Anthill: Lessons from the Ants

By David Grace

Big things always start small. Big steps can surely take an individual further ahead on the path of success, but it’s the small steps that count – those were the steps that put the individual on the path in the first place. This is the ideology that has been discussed in this book. The author has studied ants most of his life and has always been fascinated by their relentless effort, never giving up to achieve what they want. He believes there is a lot to be learned from our little friends. Some aspects of their lives can be applied to our own lives to reach levels of success that we deemed unattainable. Grab your copy today and let the author help you achieve your life’s true purpose and be successful in every aspect of your life, no matter what you do.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Grace was born and raised in Botswana, Southern Africa, one of the Africa’s best tourism destinations. He is a John Maxwell certified speaker, coach and trainer. He is also the founder and senior pastor of Kingdom Embassy International, a church organization started in 2008. He has contributed to the personal development of thousands of people through his training and coaching company, Results Driven International. Grace lives in Gaborone, Botswana with his family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Grace
• Release date: Nov 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005488246

David Grace

David Grace is an internationally acclaimed speaker, coach, and trainer. He is the founder of Kingdom International Embassy, a church organization that empowers individuals to be agents of peace, joy, and prosperity, and Destiny Club, a personal development training program for university students. He is also the managing director of Results Driven International, a training, motivational, and coaching company that mentors private, parastatal, and government agencies throughout Botswana.

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Anthill

LESSONS FROM THE ANTS

Anthill

LESSONS FROM THE ANTS

Everything You Need to Know

to Live a Successful Life

DAVID GRACE

Copyright © 2021 David Grace

First edition 2021

Published by David Grace publishing at Smashwords

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Dedication

To Esther, Joshua and Hadassah Grace –

the wonderful people who inspire me to dream

Acknowledgment

I would like to thank my mentors and family for their constant support and advice while completing this book.

I would also like to thank my publishing team for helping me turn this book into a reality.

Thank you

About the Author

David Ini Grace was born and raised in the Southern African state of Botswana, one of Africa’s best tourist destinations.

David is a John Maxwell-certified speaker, coach and trainer. He is also the founder of Kingdom Embassy International, a church organisation established in 2008. Since then, it has grown to several branches all around the country. David initiated the organisation in order to build hope among thousands of people in Africa and around the world.

David is also the founder and patron of Destiny Club, an organisation for students. It offers personal development training to students in universities and has trained thousands of students.

Destiny Club has had such an impact on students’ lives that it has been recognised by cabinet ministers, vice-chancellors and directors of learning institutions.

He is also the managing director of Results Driven International (RDI), a training, motivational and coaching company. RDI has provided training to private, parastatal and government agencies in his home country and has offered executive coaching to the C-Suites of major corporations in Botswana.

David has been featured in several newspapers, radio programmes and television shows. He is married to his wife, Esther, and has two children, Joshua and Hadassah.

He is also a songwriter, singer and producer of inspirational and contemporary gospel. His music is played on the One Gospel Channel on DStv Africa, its most prominent gospel music channel. His album has been played on several radio stations and on the country’s national television channel.

Being a nature-loving person, every time he wants to retreat, he takes a trip to his farm or one of the country’s tourist destinations.

David has also ventured into property development. Last but not least, he is extremely committed to the development of human potential and works to keep adding value to people’s lives through his mentorship programmes.

Introduction

The idea of writing this book came about in an extraordinary way. It was something that I had not seen coming at all, but when it did, I knew it was an epiphany.

At the age of seventeen, I was bitten by ants. One day, I came home in the evening, really hungry. The house was dark. I was so famished that I didn’t want to waste time turning the lights on. I found myself a piece of bread, clueless that it was infested with ants. As I bit through the middle of the bread, tiny ants rolled all over my face and bit me everywhere. My lips and tongue were swollen – it was more painful than I can describe!

I was furious. I couldn’t hate ants more than I did at that moment. These creepy insects would just crawl everywhere with their tiny little feet. The sight of them ignited this urge in me to squash them dead using anything I had at hand.

However, after my rage cooled off, I became curious to learn more about these minuscule creatures that had caused me such agony and so went ahead and did some research on these little pests. As I began reading about them, my dislike towards them started to change. I went from hating them to immensely respecting the way they led their lives. After conducting my research and reading a substantial amount on ants and their lives, I concluded that we humans could learn so much from them! I believe that if we, too, embraced some of their ways of life, we would be more productive than we currently are.

This is exactly what this book is about. Anthill will help you gain the knowledge and wisdom you need to live your life more efficiently and cooperatively. As absurd as it may sound, it’s a fact that these tiny six-legged creatures have a thing or two to teach us humans, but only if we really pay attention to them.

Ants have changed my perception of life in general. With this book, I want to share with my readers how my life really transformed when I chose to learn the ways of the ants.

Before I started writing Anthill, I was at a phase in life where I was drowning in debt. I was failing in my business, my marriage seemed to be on the rocks, and everything else seemed to fall apart. I called out to many friends for help, but everyone just turned me down with one reason or another. Fate was not in my favour. I became so anxious that one day, in desperation, I knelt on the ground, looked up to the sky, and called out to God. I cried and cried to the Lord and begged Him to help me. I was so broken inside, and I felt so helpless that all I could think of at that moment was God.

I cried until I ran out of tears, then suddenly quieted down. I never understood why I stopped crying, but I stopped crying as if God himself said that He had heard my plea. I felt inner peace at the thought that my Lord had listened to my call. I know I am referring to spirituality and religion at this point, however, I want to describe exactly how I felt. At that moment, I heard a voice say, Go to the ant!

I didn’t understand what those words meant. I was shocked and confused at the same time. I wasn’t really sure how to decipher those words. Before I heard those four words, my psychiatrist had diagnosed me with depression and anxiety. When I heard those words in my head, I had a feeling that I was actually losing my mind, as my doctor had said. I recalled those words, again and again, trying to figure out what they meant. The more I thought, the more I realised that I had once come across those words while reading the Bible:

"Go to the ant, you sluggard;

consider its ways and be wise!

It has no commander,

no overseer or ruler,

yet it stores its provisions in summer

and gathers its food at harvest.

How long will you lie there, you sluggard?

When will you get up from your sleep?

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest –

and poverty will come on you like a thief

and scarcity like an armed man."

– Proverbs 6:6-11, NKJV

So, I picked up my copy of the Bible and started reading through it.What I read next was about to change the course of my life. The Bible mentions ants and what glorious creatures they are. This is what intrigued me to search and read more about them. I started implementing the lessons I learned, and as I began following the teachings of the ants, I noticed things changing around me. I eventually settled my debts and I started regaining my health. I took the initiative to restart my business. Moreover, I went on to become a John Maxwell-certified coach, mentor and speaker.

Today, I lead one of the fastest-growing churches in my country. I also started a real estate company that is flourishing by the day. My marriage is doing really well, too – all thanks to the teaching of the ants!

With this book, I look forward to seeing people succeed in life – in their career, their marriage, even their academic achievements. Above all, I have established a personal development programme known as the ‘ANT Programme’. All of this only came about because of ants in a piece of bread.

Anthill is written in a manner that will act as a guide for my readers. You need to understand that you are not small. No human is ever insignificant. We are all meant to do extraordinary things in life. That is why we were created in the first place.

Anthill is not just an insight into the lives of ants, but also contains a plethora of knowledge that will help you achieve all you were meant to achieve. This book is so much more than a self-help manual. If you wish to break free from the shackles of