Get your success based on your service to others, not at the expense of others. However, there are people who have a habit of knocking others down so that they can move up the ladder of success. We need to ignore these types of people. They are agents of negativity.
Success comes with challenges. But one of the most important skills of an effective and efficient person is the ability to frame problems as challenges rather than doing nothing. Also, the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency is also a good feature to be successful. People who let events and circumstances dictate their lives live reactively. In other words, they don’t act on life, they just react to it.
The ultimate measure of a successful person is not where they are in times of comfort, but where they are in times of crisis and controversy. In fact, it builds our character. If we stand firm when we undergo tests, we learn and grow from the process, although it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes self-control.
We need to be strong but not rude; kind, but not weak; bold, but not bully; thoughtful, but not lazy; humble, but not shy; proud, but not arrogant; and be humorous, but not stupid. The greater a man’s power over others, the more he must surpass them in virtue. No one should govern if they are not better than the governed.
To stay strong, we need to have a backbone. By standing up for something, we inspire others to do the same. Effective people balance their conviction with connection, staying in touch with the thoughts, feelings, concerns, and perspectives of others.
Anyone with the ability to successfully accomplish any undertaking must be willing to cut off all sources of withdrawal. Only then can you be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to succeed, which is one of the essential elements of success. It’s not always about commitments, but about commitment and dedication built on credibility.
Most people want to get ahead at the expense of others. They don’t care if they hurt other people in the process. They do not realize that it is worth sacrificing and persevering for success. That is what makes life beautiful. The challenge of climbing the ladder through your own work and effort.