummings, is a former U.S. Navy SEAL. Late last year, TC and Ron conducted a series of tele-seminars in which they shared with participants the principles of confidence, leadership and discipline that TC learned during his time as a U.S. Navy SEAL. TC taught and Ron facilitated the lessons that he shared.
Now, these three powerful tele-seminars are available to you via MP3 download at a fraction of what you'd pay for one-on-one training from a tried-and-true Navy SEAL!
These tele-seminars are INCREDIBLE! You'll find no better opportunity to learn from a member of the most elite military unit on the face of the planet!
There's one tele-seminar on gaining the Discipline of a U.S. Navy SEAL, one on understanding how to have the
Leadership Skills of a U.S. Navy SEAL, and one on developing the Confidence of a U.S. Navy SEAL. Each individual tele-seminar consists of four dedicated calls.
Over 85% of those who enter the program to become a U.S. Navy SEAL fail. Those 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 powerful MP3 tele-seminars, please visit
http://www.YourSuccessStore.com/SEAL or call 877-929-0439.
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