Are You Enthusiastic for the Success of Others? - Frank ...

Own your life. · Get an attitude adjustment. · Grow as a person. · Help make people feel special. · Strengthen relationships. · Learn from positive ... Home»Blog»AreYouEnthusiasticfortheSuccessofOthers?Somepeoplehaveitall(orsoitseems).Theyhavethepower,wealth,andstatusthatmostpeoplecanonlydreamof.Howdoyoufeelaboutthat?Doyouviewthesefolkswithdisapprovalandcontemptorareyouenthusiasticfortheirsuccess? Thatdependsonhowyouviewtheworld. StephenR.Covey,educatorandauthor,coinedthephrasescarcitymentalityversusabundancementality.Inessence,peoplewhohaveascarcitymentalityseeeverythingasafinitepie—there’sonlysomuchtogoaround.Assuch,ifsomeonetakesabigpiece,thatleaveslessforeveryoneelse;onepersonwins,anotherpersonloses.Thatmindsetencourageseveryonetofightfortheirsharebecausewhenthepie’sgone,it’sgone.Incontrast,theabundancementalitysaysthatthepieisinfinitebecauseeveryonehasanopportunitytogrowitandsecuretheirshare.Thatbeingthecase,ifwealllearntobake,wecaneatasmuchpieaswewant.Therefore,ifyoureachforthestars,yourfutureknowsnobounds. Lifedoesn’thappentoyou;youmakeithappen. Someone’sGoodFortuneIsNotYourMisfortune Ifyouhaveascarcitymindset—andbelievethepieislimited—youmightresentsomeone’sgoodfortunebecausethere’sonlysomuchofittogoaround.Thatcanleadtofrustrationandevenanger.Someofthethoughtsswirlingaroundinyourheadmightbe,“Othershaveitsomucheasier,”“Peoplelikemeneverstandachance,”or“Thesystemisrigged,” Ifyoubelievethatsomeone’ssuccessisunfair,unwarranted,orthatitdeprivesyouofrichlydeservedrewards,yourfocusshiftsfrombuildingasuccessfullifetofightingforapieceoftheexistingpie. Peopledon’thurtyoubybeingsuccessful;youhurtyourselfbybeingenviousofthem. Whenyoublameothersforyourcircumstances,yousurrendercontrolofyourfuture.Ontheotherhand,themoreyouchoosetoacceptresponsibilityforyourlife,themorepoweryouhavetodetermineyourdestiny. Ifyou’renotresponsibleforyourlife,whois? Whenyouadoptanabundancementality,you’remoreapttobeenthusiasticforthesuccessofothersbecausetheirachievementhasnobearingonyourultimatesuccess—orlackofit. 10BenefitstoBeingEnthusiasticfortheSuccessofOthers Ownyourlife.Controlyourdestinyratherthanbeingdependentonthegoodgracesofothers. Getanattitudeadjustment.Adoptapositive,can-dospiritratherthansuccumbingtoenvyandvictimhood. Growasaperson.Effectpositivechangeinyourliferatherthanfeelingpowerlessandhelpless. Helpmakepeoplefeelspecial.Helppeoplefeelgoodaboutthemselvesratherthanviewingothersastheenemy. Strengthenrelationships.Buildstrongertrustingrelationshipsbyfocusingonotherpeople’sneedsratherthanyourown. Learnfrompositiverolemodels.Learnfromsuccessfulpeopleratherthanresentingthemfortheirachievements. Boostyourcareer.Gainrecognitionasahelpfulandsupportiveteamplayerratherthanbeingviewedastotallyself-absorbed. Feelgoodaboutyourself.Makeapositivedifferenceinotherpeople’slivesratherthanmakingeverythingaboutyou. Beagoodrolemodel.Setanexampleforotherstofollowratherthangivingpeoplereasontosecond-guessyourintentions. Makeyourselfproud.Gainsatisfactionfromknowinghowmuchyou’redoingforothersratherthanwhatyou’redoingforyourself. ARecipeforSuccess