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Ron White's Newsletter
July 21, 2010
Issue 125
Welcome!
If you know me, you know I love baseball. I plan my days around game time. I have a Facebook page dedicated to talking baseball called “Baseball Talk.” I have written books on the sport and last year when I was in Europe I set my alarm to wake up at 3 a.m. so I could listen to the Texas Rangers game online. I love baseball!
If you know someone who loves baseball like I do or you are a fan yourself, you might consider reading my book, 22 Success Lessons from Baseball. One lesson that is not in my book but is of recent interest to me is the story of pitcher Cliff Lee. In 2007, he wasn't a great pitcher. He won 5 games and lost 8. He had an ERA of 6.29 (that is very high). He was such a poor pitcher that the fans booed him as he walked off the field in July of that year. His team then sent him down to the minor leagues. At that point he had five years of MLB service. In the minor leagues he listened to his coaches and worked hard.
Today, in 2010, if you follow baseball at all you know Cliff Lee is considered to be one of the game’s elite pitchers and his stats are silly good. A few weeks ago, he walked across the Texas Rangers field and it prompted a standing ovation from the fans! He hadn't even pitched yet! He was getting a standing ovation for just walking!
What made the change for Cliff Lee? Probably several things, however I am going to venture to say a lot had to do with listening to his coaches after he was sent to the minor leagues and a lot of hard work. The lesson to be learned? Listen to others who have been there. Don't be afraid to take suggestions and, most importantly, work very, very, very hard. Next year, Cliff will sign a new contract valued at probably $15 million per year. If you work hard, you just might do the same.
Ron White
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In This Issue......
1. Mentally Tough by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Character Building by Zig Ziglar
4. Jim Rohn's The Weekend Seminar ONLY $99!
5. More Information
1. Mentally Tough by Ron White
One of the least talked about factors of success is being mentally tough. Mental toughness will allow you to endure adversity, hardship, setbacks and ultimately achieve success.
The next question is: What does it mean to be mentally tough?
• It means when trouble and heartaches head your way, you are not permanently knocked off the bicycle of life.
• It means when your plan is not going exactly the way you planned, you press on.
• It means when others criticize, you refuse to allow someone else to dictate your thoughts or direction.
• It means you know who you are.
• It means you accept 100 percent responsibility for every action you have ever taken.
Now, if being mentally tough is so crucial to success, how do you become mentally tough?
Some of the most mentally tough people I have ever known are ones who I’ve served next to in the military. They are mentally tough because the military forces—and I mean forces—you to adopt three behaviors. In the military you will never be allowed to blame someone else, you will be required to be physically fit and you will be given daily goals—and you will accomplish them!
The first key to being mentally tough is refusing to be a victim and accepting 100 percent responsibility for your actions. It is not your parents’ fault, your boss’s fault, the fault of the government or someone you knew when you were a teenager. How in the world can you be mentally tough when you blame others for your lot in life? It is empowering to accept responsibility for your fate.
When you consciously or subconsciously blame another (government, economy, family, etc.) for the outcome of your life, you are significantly reducing the chances of a happy life. This is true because you have given someone else the power to control your thoughts and actions.
Next, become mentally tough by becoming physically tough. Yes, there is a confidence that you will have when your muscles are toned and a walk on the beach does not exhaust you. But, when I am 85 years old, do I expect to bench press 225 pounds and run four miles a day? Absolutely not! However, I do expect myself to put forth the maximum effort all the time so whether I am 35, 45, 55 or 85 I am in the best possible shape for a 35-, 45-, 55- or 85-year-old.
The confidence that comes from being fit is one that can’t be found anywhere else. Watch what you eat and exercise. It is crucial to being mentally tough.
Set goals and then accomplish them! How many times do people make New Year’s resolutions only to break them by January 20? This is a much bigger deal than you may think. It is a big deal because subconsciously you are telling your mind, “I can’t even keep a New Year’s resolution!” When you tell yourself this subconsciously, you then begin to lose confidence in yourself, and every aspect of your life is affected. When someone compliments you, it makes you feel awkward because deep down you think, “Gee, if they only knew that I can’t even keep a New Year’s resolution.”
Conversely, if you set a small goal of reading a book a month and you accomplish it, your self-confidence begins to build. Subconsciously you are telling yourself, “I am valuable—I am worth it. I can hit my goals. I am successful.” When you see yourself this way, you are well on the way to becoming mentally tough. In military boot camp, you are given a daily goal of folding your underwear in a set pattern and making your bed in a prescribed way. When you accomplish this goal day after day, even though it is so small, it is making a mental deposit into your self-esteem bank account that says you can accomplish goals and are valuable.
Being mentally tough is often the last piece of the puzzle to focus on for success. Yet I know very few successful people who are not mentally tough. It is easier to get there than you think. Become responsible for your life, stay in shape and set and accomplish your goals. When you do, you will exit your own personal boot camp with a confidence to rival that of a Navy SEAL!
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2. Quotes of The Week
Challenges
“Contentment is for cows; a challenging purpose is for people.” —Denis Waitley
“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.” —Henry J. Kaiser
“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” —Arnold Palmer
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
—Albert Einstein
“There aren’t any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.” —William F. Halsey
“A feeling of confidence and personal power comes from facing challenges and overcoming them.” —Brian Tracy
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the more problems we have and the larger they are, the greater our value to our employer.” —Zig Ziglar
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” —Margaret Thatcher
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.
3. Character Building by Zig Ziglar
For years I have heard on television and read in newspapers that a poor person who could not find a job was, if not expected to turn to crime, at least be excused for doing so. Unfortunately, the more this idea is promoted, the more likely it is to occur, especially among those who do not have a strong character base. The facts concerning this issue are interesting, and as a friend of mine was inclined to say, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but no one is entitled to the wrong facts.”
I was raised during the Depression, so I was familiar with an occasional knock at the back door by someone asking for something to eat in exchange for some work they could do around the house or garden. Interestingly enough, virtually no one asked for free food—they wanted to work for it instead. Statistics clearly validate that the crime rate coming out of the Depression was actually lower than it was when we entered the Depression. An article in The Financial Post by David Frum points out that the identical situation occurred in Canada. He said that statistics confirmed that in Canada there was “an overall five percent drop” in criminality between 1992 and 1993. This, despite the fact that 1993 should have seen an increase in crime. Instead, faced with plant closures, job losses and shrinking social services, the Canadians became less inclined to break into houses and steal from the owners.
The reality is people do what they’re taught and expected to do. If we will eliminate the concept that poverty breeds crime and more carefully teach that the right way is the best way, we will see further reductions in crime. In many cases an economic belt-tightening is a character-building experience that helps us learn to get along without many of the so-called “necessities of life,” so we emerge from the economic challenges stronger and better prepared to build a more successful future. Take that approach, and I’ll see you at the top!
4. Jim Rohn's The Weekend Seminar
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