Marilyn Swanson  

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Date / Time: 3/28/2008 7:44 PM UTC

Sharing Success

Is it possible to be a compassionate, moral, and friendly person and still be successful?

In our sports-minded culture, there is a great deal of emphasis on winners and losers, with those same words being applied to many fields other than sports. The difficulty with this is it implies that for each person who wins, someone must lose. Of course, this is true in a game of tennis, but although it may be very painful to lose at tennis, applying such loss in the bigger fields of life can be more than painful...it can be devastating. You can achieve success in life and bring others along with you without defeating anyone or using manipulation. You can have successful allies or defeated enemies. Help others with their goals without losing sight of yours.

Many bestsellers advocate selfishness and offer procedures for dominating others, explaining how to win by intimidation. Such advice is particularly appealing to those who enjoy seeing others crash while they ascend, as a result of their own efforts. However,there are more desirable ways to succeed.

Itis possible to achieve success in life and share that success with others without using manipulation and inciting defeat for others. You can have successful allies or defeated enemies. Help others with their goals without losing sight of yours. Your success will be all the sweeter for it. 

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