This Is What Success Is All About

And it’s not what you think it is

I’ve recently joined LinkedIn.

And I’m constantly on the lookout to connect with like-minded people.

However, I don’t just swoop inside their messages. There’s a really important thing I do right after finding someone worth connecting with.

I go and read two of their latest posts and leave meaningful comments under them.

And then boom! A connection request that is hardly neglected by anyone.

But why do I even do this?

Clap for people if you want them to clap for you.

Someone wrote this once. And it has been with me since then.

In fact, I’ve sort of inculcated this in my behaviour now.

No matter how good or bad my day has been, as soon as I read about someone’s success, I’m the first person in the line to congratulate them.

Not because it’s my duty or something, but because I feel happy for them.

When I see someone getting successful, it motivates me to be the best version of myself. When I see a person getting what they deserve, I feel like their happiness is my own.

I can’t really tell why or how I feel this. It’s not a formula that I can write down.

But somewhere deep down inside, I know that it comes to me because I can actually connect with that person.

When you connect with someone on an intellectual level, it becomes really easy to celebrate their success as if it’s your own.

People often get jealous of the success of their peers. Or anyone for that matter.

They make it seem like by being successful that person is snatching something from them — which is, of course, not true.

If you can’t celebrate someone’s success, then don’t feel bad when no one is there to celebrate with you on your big day.

Imagine yourself getting exactly what you worked for after going through several hardships in life. But you’ve got no friends, your relationships are destroyed, your parents hate you and whatnot.

What would you do then? Some would say that I’d spend all the money on myself. But how much and for how long?

It’s not like you’re getting any younger. What kind of success is that if you don’t even have someone to cut the cake with?

As human beings, we should cheer for our mates just like we cheer for our favourite football clubs.

It wouldn’t take much, will it?

And by doing this we’re not just building their enthusiasm, but also building a relationship on a deeper level with that person.

They say that success doesn’t feel like success when you’ve no one to celebrate it with.

And I think they’re right. Because in the end it only comes down to the lives you’ve touched, not the bucks you’ve earned.

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