"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure." —Jim Rohn
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Trust Your Memory! by Ron White
1. Trust Your Memory! by Ron White
As I was training for the USA Memory Championship in 2009 I emailed the then World Champion, Ben Pridmore, and I asked him for advice he could give me as I trained. His advice was simple… trust your memory.
That was it… trust my memory.
What did that mean? Well, when you are memorizing a deck of cards in a tournament you are timed and the faster that you can do it the better. Oftentimes, I would find myself focusing on a card for several seconds to make sure that I had it in my brain. Then I started with Ben’s strategy of ‘trusting my memory’ and I would start going faster than I thought possible. Guess what? My brain still had the information at the faster speed!
It is much like speed reading. Most of use read slowly not because that is the fastest that we can go but we really don’t understand how much our brain takes in going at fast speeds. Think about driving down the road at 70mph and all the signs, billboards and movement you are able to take in. The brain is the greatest computer ever created. So my advice is to trust your memory more.
This doesn’t necessarily always mean speed but it just means expect more from your memory. Stop saying to yourself, “Oh I am terrible with names,” “I am a poor test taker” or “I just can’t remember like I used to!” Trust your memory and I think you will be amazed. I went from memorizing a deck of cards in 6 minutes and 30 seconds to just over a minute because of technique but also because I started to trust my memory.
Trust your memory, trust yourself and improve your memory results.
—Ron White
As published in Ron Whites Newsletter which can be subscribed to at http://www.yoursuccessstore.com/
Why do we need personal development
Why do we need personal development
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 said, “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.
For example, you can pass on enrolling in a memory seminar and save that investment for today. However, in three months when you are at the bank and see one of your clients yet can’t recall his or her name, you miss the opportunity to deepen a relationship.
Fill your brain with something worthwhile today and watch your brain refill your pockets
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Ron White
From Ron Whites Newsletter it’s a great reminder why we need to develop as a person.
