"Mastering the Mind: Conquering ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts Syndrome) for Success and Well-being"

Do you have ANTS? No, not the insects; ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts Syndrome) I will be the first to admit, even as an inspirational speaker, those doggone ANTS seem to always find a way inside "my house". To make matters worse, they are sometimes seemingly impossible to get out. While this reality may seem to be true, understand that the truth can change.

The next time you deal with ANTS, do this:

Clean up the trash in and around your house...

Ants (the insects) don't hunt, they scavenge. Meaning, they find and are attracted to whatever is lying around. ANTS like Ants, the insects, often show up stronger when we don't do daily maintenance. Can you find an area of your life that you've neglected to give the proper attention to? If so, don't wait another day to take action. When you take the trash out, it starves the ants. When they can’t find anything to eat, they will likely leave your home.? Do your best not to give those ANTS anything to feed off of. "Every single day, take out the trash." Meaning, give attention to the details of your life.?

Find the Nest and Crush it...

Here's an interesting reality about ANTS and Ants. Just as they come, they go. ANTS like Ants, the insects, NEVER stay. Whether their stay is for a little or a long time they eventually leave. You know this because you don't have ANTS 24/7 365. So that yields the question, where do they go? Ants always return to their nest, which is their home, not yours. Here's what I need to understand, those ANTS do not belong to you, your mind is NOT their nest. Because we know they came from somewhere, we have to find out where. Perhaps it's from childhood trauma, or the fear of the future. Maybe it's a memory of a failed attempt or pressure from your boss. Wherever it may be, I want you to find the nest and crush it. Crushing it looks like reminding yourself of the truth of who you are, which is that you are not the sum total of your moments of weakness. Though you've made a mistake, you are not a mistake. Additionally, crushing the nest looks like setting up impenetrable boundaries around “your house”, which is your mind. Deleting old mindsets is a sure fire way to keep those ANTS away. You may have to delete some telephone contacts too but it's okay; you deserve to live free from ANTS.

Call "Pest Control"

Let's face it, sometimes the ANTS like Ants have the potential to become overwhelming. I'm inclined to believe that one of the reasons they become such is because we go at it alone. While noble, doing this alone can be dangerous. Just as there are trained professional exterminators for the insects in your house, there are trained professionals to help extinguish your ANTS as well. Imagine finding an online resource that outlines the perfect potion to extinguish those ants, but you skip a step or add too much of one ingredient. Those chemicals you mixed have now become toxic to you thus making you more ill. Instead, I want you to seek professional help. Please know, none of us are as strong as all of us. Don't think for a moment that you're strong enough to tackle life all by yourself. Everyone needs someone and there's someone to help you. Go get the help you need, so that we may see all that you've been created to be.?

Rooting for you, you got this! ??????

Jordan Green-Ellis