Is it possible to be a success all by yourself? Is it possible to be at the top the ladder in the world of business without anyone else? Or, be successful in any area of life? There are countless numbers of people who wish that were true. We think it would be so much easier if you didn’t have to interact with or get along with other people.
But no matter how much we might like that idea it cannot be done. In this electronic world of the internet it is possible to never have to actually talk to another person. We can simply type our messages to one another. But we cannot be successful with other people.
To be successful you must provide a product that other people want. That product must be helpful to people so that they can use it to make their life better. Whether that product is consumable or that product is a business opportunity doesn’t really matter. We need each other in this thing called life.
I cannot be successful unless I can help other people or meet their needs. We cannot have a substantial income unless we provide a product that will accomplish that purpose. We also need people who can help us develop and refine our skills, abilities, and talents. If we don’t have other people in our lives we end up with some weird ideas on what works and doesn’t work.
I heard the story of a man who bought a violin and went off to a cabin in the woods for 3 years to learn how to play. He didn’t have any contact without the outside world. He learned to play by what sounded right to him. Eventually he did learn to play. When he arrived back in civilization he went to a man who played the violin professionally. He explained to the man what he had done and proceeded to play for him. When he was finished the profession violinist took the instrument and played a song for him. Immediately he knew that his playing was barely acceptable. Because he was his own standard he found out how low that standard was.
We need to know that someone cares about us and our difficulties. We need to be challenged to become better. We need people who will encourage us. We need to be brought face-to-face with our wrong attitudes, ideas, prejudices and reactions.
That brings us back to the whole idea of being successful in the market place. I cannot be successful unless I make sales and sales mean that I need other people. If my attitude is simply to take their money I’ll soon go bankrupt. People can tell when you don’t care about them.
We live in a world full of people and the truth is we need each other. I cannot be successful with them. They can’t be successful with the rest of us. Like it or not we really do need each other. To be successful like Beatriz Castillo she needed many others. time2sendoutcards. wealthcreator-now. Never think that you can achieve your dreams if you do not help others achieve theirs.
James Heller
