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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

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 235 ratings

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In The Ant and the Elephant, New York Times bestselling author and Olympian, Vince Poscente, weaves a clever parable around profound concepts that can have an immediate impact on your life. This is an entertaining parable designed to help you eliminate bad habits and instill a transformational process for your future. Its goal is to demonstrate how we can unite the powerful forces of conscious and subconscious thought to reach our peak performance levels as individuals, parents and leaders.With his trademark wit and wisdom, Poscente shows you how to focus on and redirect the subconscious mind in order to accomplish the goals we consciously strive to achieve. This empowering story illustrates that understanding the dynamic relationship between conscious and subconscious thought is the first step toward transforming performance and outcomes in life. But harnessing the power of the subconscious is an experience commonly fraught with frustration. Even the most competent amongst us battles the subconscious fears, habits and attitudes that obstruct an authentic, fluid life. In fact, adjusting our own patterns of behavior as a means to motivate others is not unlike an ant trying to convince an elephant to change his ways.Meet Adir the ant and Elgo the elephant. Like two teammates who must work together to realize a common goal, Adir (our overly conscious hero) and Elgo (Adir's stubborn and instinctual subconscious partner) must work as a single creature in order to reach the Oasis, their vision of paradise in the African savannah.Their simple story is a powerful metaphor designed to bring out your best performance as a leader, so that you can do the same for those around you. Already a classic parable, The Ant and the Elephant is a must for those seek to transform their lives by reaching their full potential.
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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
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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

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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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  • Bindu Shetty
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book on the subject of conscious and sub-conscious mind
    Reviewed in India on February 13, 2017
    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)
  • Nyckols
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on August 13, 2016
    very inspiring and uplifting story
  • Massimo Zito
    3.0 out of 5 stars Vince usually gives more
    Reviewed in Italy on November 1, 2015
    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.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Most inspiring read since I attended a Tony Robbins event
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2015
    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.
  • sruthy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Small story with great messages
    Reviewed in India on April 23, 2018
    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.