If You’re Not Careful, Success Will Destroy You
Why most people get to the top and simply fall back down.
“Most people can’t handle success, authority, or privilege. It destroys them. It makes them lazy. When they get what they want, they stop doing the very things that got them there.” -Benjamin P. Hardy
Many people are desperate for success and will do everything they can to achieve it. They will miss sleep, forgo meals, or even ruin their marriage just to be considered ‘successful.’ Of course, all of life is a matter of priority.
However, getting it and keeping it are two very different things. When most people get to the top, they simply fall back down. For example, nearly half of all artists that create a ‘chart-topping’ track become one-hit wonders.
Hence, Greg McKeown has said,
“Success is a catalyst for failure.”
Indeed, if you’re not careful, success will destroy you. It will make you lazy, unmotivated, apathetic, and lethargic. However, this article is about how to do the opposite.
Here we go.
Never Stop Being Willing to Fail
“If you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning…
