LeBron James focused on an interesting part of The Ant and the Elephant, a book written by Motivational Keynote Speaker, Vince Poscente. You'll see in an article excerpt written by Lee Jenkins with Sports Illustrated LeBron looked to The Ant and the Elephant for inspiration and alignment on what he was up against with his move to Miami. It turns out, LeBron's season is one of the best ever for a basketball player in NBA's history.

After the Heat acquired Cleveland State point guard Norris Cole on draft night, James invited him to Bath to work out. On a table in James's living room was a book about leadership called The Ant and the Elephant, a gift from a friend. James is not much of a reader, but he opted for the book over TV. "It's about an ant who is trying to find his way to this great place, this oasis, but the only way to get there is to train an elephant who wants to get there too," James says. "At one point the ant is on the elephant's back and they are walking through the sand and there is a pack of lions, and the elephant scares the lions off. The ant is like, I have the toughest friend in the world. But later that day the elephant sees a mouse, and he gets scared and runs away. The ant can't understand how this big creature could be so dominant over a pack of lions but so scared of a mouse. The ant has to train the elephant to let him know, You are the biggest, baddest thing out here." James pauses for a moment. As a member of a supposed juggernaut, he can relate to the ant. And as a 250-pound force of nature, he can relate to the elephant. "I took a lot from that," he says.

The premise behind The Ant and the Elephant stems from research sourced from Dr. Lee Pulos. It concluded the conscious mind uses 2,000 neurons in a second of time while the elephantine subconscious uses 4 billion neurons in that same second. When your antlike conscious intentions align with the massive subconcious agenda, life gets easier, you get more of what you want and the voice of doubt goes away.

Good to know that LeBron James was able to thrive with so much adversity coming at him.

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