Ron White's Ezine
July 8, 2009
Issue 98
Welcome!
Fast is slow. Smooth is fast.
That was a philosophy I learned from former U.S. Navy SEAL TC Cummings as he coached me for the USA Memory Championship. This was a lesson he learned while training as a SEAL. Often the more he hurried and pressed, the worse the results. However, when he slowed down and focused on being smooth, the results were better.
Nolan Ryan, the former Major League pitcher and now president of the Texas Rangers, says it is common for a fastball pitcher to want to overthrow and throw too hard when the best results can be obtained by easing up a bit. He said pitchers should hold the baseball like an egg, but many grip it as if they are squeezing the life out of it! Once again, "Fast is slow and smooth is fast."
When I set the USA record for the fastest to memorize a deck of cards, I started off going FAST, and then I caught myself and realized I was going too fast. I slowed down and set a new record for the fastest time!
Whatever your endeavor, many times the answer isn't in speeding up, but, rather, in slowing down.
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue......
1. We Will See What Happens by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs by Brian Tracy
4. Here’s 10 Dollars for You to Spend!
5. More Information
1. We Will See What Happens by Ron White
A few years ago, my sister and I were the first ones down the tunnel to board our flight for Norfolk, Virginia. Just as we were about to board the plane, a mechanic emerged from inside the aircraft and blocked the door with his arms. He turned to the flight attendant and hurriedly stated, “We’ve got problems!”
I thought to myself, "Why did I have to be the one to hear that? Why couldn't I have been at the back of the line? I didn't need to know that!" Very soon, we were back in the terminal waiting. Eventually, we again boarded the plane. I tried to put my secret knowledge out of my head and waited for the pilot to give us an explanation. Pilots take courses to ease passenger's minds, right? They know what to say to calm nerves.
Unfortunately, I don't think this pilot took that course. Soon his voice boomed throughout the plane, "Sorry for that delay ladies and gentlemen. We had no power on the plane. But, we have a generator on the ground right now and we are going to jumpstart the engines. Once we get them going, we will get up in the air and head to Norfolk and see what happens."
Click.
That was it. That was all he said. See what happens? We are going to get up in the air and see what happens? Couldn't we have just a little better plan than that worked out?
At this point, all I could do was nervously laugh. One woman started yelling, "Oh no! We are going to crash!" There were sighs of desperation and nervous laughter spreading throughout the cabin like a tidal wave—and we hadn't even taken off yet! Thirty minutes passed and we were still sitting there. Then came the voice of death (I mean the pilot) over the intercom again: "Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are frustrated—so are we—we know you are hot, we only have one engine going right now and it is working double time."
Click.
There were moans as it seemed we had all boarded the vessel of doom. It seemed that without question we were all seated in an aluminum casket seat buckled next to strangers. After all, the pilot said he was frustrated. He told us our one engine was working double time and his elaborate plan was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and what happened? Nothing happened, other than thrust and lift. We arrived in Norfolk and no sooner had the wheels touched the tarmac than a round of applause burst out as everyone simultaneously exhaled throughout the airplane.
Although I do sincerely like to have a better plan than '”see what happens” worked out when flying, it really isn't such a bad life strategy. All too often, I will watch people chase their goals and become frozen with inaction because they don't have all the necessary pieces or guaranteed results. When in reality, they will never have all the pieces. Success will never be guaranteed. The best thing that you can do is just get up in the air and see what happens. Adjustments can be made in the air or should I say in the middle of the process.
If your effort is to build a business, then listen closely: "Get up in the air and see what happens!" Don't give yourself all the reasons why you can't. Do not wait until you have everything you need. You never will!
If your mission is to start a friendship, say "hello." Get up in the air and see what happens! Don't stress over what you will talk about. Wing it with mid-air adjustments. The results could be enormous. Do not allow yourself to stay on the runway because you feel the flight is doomed. The only doomed flight of friendship is the one that stays on the runway.
If your goal is to learn a new skill, "Get up in the air and see what happens!" It might not be as challenging as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be fun!
When traveling, I hope that my pilot has a more detailed plan than, "We will see what happens." Although, in life, it isn't such a bad strategy.
-- Ron White
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2. Quotes of The Week
Preparation
"You cannot speak that which you do not know. You cannot share that which you do not feel. You cannot translate that which you do not have. And you cannot give that which you do not possess. To give it and to share it, and for it to be effective, you first need to have it. Good communication starts with good preparation." -- Jim Rohn
"One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared." -- Merlin Olsen
"It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared." -- Whitney Young, JR.
"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes." -- Benjamin Disraeli
"The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight." -- Arthur Ashe
"Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable." -- Menander of Athens
"The most successful people in every area invariably spend far more time in preparation than the least successful." -- Brian Tracy
"By chance, you will say, but chance only favors the mind which is prepared." -- Louis Pasteur
"What distinguishes winners is the will to prepare to win." -- Tony Jeary
"From product knowledge springs the expertise to work with clients in the effective and professional manner that earns high income. Invest ten minutes daily reviewing your product information or using your product so you know it inside and out." -- Tom Hopkins
3. Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs by Brian Tracy
The worst beliefs you can have are "Self limiting beliefs." These exist whenever you believe yourself to be limited in some way. For example, you may think yourself to be less talented or capable than others. You may think that others are superior to you in some way. You may have fallen into the common trap of selling yourself short and settling for far less than you are truly capable of.
These self-limiting beliefs act like brakes on your potential. They hold you back. They generate the two greatest enemies of personal success - doubt and fear. They paralyze you and cause you to hesitate to take the intelligent risks that are necessary for you to fulfill your true potential.
For you to progress, to move onward and upward in your life and your business, you must continually challenge your self-limiting beliefs. You must reject any thought or suggestion that you are limited in any way. You must accept as a basic principle that you are a “no-limit” person, and that what others have done, you can do as well.
When I was a young man, coming from a difficult upbringing, I fell into the mental trap of concluding that because other people were doing better than I was, they must be better or smarter than I was. I accidentally concluded that they were worth more than I was. I must therefore be worth less. This false belief held me back for years.
The fact is that no one is better than you are and no one is smarter than you are. If they are doing better, it is largely because they have developed their natural talents and abilities more than you have. They have learned the laws of cause and effect that apply to their lives and work before you have. And anything anyone else has done, within reason, you can probably do as well. You just need to learn how.
-- Brian Tracy
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