- Ants and Worms
by Phillip Matthews
- There are programs in your subconscious (running right now) that only play when you are near a success or a decision that could positively impact the rest of your life. Those same programs cause you to hurt the ones you love and to talk yourself out of your greatness... to sabotage great opportunities and relationships. You know what I'm talking about... don't you?
Okay, you have just left a Bob Proctor Seminar; you read the latest book by Robert Kiyosaki; you went to Robert Allenıs Real Estate Conference; you pull out of the parking lot after seeing your favorite minister present a riveting sermon about creating success.
Right before you left Proctorıs seminar, put down Kiyosakiıs book, thought about your first real estate deal, turned onto the street to drive home from church, you had an immediate thought that none of this stuff is possible.
You canıt be successful; you or someone in your family is or was an alcoholic. You canıt succeed and live your dreams because you or someone in your family is or was uneducated. You canıt have the woman or man of your dreams because you or someone in your family has or have a horrible track record with relationships. You canıt succeed at your career because you or someone you know or in your family has or will be downsized.
If any of these thoughts ring a bell, youıve got ANTs! And a lot of them!
ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) are the automatic thoughts that pop into our head whenever we contemplate taking an action that moves us closer to happiness, wealth and success. ANTs keep us locked into our lower natured DNA patterns of pain or the bad memories we have of ourselves.
WORMS (no acronym) represent subconscious, deep-seated, unknown beliefs, behaviors and responses to success and happiness. Worms condition and trigger the ANTs. If WORMS are subconscious, ANTs are pre-conscious, sitting on the boundary between are behaviors and our actions.
ANTs are repeated automated thoughts and beliefs that trigger when your DEITY self pushes your potential button and causes you to see a possibility in your life. The ANT is designed to automatically talk you out of the opportunity and success. When ANTs fail, the WORMS take over and cause you to sabotage and act not in your own best interest.
ANTs and WORMS are like reckless computer viruses that when identified and challenged by our DEITY ideals they move from one area of our life or conscious to another, reeking havoc wherever it goes. If you challenge an ANT or WORM in your financial life, they move to your relationships, career, health or spiritual life. They run, sneak and hide like bandits trying to steal away our happiness and peace of mind.
Identify Your Unconscious Fears
If you read The SHOCKwealth System, you know that there are four distinct fears that stop our wealth, success and happiness dead in their tracks. Identify what you want; then, identify why you are afraid of it, or donıt feel deserving of having it.
The fact that you donıt have your goal means that there are hidden fears, [WORMS & ANTs] keeping your goal at bay. If you truly felt deserving of having the goal and not afraid of the happiness or responsibility of the goal, you would have the goal and there would be no need to attend this seminar, or read this book.
ANTs Have Big Buts!
An automatic negative thought always contains massive, contradictory buts. Here are some examples: I would like to become wealthybut, Iım not sure I should be. I would like to get in shapebut, Iıve always been fat so whatıs the point? I would like to find the right relationship and fall in lovebut, who would want to be with me?ı
Behind every big but is an ANT, and behind every ANT is a WORM. Iım sure you have enough ANTs floating around inside of your consciousness right now---- helping you to remain the same, deny change and repeat your pain.
According to Dr. Stephen J. Kraus, Author of the Psychological Foundations of Success, ³ANTs often have their ultimate origins in intense emotional experiences from childhood or adolescence, and although there is some value in reviewing the past to gain insight, it is important to realize that they have a life of their own, and that the path to resolving them lies primarily in the here an now.²
Philippe Matthews is the Founder/Creator of: The SHOCKphilosophy & The SHOCKprocess Visit www.ShockWealth.com
