Introduction A long time ago, a young Zen monk lived in a little monastery in the forest by a small lake. The monastery was occupied by a few older monks, but the remainder were beginners who still needed to learn. The monks had numerous tasks at the monastery, but one of the most essential was their daily routine, which required them to sit down, close their eyes, and meditate. The monk struggled to focus during his meditation practice for several reasons, which irritated him. After that, I concentrated in quiet for hours at a time. After each meditation, they were to report back to their mentor on their development. Anger of a Young Monk When the young monk reported his progress, or lack thereof, to his mentor, the senior monk asked him a simple question with a hidden lesson: "Do you know what is making you angry?" The young monk responded, "Well, normally, as soon as I close my eyes and begin to meditate, someone moves around and I lose focus. I am angry when someone
Introduction:
Ants are popularly known to be the most laborious creatures known to human beings. We all have heard several hard work and commitment stories of Ants from our elders or have read them in comics or various storybooks. Jim Rohn has given ‘The Ant Philosophy’ wherein he talks about the Ant’s 4 step process to success. It’s a simple yet powerful philosophy and can be followed in our daily lives.4 steps of Jim Rohn’s ‘The Ant Philosophy that lead to success:
1. Ants never quit.According to Jim Rohn, the first step of the process to achieve success given in ‘The Ant Philosophy’ is to Never Give Up. Ants do not quit. If they are heading in some direction towards something, they won’t stop and find another way if you try to stop them. They’ll try to move to the sides, climb over or go under, etc., to find a way. They never quit looking for a way to get to the place where they want to go. Even if you squish an anthill, they build it again, no matter how many times you do that.
2. Ants think winter all summer.
Ant’s perspective towards the future is very important. They aren’t so naive to think that the summer will last forever. In ‘The Ant Philosophy’, Jim Rohn mentioned that the ants start gathering their food for the winters in the middle of summer. In life, it’s really important to be realistic. One should always think ahead.
3. Ants think summer all winter.
In the opinion of Jim Rohn, the Ants have a futuristic approach in their life. The Ant Philosophy talks about this important step of the process to success wherein during the winter, the ants keep reminding themselves that, these winters won’t last long and soon they’ll be out of their holes. The Ants come out of their holes where they stayed in the winters on the first warm day. They dive back down if it turns cold again, but then they come out as soon as the first warm day arrives.
4. Ants think “all-you-possibly-can.”
According to Jim Rohn’s ‘The Ant Philosophy’, the Ants think of collecting as much food as they can. They don’t have any fixed quota or a fixed limit as to the amount of food that needs to be collected. They collect ‘all they possibly can’. They don’t have any “good enough” philosophies. And hence they don’t head back to the hole to hang out after collecting a certain amount of food. If they can do more, they do it.
Ants are amazing creatures with the ability to lift things that are 20 times heavier than their body weight, running as fast as a racehorse, etc. They have two stomachs out of which, one is to hold food for themselves and one is to share with others. They leave a trail of scent whenever they find a good source of food for the other ants in the colony to find it.
The Ant Philosophy by Jim Rohn can be followed in our everyday lives. We tend to admire great people and try to learn their secrets of success. But in that pursuit, we always forget that the biggest lessons of our lives come from very small things around us.
Jim Rohn keenly observed the behavior of ants and then gave the four key lessons of ‘The Ant Philosophy’ that can help us to improve ourselves and lead better lives.
According to Jim Rohn’s ‘The Ant Philosophy’, the Ants think of collecting as much food as they can. They don’t have any fixed quota or a fixed limit as to the amount of food that needs to be collected. They collect ‘all they possibly can’. They don’t have any “good enough” philosophies. And hence they don’t head back to the hole to hang out after collecting a certain amount of food. If they can do more, they do it.
Summary:
So the Ant’s four steps of the process to success given by Jim Rohn in ‘The Ant Philosophy teaches us the philosophy of never giving up, looking ahead, staying positive, and doing all you possibly can.Ants are amazing creatures with the ability to lift things that are 20 times heavier than their body weight, running as fast as a racehorse, etc. They have two stomachs out of which, one is to hold food for themselves and one is to share with others. They leave a trail of scent whenever they find a good source of food for the other ants in the colony to find it.
The Ant Philosophy by Jim Rohn can be followed in our everyday lives. We tend to admire great people and try to learn their secrets of success. But in that pursuit, we always forget that the biggest lessons of our lives come from very small things around us.
Jim Rohn keenly observed the behavior of ants and then gave the four key lessons of ‘The Ant Philosophy’ that can help us to improve ourselves and lead better lives.
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