Denis Waitley's Weekly Ezine

May 11, 2005
Issue 32

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 To this week's issue of the Denis Waitley International online newsletter. My goal is to offer valuable, relevant, leading edge, and interesting content, with some innovative and refreshing differences from the other ezines and newsletters you may be receiving.

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Denis Waitley

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In This Issue.....

1. Weekly Jumpstart
2. Champion Within Weekly Article
3. Weekly Seeds of Greatness
4. Winner's Edge Coaching Tips
5. Featured Product of the Week
6. Customer Feedback
7. More Information

 

1. Weekly Jumpstart

Of All the Wisdom I Have Gained, the Most Important is the Knowledge That...

...time and health are two precious assets that we rarely recognize or appreciate until they have been depleted. As with health, time is the raw material of life. You can use it wisely, waste it or even kill it.

To accomplish all we are capable of, we would need a hundred lifetimes. If we had forever in our mortal lives, there would be no need to set goals, plan effectively or set priorities. We could squander our time and perhaps still manage to accomplish something, if only by chance. Yet in reality, we're given only this one life span on earth to do our earthly best.

Each human being now living has exactly 168 hours per week. Scientists can't invent new minutes, and even the super rich can't buy more hours. Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the richest, most powerful woman on earth of her era, whispered these final words on her deathbed: "All my possessions for a moment of time!"

We worry about things we want to do - but can't - instead of doing the things we can do - but don't. How often have you said to yourself, "Where did the day go? I accomplished nothing," or "I can't even remember what I did yesterday." That time is gone, and you never get it back.

Staring at the compelling distractions on a television screen is one of the major consumers of time. You can enjoy and benefit from the very best it has to offer in about seven total hours of viewing per week. But the average person spends more than thirty hours per week in a semi-stupor, escaping from the priorities and goals he or she never gets around to setting. The irony is that the people we are watching are having fun achieving their own goals, making money, having us look at them enjoying their careers.

Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire today. If you've just frittered away an hour procrastinating, you will still be given the next hour to start on priorities. Time management contains one great paradox: No one has enough time, and yet everyone has all there is. Time is not the problem; the problem is separating the urgent from the important.

This week separate the urgent from the important and take action on what is important!
-- Denis Waitley


2.  The Champion Within Weekly Article

Paying the Price by Denis Waitley

I've studied and counseled many world class athletes, but no one has inspired me more in recent years than champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. Watching him overcome setback after setback during his unparalleled conquest of The Tour de France, I have come to view him as the model for commitment and self-discipline. As Lance has told us in his own words, "It's not about the bike."

Can you remember when you got your first two-wheeler? It's an experience many people can recall instantly. I'll never forget when I got a bicycle for Christmas. My whole family stood on the lawn watching me try to take my first ride. On that day, I discovered why commitment is definitely like riding a bicycle.

First, you must believe that a machine that can't even stand by itself will transport you safely. Of course, you've seen it work for others, but now you've got to convince yourself that this form of success can actually happen to you.

Second, you must let go of all forms of support and balance yourself with the sheer force of momentum by your own strength.

Third, you have to lean into curves. This becomes easy enough after a while, but at the beginning – just as with snow skiing – the natural tendency is to incline yourself away from what appears to be a potentially dangerous situation. You've got to realize that the best way to avoid falling doesn't involve simply staying as far as possible from the ground.

Fourth, you can coast for a while, but you won’t get far if you don't keep pedaling. The lesson there, if you've had the privilege of watching Lance Armstrong in action, is self-evident.

Last, you've got to get up and try again after you've fallen off the bicycle. Kids will fall any number of times, but they'll almost never say, "I quit. I'm not willing to risk falling again. Forget bicycling. I'd rather just walk or take the bus until I can afford a car." Kids rarely attach any significance to even dozens of falls or failures. Again, we have to watch film clips of Lance Armstrong getting up from falls and tragedies time and again to understand that it's just the price kids and champions will gladly pay for that marvelous experience of flying down the road or up a mountain under their own power.

This commitment and discipline to "paying the price" is a key quality in the mind of a champion. You could even say that if success has an entry fee, the cost is total commitment through daily discipline.

No train, no gain! Practice does indeed make for permanent performance.

Denis Waitley

Denis Waitley has studied, counseled and trained leaders in virtually every field including Apollo astronauts, Olympic gold medalists, Super Bowl champions, returning POW's, heads of state and Fortune 500 top executives.

Denis is recognized as a world class speaker and author and has traveled the globe sharing success ideas and strategies to thousands of companies the past 25 years. To book Dr. Waitley to speak for your company or to be part of your upcoming Regional or National Convention send an email to speaker@deniswaitley.com or call 877-929-0439 and ask for Hilary.

 

3. Weekly Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley
(This excerpt was taken from Denis Waitley's Seeds of Greatness Treasury)

Look Inside

When the prize seems high above you
And your mirror doesn't love you
Look inside

When the road to gold gets steeper
And your diamond's buried deeper
Look inside

Light a candle in your mind
Untold riches you will find
When you look for treasures
Look inside

When you're running low on laughter
And can't reach the goals you're after
Look inside

When your body starts complaining
And the clouds of doubt keep raining
Look inside

Close your eyes and then believe it
Trust yourself and you'll achieve it
When you're seeking answers
Look inside
 

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4. The Winner's Edge Coaching Tips

From Inside to Outside: Enhancing your Self-Esteem and That of the Significant Others in Your Life is the topic of our current coaching tips. The purpose of these coaching tips is to help us master our core values and learn to accept that we are worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest. So let's cover this week's tip:

Since you trust your ability to cope with challenge and change, enjoy life's ironies and humorous aspects. Remain flexible in your responses, eager to contribute inventiveness and innovation.

This week look for the humor in your life and look for ways to contribute!

DW
 

5. Featured Product of the Week
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Leading an Inspired Life by Jim Rohn or
Safari to the Soul by Denis Waitley

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6. Customer Feedback

Here are some of the testimonials and comments we received over the past week from our Ezine subscribers. We love receiving comments and feedback from our readers - so keep it coming!

Denis, I want to tell you "thank you" for all your work in the field of self-development and psychology. I have been able to add so much more richness in my life from the actions I have taken from your material. I respect your ability to speak in an interesting and clear manner and make the material come alive with your stories, "Gerber's strained squash!" I first rented your video in the late 90's at the University of Miami Blockbuster store and that is where I got into taking actions to improve my life. I have done a lot, gained muscle, got my M.B.A., getting my real estate license as we speak and most likely will attain a law degree in the next three years. I hope to work in a consultative capacity with my education to help others invest in real estate and make successful endeavors. I was privileged with my Dad, to see you twice in person. Once when you spoke in Jacksonville, Fl. as part of Peter Lowe Seminars and then most recently this summer at the Jim Rohn Weekend in Anaheim. Wish you the best with your writing, speaking and all the work you do to help this World be a better place. Thank you for being a role model of integrity that I want to model.
-- Sean

I like the idea of letting go (referenced in the article by Denis in Messages from the Masters daily email from DailyInbox.com). Another fun way to accomplish this (which I have used with success) is to have people write down their past issues/frustrations on a piece of flash paper (available through any magic store on-line). Then light it and watch it go up in smoke. Thanks for letting me share.
-- Adam Orlan

Thank you Ezine readers, for the sincere and kind words of encouragement and appreciation you sent us this week! -- DW


 

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