The Ant and the Elephant Day 1

As many of you know, Theresa Trumpelmann is a WomenforWealth.com member from South Africa who has offered to lead the whole group through a book she found useful in her leadership development and in the building of her own business. The book is The Ant and the Elephant by Vince Poscente.

Over the next two weeks, she will walk us through studying the book via email. This will culminate in a call where we can all share verbally, the impact.

That call will take place on Saturday morning, August 18th at 8am Pacific/11am Eastern and 5pm South Africa time. The following is Lesson #1 and will act as a study guide for the first part of the book. You will get several more of these lessons by Theresa before the call with action guides to implement the lessons into your life and business today. We recommend you order this little book and read it in preparation for the call Saturday the 18th.

The Ant and the Elephant by Vince Poscente

Leadership for the self

from Theresa Trumpelmann

Lesson 1: Why? Zero in on a dream that has depth of meaning. The journey has to be worth taking.

To get to your dreams and goals, you must first learn to guide

your subconscious mind. You need harmony between your conscious and subconscious minds so that they travel in the same direction.

Before you start a journey, you must know why the journey is

worth the effort it will take to get you there. Your CORE – the

answer to your WHY – will remain pretty constant throughout your

life. It is essential to your happiness. It will keep you moving

forward even if your elephant, or subconscious, wants to go the

opposite direction. Your WHY is as important as your Dream/Goal

because it is what is behind the dream.

Start with this simple question: What is most important to you?

So, what’s at the CORE of your being, what’s inside of you?

What is important to you, and what is in your heart… for this is

where you start the journey to your dreams.

To discover this, you simply need to ask yourself the question

“WHY?” When you can’t ask yourself “why” any further, you’ve

reached your CORE. (If you goal is to grow your business to $10

million in revenue per year, then ask “why?” Maybe the answer

is “to provide for my family.” Then ask “why?” again. And so on

until you get to the core of the matter.)

Or, Think about what you love to do most. Then ask yourself why

you love it.

Lesson 2: Clarify your vision.

To dig a little deeper, one must learn to harness the power of

emotions. Find that very deep emotion that will send a shudder

through your whole body, once awakened. That dream or goal that

brings tears to your eyes when you think about it.

Find the emotion that ignites the vision. Inspire yourself and

your team through emotion. Never underestimate the power

of emotion.

Practical tip to find the emotion behind your Dream:

Describe your Dream or Goal.

Be specific, describe details how you would EXPERIENCE your

dream. Make sure you include all 5 your senses in your

description. Create a clear vision – see, taste, smell, hear,

experience the feelings and connect with your Dream, as if you

are there RIGHT NOW!

If your thoughts and Dreams match up with something important to

your Elephant (subconscious) you will have the powerful effect of

teamwork, your conscious and subconscious minds moving in the

same direction. Pay careful attention to what energize your

Elephant, what makes her excited, learn to recognize the feeling

– it is important to practice this harmonious alignment. (See

The Ant and the Elephant for more on this harmonious relationship.)

What to do in the next couple of days…

1. Start paying attention to your sub-conscious mind, what

energize you subconsciously, what drives you, what decreases your

energy and where do you get stuck and frustrated.

2. Stop when you feel stressed and find your fears. What are

you scared of and what stops you from moving forward? Sometimes

it is little things that hold you back from big dreams, but once

you know what you are afraid of, it can be placed into

perspective. You might get mastermind group to work through this

step together.

3. Find your CORE, your WHY.

What is your next goal, your Dream? Why is that important to you?

Why is that so important, etc.

How would that make you feel when you achieve it?

Ask “And then what?” to prod a little deeper.

Write this down and see if you get 2 or 3 CORE experiences.

4. Connect your WHY with your EMOTIONS by writing down your

DREAM, envision it with all your senses. Experience it as if you

are there right now.

Also, don’t miss the Member Call Tuesday, August 7^th at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern (That’s 3am in South Africa). Overcome Obstacles and Keep Focus on the Solution: Strategies for changing your focus and growing your business.