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Ron White's Newsletter
June 23, 2010
Issue 123

Welcome!

Did you know there is a YouTube video of me memorizing people’s names at an event, and that video has almost a quarter of a million hits?! The ironic thing is that the video wasn't planned. Moments before I went up on stage, a friend said to me, “Hey, why don't I film you as you do your memory talk?” He pushed record and filmed me repeating the names of a group of people that I had just met moments before. I didn't think much of it and put it up on YouTube. The rest is history!

Watch the video here: www.MemoryinaMonth.com

I can literally trace $20,000 in sales directly to this accidental video. And my upcoming appearance on The History Channel is 100% because of this video. I thought The History Channel had contacted me because of my years of memory training and the fact that I’ve won the USA Championship the last two years, or because of my national media appearances on The Martha Stewart Show or Good Morning America. Nope. It was the accidental video.

The lesson I learned is: you never know what is going to lead to your success. It could be a business plan that you’ve worked on for years or a casual idea you have at lunch with a friend. For me, the key was being ready. I had practiced this demonstration for years—and I still do it! Because of that, I was ready. Opportunities are all around you. Be ready!

Ron White

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In This Issue......

1. 'Heeeeeere's Johnny!' by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Words to Learn By by John C. Maxwell
4. Learn What the Most Effective People Do Differently!
5. More Information

1. 'Heeeeeere's Johnny!' by Ron White

One of my fondest childhood memories is watching The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. When I was 7 years old, I would get a tape recorder and put it against the television and record Johnny’s monologue. I remember running into my parents’ room because I wanted my mom to come and listen to the “funny man.” When she walked into the living room, she did laugh.

However, it was not at Johnny Carson; instead, she laughed that her 7-year-old son was convinced he had discovered Johnny before anyone else in the family!

Perhaps it should be of no surprise that, decades later, I make my living delivering monologues, much like my childhood mentor. Although I am a keynote speaker and not a comedian, I did originally try to be a comedian... but everyone just laughed at me!

As I listened to Johnny’s friends after he passed away a few years ago, they all talked about what people from ages 7 to 97 loved about him. Do you know what they said? They said that he:

—Let others talk. (In other words, Johnny was the star by not always turning the spotlight on himself; he let others shine.)
—Listened. (Not only did he let others talk, but he also listened!)
—Made jokes, but never at the expense of his guests.
—Saw the value in bringing the common man on his show.
—Wanted to see others succeed.
—Was almost funnier when his jokes bombed because he just rolled with it.

Johnny Carson understood that if his guests were successful and funny, that made him a star. He spent his interviews letting others have the spotlight.

Here is the life lesson: Understand what I call the “Carson Principle.” This principle says that if you want to make your life successful, then make those around you successful.

Spend time listening to the least among you. The “Carson Principle” also goes on to say that if you spend your efforts drawing attention to yourself, it will actually backfire. Focusing on others will catapult you to success. This may not be monetary success, but it will surely mean relational success. Finally, the “Carson Principle” says that it is OK to fail, and don’t take your failures too seriously.

Mr. Carson, I still have your decades-old monologues on cassette tape. Although I was not aware of it at a young age, you taught me a lot about life and success. Thank you.

2. Quotes of The Week

Communication

“Accept complete responsibility both for understanding and for being understood.”
—Brian Tracy
 
“The substance of your communication is the response it generates.” —Tony Jeary
 
“The greatest communication skill is paying value to others.” —Denis Waitley
 
“Writing is the gold standard of communication. Learn to do it well, and see more gold.”
—Chris Widener

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” —Benjamin Franklin

“Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.” —Pearl Buck
 
“The organization that can’t communicate can’t change, and the corporation that can’t change is dead.” —Nido Qubein
 
“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” —Anne Morrow Lindbergh

3. Words to Learn By by John C. Maxwell

In my years studying leadership and evaluating leaders, I have stumbled across a leadership shortcoming that continually amazes me. Leaders will manage a team, work with the same individuals every day, yet hardly know anything about their people! These leaders have never prioritized acquainting themselves with the dreams, thoughts, hopes, opinions and values of those they lead.

The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing what they sense.

I have found that leaders overestimate the amount of time and effort needed to get to know someone. In fact, in only one hour with you in private conversation, I could, probably by asking three questions, find the passion of your life:

What do you dream about?
A person’s dreams are powerful revealers of passion. When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

What do you cry about?
Passion can be uncovered by peering into the hurts deep inside a human soul. The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force. When listening to a story of grief, you hear a voice thick with emotion, you see watery eyes flooded with feeling, and in that moment, you glimpse the intense connections between a person’s deepest pain and their greatest passion.

What makes you happy?
I have fun hearing what makes people tick and seeing the smile that comes when they talk about where they find joy. Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirit. When a person operates in an area of pleasure, they are apt to be brimming with life and exuding passion.