Somepeoplearebornwithasilverspoonintheirmouth,whileothersgetaheadthroughnefariousmeans.Butthetruthis,mostsuccessfulpeopleworktheirtailofftowin.Justasyou’llneverreallyunderstandsomeone’sproblemsuntilyouwalkamileintheirshoes,you’llneverfullyappreciatetheeffort,commitment,andsacrificethatsomeoneelsemadeinordertosucceed. Successisnotlikeapiethatcanfeedonlysomanypeople.Therearenorestraintsonthenumberofpeoplewhocanobtainit.Theonlylimitationsonwhatyoucanachievearetheconstraintsthatyouplaceonyourself.Thatsaid,the more timeyouspendvilifyingothers,the less timeyou’llhavetomakeyourowndreamscometrue.It’sbeensaidthatsuccessfulpeoplehaveacontagiousattitude.Beenthusiasticfortheirsuccess.Ifyou’relucky,someofitmayruboffonyou. AreYouEnthusiasticfortheSuccessofOthers? Pleaseleaveacomment andtelluswhatyouthinkor shareitwithsomeonewhocanbenefitfromtheinformation. AdditionalReading: DoYouLetEnvyGettheBetterofYou? It’sYourLifetoLive.Ownit! YouGetWhatYouExpect DoYouCompareYourselftoOthers? ProsperityIsn’tAboutMoney DoYouHaveaVictimMentality? Ifyoulikethisarticle,subscribetoourblogsothatyoudon’tmissasinglepost.GetfuturepostsbyRSSfeed,emailorFacebook.It’sFREE. JoinOver4.5MillionReaders AboutFrankSonnenbergFrankSonnenbergisanaward-winningauthorandawell-knownadvocateformoralcharacter,personalvalues,andpersonalresponsibility.Hehaswritteneightbooksandhasbeennamedoneof“America'sTop100ThoughtLeaders”andoneof“America’sMostInfluentialSmallBusinessExperts.”Frankhasservedonseveralboardsandhasconsultedtosomeofthelargestandmostrespectedcompaniesintheworld.Frank’snewestbook,ListentoYourConscience:That’sWhyYouHaveOne,wasreleasedinNovember2020.Additionally,hisblog—FrankSonnenbergOnline—hasattractedmillionsofreadersontheInternet.Itwasrecentlynamedoneofthe“TopSelf-ImprovementandPersonalDevelopmentBlogs”intheworld,anditcontinuestobenamedamongthe“Best21stCenturyLeadershipBlogs,”the“Top100Socially-SharedLeadershipBlogs,”andthe“BestInspirationalBlogsOnthePlanet.”©2021FrankSonnenberg.Allrightsreserved.Unauthorizeduseand/orduplicationofthismaterialwithoutexpressandwrittenpermissionfromFrankSonnenbergOnline.comisstrictlyprohibited.Forpermission,[email protected]. Comments Iappreciateyouremails! Wouldyoumakethisintooneofyourposter? Iprintandhangthem🙂 Muchgratitudeforyourblog! Reply Thanksforthefeedback,Kc.It’sonmylist. Thanksfortakingthetimetowrite🙂 Best, Frank Frank, Thisisawesome!Maybeoneyourbest!Thanksasalwaysforyouwisdom!Loveyourblog! Reply Thankyousomuch,Ashleigh.Iappreciateit🙂 Haveanawesomeday! Best, Frank Goodarticle.Ratherthanenvyingorbeingdisparagingweshouldlooktosuccessfulpeopleassomethingwecanemulate.MostsuccessfulpeopleIknowaregenerousandmorethanhappytogiveadviceonhowtodoitaswell! Reply You’rerightonpoint,Matthew.Somefolkswouldrathercomplainthaninvestintheirpersonalandprofessionalgrowth.Thatsaid,it’salotmoreproductivetoemulatethebehaviorofpositiverolemodelsthentoresentthesuccessofothers. Thanksfortakingthetimetowrite. Best, Frank LeaveaCommentCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*CommentName* Email* Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. 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