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The Ant and the Elephant - Leadership for the Self: A Parable and 5 Step Action Plan to Transform Performance Paperback – March 3, 2022
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- Print length119 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 3, 2022
- Dimensions6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101723880752
- ISBN-13978-1723880759
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- Publisher : Independently published (March 3, 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 119 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1723880752
- ISBN-13 : 978-1723880759
- Item Weight : 3.53 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #363,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6,486 in Motivational Self-Help (Books)
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About the author
Vince Poscente is a New York Times bestselling author of eight books and is an in-demand motivational keynote speaker. He helps audiences overcome obstacles and maintain resiliency. He’s an Olympian and a Hall of Fame Speaker in both Canada and the USA. Over the past decade, Vince has led expeditions in the Himalayas to name mountains after everyday heroes. His keynotes deliver energy, humor, and practical, take-home tools for leaders seeking to have more impact and influence with their employees. He was rated by MPI/eSpeakers as one of the Top Ten Motivational Speakers in North America, and Meetings & Conventions named Vince a "Meeting Planners' Favorite Speaker."
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Customers find the book easy to read and fun. They say it helps them understand their subconscious mind and how it can be powerful. The book has inspired personal growth and helped them understand how to feed their minds with positivity.
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Customers find the book easy to read and engaging. They say it's well-written and helps them understand their consciousness. The content is described as fantastic and simple, yet they find it surprising.
"This book has inspired years of my personal growth. It’s a wonderful read and is full of applicable tools...." Read more
"Great book on how to align the consicince and subconscious mind...." Read more
"...It reads like a story, but you have to read between the lines and it also has great ACTION tips through out!" Read more
"The content of the book is even better than what I was expecting" Read more
Customers find the book helpful in understanding their subconscious mind. They say it helps them understand how powerful it is and why it's important to feed it with positivity. The book provides simple truths that encourage personal success. It's eye-opening and a good personal development tool, with lessons that can last forever.
"This book has inspired years of my personal growth. It’s a wonderful read and is full of applicable tools...." Read more
"Sometimes it help to have a metaphor help one visualize a concept. This is exactly that. I truly enjoyed it." Read more
"...The subconscious mind is SO much stronger than our conscious mind, yet we feed our "elephants" negative thoughts and never reach our full..." Read more
"...Lots of simple truth but still helps to encourage personal success at the real level. Real changes in the individual that make success not just money." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2021This book has inspired years of my personal growth. It’s a wonderful read and is full of applicable tools. I love recommending it and rereading it whenever I need an inspiring story to pick me up.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2020Great book on how to align the consicince and subconscious mind. I been on a journey for changing the paradigm for over a year now and I finally found the answers I've been looking for
- Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022Sometimes it help to have a metaphor help one visualize a concept. This is exactly that. I truly enjoyed it.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2015Great book! Short and sweet, and a good personal development tool. The subconscious mind is SO much stronger than our conscious mind, yet we feed our "elephants" negative thoughts and never reach our full potential. Feed your mind with positivity and see how far you can get in life! It reads like a story, but you have to read between the lines and it also has great ACTION tips through out!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024It does not take very long to read, so I highly suggest to anyone- just find the time to sit down and read this book.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020The content of the book is even better than what I was expecting
- Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017Great book! It was so fun to read. I looked forward to it everyday as I try to read a chapter a day. This one was hard to put down and easy to pick up. Loved it.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2015The book was recommended by several business friends. It has a weird story about an ant and the elephant it rides on. The story is necessary to position the teaching. The teaching regards the power of the subconscious mind and how to train it and ourselves. Lots of simple truth but still helps to encourage personal success at the real level. Real changes in the individual that make success not just money.
Top reviews from other countries
- Bindu ShettyReviewed in India on February 13, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book on the subject of conscious and sub-conscious mind
A brilliant book that talks about the working of our conscious and subconscious mind. I loved the analogy of the ant being the conscious mind and the elephant being the subconscious mind as it describes in clarity the potential that we have as humans.
This book is written as a story of an ant and an elephant in a desert with a wise teacher preaching the ant to learn and work with the elephant, guiding it in the process. I loved the simple way in which the author has conveyed the 5 important steps to tune and work with both your minds to reach your goals and become a better leader. The things to learn from it are direct and each lesson is accompanied by the excitement, hard work, and frustrations that we face in daily life and how we can apply the teachings to change our way of thinking and handle situations in a better way.
I felt as if is this book was written for me because the situations and reasoning were exactly what I was facing or had faced before ( turns out, a lot of people feel that this book was specifically written with them in mind) and it showed what I was doing wrong. I could experience changes early on by applying the steps mentioned in the book. Anyone reading this book will have at least one new thing to learn from.
Two quotes I liked the most in this book:
1) Gratitude is the magic ingredient in the recipe for a fulfilling life.
2) No two thoughts can occupy the mind at the same time ( think about something positive when negative thoughts come to your mind)
- NyckolsReviewed in Canada on August 13, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
very inspiring and uplifting story
- Massimo ZitoReviewed in Italy on November 1, 2015
3.0 out of 5 stars Vince usually gives more
The main concept is clear but the book lacks practical informations and exercises to master the ability of aligning our conscious and unconscious mind.
I expected more because Vince is a great professional!
- PBG L.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Most inspiring read since I attended a Tony Robbins event
I had the rare privilege to attend a corporate event with Vince leading us. It was fantastic and most inspiring, I really connected with his strategies and systems. It was an easy decision to buy the book and it reflected and reinforced everything I learned from the event. It's a rare thing to find a business book you can't put down. Brilliantly and cleverly written, you don't realise how much you learn from reading until you've finished. Great read from a great writer and expert....the most inspired I have felt since I attended Unleash The Power in Orlando in 2005 with the great Anthony Robbins.
- sruthyReviewed in India on April 23, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Small story with great messages
I happened to read this book from my office library and I love the way author had mentioned the connectivity between conscious mind and the subconscious mind. So I decided to add it to my book collection.
The properties of conscious and subconscious mind were written in a small chapters with the help of ant and elephant. It is not only easy to understand but also remember as it is in the form of a children's story.
It might look like a chidren's book, but the contents inside are really worth for your time and money.