The Ant and Elephant: Experiencing and Expressing Gratitude

THE ANT AND THE ELEPHANT: Day 3
from Theresa Trumpelmann, WomenforWealth.com Member

This is surely for Christine. When I think of her, I think of the word GRATITUDE.

For me, the word Gratitude goes hand in hand with JOY. You cannot have one with out the other.

We need a couple of triggers to assist us on staying focussed on our goals. It can be anything. The ant, Adir, became obsessed with seeing and collecting gold dots of pollen, reminding him of his dream to get to the oasis.

What can you come up with?
It needs to be visual, and constantly in front of your eyes. It needs to remind you strongly of your goal.

I often choose a card with my dreams, goals and affirmations on to read and re-read during the day. Sometimes I choose a visual colourful item and stick it onto my rear-view mirror in the car.
But why then do we still get distracted? We have all our reminders and aids, and see it repeatedly, but why do we still drift?

The answer lies in a pearl of wisdom: Now. Gratitude. Experience.

Experience your dream in the NOW - right now. The present tense gives definite meaning to your subconscious mind.

But you still need the MAGIC ingredient: gratitude.
If you experience and express gratitude, you'll be able to keep your "elephant" (subconscious) on track. Not only repeating a new truth, but also reinforcing it.

Write down you dream and vision, with gratitude, as if you've already achieved is right now. Remember to include your emotions and senses

Sometimes we have to slow down to go faster. Take time to re- enforce your dream. Regularly. Get good at it. We have to work "Heads Up and Heads down." Visualise and then implement.


Lesson 3: Constantly focus on performance
- Experience the goal as though it were happening right now
- how your gratitude consistently

ACTION STEP: Use visual reminders. These triggers should have emotions tied to them. It must align with your subconscious mind.



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About the above:
As many of you know, Theresa Trumpelmann is a 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 2 weeks, she will walk us through studying the book via email. This will culminate in a call in which we can all share the impact.

That call will take place on Saturday morning, August 18th at 8am Pacific/11am Eastern and 5pm South Africa time.