Life is full of paradoxes. One of them is failure due to success.
When can success make you a failure? There are different ways but I have written seven for your indulgence.
Perhaps you may validate some of them due to your personal experience. Or, be warned lest you fall in the traps.
1. When you do not have a holistic view of success
2. When you make life all about you
3. When gain makes you lose the more important in exchange for the less important
4. When you begin to talk trash about others
5. When you no longer appreciate the simple things in life
6. When you stop improving yourself because you feel you have arrived
7. When your success does not benefit others
I am not in anyway against success. In fact, I applaud people who strive to reach them. In a way, having high goals can be good for the inner man.
What I am concerned about is to see a good and talented man change for the worse because of success.
Perhaps you can add more to the list. If you do, please do not forget to send it to me. I promise to acknowledge you when I add it.
By Ed Pilapil Jr. ©
