Can You Be Genuinely Happy For Others?
Ty Bennett
Keynote Speaker, Author, Researcher On a mission to redefine high performance. Sharing new research on what drives high performance, what stops it & how leaders can unlock it in their teams
Last week I overheard my son and his friend talking about something that happened in their class where everyone got a bag with a prize inside. They were talking about how one child got a better prize than everyone else. All the other children were saying “That’s not fair,” and “He doesn’t deserve that.” All were upset about why this one boy got something better than they did.
After hearing my son and his friend hash this out for I while, I took the opportunity to talk to them about how important it is in your life to be able to celebrate others and not have to be upset or try and tear other people down because they did something or were able to succeed in some way you weren’t. I think that is one of the biggest problems that we struggle with in life is the ability to be able to be genuinely happy for people and not have it hit our insecurities. Often we try and put ourselves up instead of just cheering on others and allowing them to be successful.
But true happiness is found in finding happiness for others.
Just a little food for thought.
Leading YOU to Purposeful, Personal and Professional Success. Certified John Maxwell Speaker & Trainer. Global Principal for O&M, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
6 年Great and simple advice. True joy comes from helping others find joy and celebrating the successes that others have.
Founder & CEO at EventTeaming, dedicated to crafting ideal work environments for event and project teams, ensuring timely execution in fast-paced environments, and achieving exceptional outcomes. #LeadershipSuccess
6 年Wanting success more for someone else than yourself is a key ingredient to for people who want to be successful leaders.
Award Winning Author at The Gift of Mulligans
6 年Great message! They're never too young to start learning and adopting an abundance mentality.
Associate Quality Services
6 年It was a great message.In life at somepoint people will be superior to us in terms of knowledge and the way they perform.And we should encourage them as a fellow human and they will encourage us when it's our turn.
Director - Khan Sultana (Hong Kong) Limited - Global Property Portfolio & Trade Financing
6 年Absolutely!! Thats how you create good karma for yourself!