When Others Succeed

No one I work with uses this site. That makes me a Top Voice. Ironic, isn't it? Some do not comment with connections because they are competitors and they don't want to praise someone in another company.

That's silly. Should you be upset that someone has a nice marriage? It should have no bearing on your relationship. Good relationships enhance life. So I have heard. There is truth to the rumor.

Seeing a post last week about abundance mindset vs. limited mindset on LinkedIn- this was a new take on a worthwhile topic. I have seen Curt Mercadante and Krista Mollion post about this.

No one with a limited mindset posts much less speaks about whatever advantages there are to limited mindset. In this post limited mindset entails not commenting with competitors. Why would you not want them to do well?

Just like Rabbit Hill- there is enough for all. I don't have colleagues or competitors on this site. That doesn't mean I don't want to see others do well.

This happened on two jobs. Only two? These are the examples. I was briefly in collections. This position had a beginning, middle and end. The company was in Chapter 11 and readjusting too much to make it a long term position.

Before walking before they made me run; there was an interesting group in my training class. There is kinship to starting in the same class. We are in the same boat. Many were going to different departments. We had the same job and took different calls.

It was nice to see someone achieve what they set out to do. They had successful calls- and many calls that did not go through.- It was a productive use of our time. They did well, I did well. Not better or worse.

The only gossip was who made progress and set debtors up on payment plans. We were told "No ultimatums." If the debtor did not pay they might have the account moved elsewhere. We simply suggested methods to pay off the debt.

Some came from Discover and told stories of relentless agents who tried getting money. Some suggested the debtors take Payday Loans. You don't solve a problem by creating another problem.

The level of interest they could legally charge- you'll pay your college loan faster. Shylocks would say "That's too much interest". We aspired to "Three months same as cash."

If someone owed nine hundred dollars- that's a lot. There were also late fees adding to it. By having them pay three hundred dollars per month for three months; it was still challenging. No further interest was accrued and it would be paid off.

The other position where I did not engage in unnecessary competition was hotel reservations. Because I took to it quickly and did very well like when LeBron James was a rookie?

We shall see if Victor Wembayana lives up to the hype. If he stays healthy- sure. I was not one of those "He needs time to develop" types. We started taking calls in November and I reached bonus level in December.

I was told no one hit the incentive. There were four categories that had to be maintained at a high level. I did it. There was also time to help others. Why not? Would I not want them to succeed?

Raise all boats. This is not a zero sum game where you take everything and no one else can succeed. Let them grow and advance. They will have their own success.

In the divorce my father took a Genghis Khan stance. It wasn't enough that he succeeded. Everyone else had to fail. The lawyers made so much money off him they actually retired.

I wish I were not such an authority on divorce. It's fine to be competitive on the basketball court. Michael Jordan is always competitive. He brought out the best in his teammates. They won championships as well.

You can do well. Your competitors can succeed. Their success does not take away from yours. It is important to succeed on your own. When the check is in your name it means a lot more.

They might make more. Or less. Focus on your success. Helping others reach a higher level will not take away from your advancement.