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submitted: Jul 12th 2008 | by: BrianSylvan | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 436 | |

Jim Rohn has a very powerful philosophy that he calls the ant philosophy. He says that ants have a four-part philosophy.

1. Ants don't quit...ever.

An ant doesn't worry about whether or not a task can be done or not. He just does it. He doesn't wonder if it's too tough. He just does it, until it's complete.

Ants follow what's called the "ant trail." They don't get lost as long as they follow the line. But sometimes, something obstructs their progress. The ant doesn't dismay at the lost trail. Instead, the ants look around until they find the trail again. Powerful stuff.

Sometimes things are going great in life. We have a strong lock on the right path in our lives, when something comes up. Something changes. We can't find the line. When this happens, don't give up. Look around. The trails can't be far. Don't quit until you find it.

2. Ants are thinking about winter all summer long.

They have to think this way in order to survive. It's easy to think that winter is far away. We don't need to gather today, because we'll have time tomorrow, or the next day. Don't buy into this way of thinking.

Ants are always thinking, "We have to gather today, because we don't know what tomorrow will bring." Do they know something that we don't know? No. They just take action. Winter is coming so we need to gather. Are you gathering during the summer?

3. Ants think summer all winter.

They're no different than you or me. They like to be outside. They get cabin fever. But ants know that winter never lasts forever. At least it hasn't yet.

The same is true in our lives. Our lows will pass. We'll feel the warm on our faces again. The plenty will come again. Even the Ice Age eventually ended.

4. Ants think, "Gather all we can now." Jim Rohn calls this the all-they-possibly-can philosophy.

Summer always follows spring and winter, right? Always. We're not surprised when the leaves change colors at the end of summer. This is the natural order of things.

But we never know the exact day that a particular season will start on. We never know when the snow will start falling. The time to prepare is now.

The Ant Philosophy summarized:

1. Keep at it. Don't give up. Don't quit.

2. Think winter all summer.

3. Remember winter will end. The summer is coming.

4. Gather all-you-possibly-can.

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