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Ron White's Newsletter
March 3, 2010
Issue 115

Hello, everyone!

The USA Memory Championship is this Saturday, March 6. I am EXCITED! I have been training for this for months, and I am so ready to compete and defend my title!

I have an announcement to make, as well. I am predicting that I WIN! You heard it right. I am predicting that I win on Saturday! Bold? Sure. Confident? Sure. As a matter of fact, I GUARANTEE you that I win on Saturday! No questions asked. 

Now, before you spread the word to my competition that I am predicting a win on Saturday, let me explain. Every year before the tournament begins, Tony Dottino (the event founder) tells the group that each person has already won. What he means is that the people in that room are people who are pushing themselves, getting smarter, testing the limits of their minds and mentally growing, and, because of that, they have already won.

I have trained harder for this memory tournament than any in the past. I didn't think it was possible. The time I have invested has been grueling at times, and I am pleased to announce I have gotten better. Because of that, I have already won. Because I wasn't satisfied with my mental status quo and pushed my mind to get better, I won. The results of the tournament are just icing on the cake.

My prediction for you is that you can also be a guaranteed winner at your goals. How do you guarantee a win? You simply get in the ring and give it all you have. That is what I am going to do on March 6, and I encourage you to do the same in your chosen arena.

Ron White

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In This Issue......

1. Potential by Ron White
2. Quotes of the Week
3. Four Benefits of Pursuing Your Potential by John C. Maxwell
4. Winter Reading Special
5. More Information

1. Potential by Ron White

The stage was a Texas Rangers baseball game. I stared at the batter and muttered “potential” as he held the bat over his shoulder waiting for the pitch. No sooner had the word escaped my mouth when my friend leaned over and said, “What did you say?” I replied, “I said potential.” Her confused question was, “OK…? Potential in regard to what?”

I then explained. “Well, in science they have something called potential energy, and it basically says that the higher an object is, the more potential energy it has. For example, a rock on top of a building has a potential energy in it—if it were to fall. I was just thinking about the potential energy in the player’s bat and how that relates to me.”

She looked at me intensely, somehow sensing that I was telling the truth that these were my thoughts. She proclaimed, “I never cease to be astounded at the weird things you think about.”

Perhaps it is an odd thought to cross my mind at a baseball game, but it happened. Potential energy basically says that the higher an object is, the greater the potential energy. A ball on a six-story building has more potential energy than one on a three-story building. As a matter of fact, the doubling of the height doubles the potential energy.

At the baseball game, when I started thinking about potential energy, I was considering it in regards to me—and you, for that matter. You see, it has been said that from those to whom much has been given much is expected. Based on the fact that you have access to a computer, understand how to read and have a thirst for learning, you have been given much. Or, in scientific terms, you have tremendous potential energy. You are like that rock on a tall building. However, if you sit there, the potential energy is never utilized or accessed.

One of the greatest tragedies of life is when an individual has tremendous potential energy and squanders it. That is one of my greatest fears. I am constantly faced with the prospect of not using my potential energy. To me, that is one of my largest motivating factors. Every day as I age, I look in the mirror and question if I did everything I could to use my potential energy. Did I do everything I could to figuratively jump off that building and expend the energy?

Pent up inside of you right now is tremendous potential energy that could be utilized to cure cancer, send humans to Mars, write a novel or become president of the United States. The great tragedy is not expending your potential energy and falling short. The great tragedy of life is to be that boulder—to have tremendous potential energy—and squander it through inaction.

There you have it. I was thinking about potential at the baseball game. I was thinking about it because I know that humans with nothing more than primitive tools constructed the pyramids, Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China. These are testaments to human potential. They are testaments to certain individuals thousands of years ago expending their potential energy for the ages to witness and marvel at. The challenge today for you may not be a monument for society or culture; however, it is a call for you to understand potential energy and implore you to seize yours.

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2. Quotes of The Week

Potential/Possibilities

“The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.” —Brian Tracy

“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” —George Bernard Shaw

“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.” —Helen Keller

“The only waste of human resources is letting them go unused.” —Mark Victor Hansen

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot

3. Four Benefits of Pursuing Your Potential by John C. Maxwell

(Here’s a short excerpt from an article by best-selling author and leadership expert John C. Mawell. Enjoy!)

• Higher self-esteem. People who are constantly learning and growing have a good self-image.

• Willingness to change and risk. One of the obvious evidences of growing people is that they are constantly changing and risking. Show me a person who doesn’t change, who doesn’t risk, and I’ll show you a person who’s not growing.

• Passion increases. When we begin to grow personally, our passion for life and learning begins to increase proportionately.

• Lifting the lid for others. What a leader does determines what everybody else is going to do. The people don’t pass the leader. An organization’s growth doesn’t outpace the leader’s progress. As you lift the lid for yourself, you lift the lid for others.

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