The Ant Philosophy by Jim Rohn

Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept - the ant philosophy. I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. That's a good philosophy. If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they'll look for another way. They'll climb over, they'll climb under, they'll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where you're supposed to go.

Second, ants think winter all summer. That's an important perspective. You can't be so naive as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer.

An ancient story says, "Don't build your house on the sand in the summer." Why do we need that advice? Because it is important to think ahead. In the summer, you've got to think storm. You've got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun.

The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won't last long; we'll soon be out of here." And the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they'll dive back down, but then they come out the first warm day. They can't wait to get out.

And here's the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the "all-that-you-possibly-can" philosophy.

Wow, what a great philosophy to have - the ant philosophy. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.

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Develop A Prosperity Consciousness

by Brian Tracy

The starting point of all riches is the development of a prosperity
consciousness. You must become a financial success in your thinking long before
you achieve it in your reality. Both poverty and riches are the result of a
state of mind, and the most important single step you ever take on the road to
wealth and financial independence is the decision to change your thinking, to
impress into your mind an unshakable belief that you can and will achieve your
financial goals. This must happen before anything else happens.

Think and Grow Rich:
While I was growing up, I was fascinated by stories of successful men and women
and how they made and lost their fortunes, and then made them over again. I read
about the importance of a prosperity consciousness in the book, Think And Grow
Rich, by Napoleon Hill, several times. But I never fully understood what it
meant until about five years ago. Then it hit me and I've never been quite the
same since. Every aspect of my life has improved dramatically, especially in the
area of accumulating wealth, since I finally understood what it meant by a
prosperity consciousness.

Two Great Discoveries:
Here are two of the most exciting principles ever discovered in the long search
by mankind for the secrets of health, happiness and great personal wealth.

All Causation Is Mental:
The first principle is this. All causation is mental. All causation is mental.
That means everything that you are or ever will be will be as a result of how
you use your mind. You are merely a mind with a body to carry it around with.
The entire man made world that you see is simply an expression of thought. Your
entire life is an expression of your own thinking. And since the quality of your
thinking determines the quality of your life, if you improve the quality of your
thinking, you must, you will, inevitably improve the quality of your life.

The Law of Expectations:
The second principle is what we call the law of expectations. This law says that
whatever you expect with confidence, positive or negative, becomes your reality.
If you confidently expect to succeed, if you confidently expect to learn
something from every experience, if you confidently expect to become wealthy as
a result of applying your talents and abilities to your opportunities and you
maintain that attitude of confident expectations long enough, it will become
your reality. It will give you a positive optimistic cheerful attitude that will
cause people to want to help you, and will cause things to happen the way you
want them to happen.

Action Steps:
Here are two things you can do immediately to practice these principles in your
day to day life:

First, start thinking today in a positive, optimistic, confident way about
personal and financial success. Continually imagine what differences it would
make in your life if you were financially independent. This is the starting
point of developing a prosperity consciousness.

Second, develop your own attitude of positive expectations. Look for the good in
every situation. Look for the valuable lesson in every setback or difficulty. Be
positive and cheerful about everything that happens and you will be amazed at
the difference it makes in your life.


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