Imagine
what you could accomplish if you never quit and always did all that you could
do.
When was
the last time you saw ants reach an obstacle and give up with their heads down
and head back to the ant hole to relax? Never.
Here’s
another question. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for
winter? All that it possibly can.
I think
everybody should study ants and their philosophy—it’s simple, but it’s
powerful:
1. Ants
never quit.
That's a
good philosophy. If ants are headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they'll
look for another way. They'll climb over, they'll climb under and 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.
2. 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 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’s important to be realistic. In the summer,
you've got to think storm. Think ahead.
3. 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.
4. Ants
think “all-you-possibly-can.”
How much
will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All he possibly
can. Ants don't have quotas or "good enough" philosophies. They don't
gather a certain amount and then head back to the hole to hang out. If an ant
can do more, it does. What an incredible philosophy, the
"all-you-possibly-can" philosophy.
Never give
up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
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