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 be
realistic. In the summer, you've got to think storm. You've got to
think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead.

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 seminar to attend - the ant seminar. Never give
up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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PROFITS ARE BETTER THAN WAGES by Jim Rohn

My mentor, when I was 25 years old, dropped a phrase on me
that changed my life forever when he said, "Profits are better
than wages. Wages will make you a living, profits can make
you a fortune." You know it is a bit difficult to get rich on
wages, but anybody can get rich on profits. Profits change
your whole attitude, even if you start part-time. Whether it's
part-time on your entrepreneurial business, network marketing
company or service business.

It can be a landscape business in the summer or hanging
Christmas lights in the winter. It can be training, consulting
or tutoring. It can be your hobby such as painting, writing,
crafts, woodworking, computers or cooking. But once you start
investing even part-time effort into your own business, you
will find how much more exciting it is to get up in the
morning and go to work on your fortune, even if you're only
spending a few hours a week doing it.

How empowering it is to be able to go to work on your fortune
every day rather than going to work to pay the rent. Now - it
is noble to go to work to pay the rent, but if you could also
parcel out part of your time - go to work to make your
fortune. Your whole attitude changes; your spirit changes. It
is in your voice. It is in your face. It is in your gestures.
And then you can say, "I am now working full-time on my job
and part-time on my fortune because I found a way to make
profits." Wow!

And I will know what you mean.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
classic.jimrohn.com

Courage Conquers Fear

Relative to the whole scheme of things, your life
span could be compared to lighting a candle and
immediately blowing it out. In other words, life
is short - very short. Missing out on any of the
joys life offers is a tragedy.

If your life is being controlled by your fears,
you are most certainly cheating yourself.

Courage is the mental muscle that conquers fear.
Like all muscles, the more you use them the stronger
they become. Courage is not something you are born with,
it must be developed. Individuals who fail to develop
courage, remain confined in mental prisons and face
each day as mental lightweights.

It has been said if you face the thing you fear, fear leaves you.

For years I believed that courageous individuals had no fear.
I was wrong. Eddie Richenbacher put it very well when he said,
"There is no courage without fear." We all have fear, however,
not everyone becomes subservientto their fears.

There is, very likely, something you have wanted to do for
years - move to another city, start your own business, apply
for that better position, go after the big account. Whatever
it is you should do it. Remember, life is not a practice run.
This is it. A little courage leads to more.

Observe those poor souls who are without courage. They merely
tiptoe through life hoping they make it safely to death.

You and I were never meant to live that way. Learn to live
the way youlike by no longer living as you dislike. Forge
into the remainder of your day with an abundance of courage.
That's living!

Bob Proctor
Speaker and Author

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