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Isaac Newton
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I had a lot of guy friends growing up. I just got along better with guys than girls for some reason. Their girlfriends always HATED me! They always had this idea in their heads that I was out to get their man when in actual reality I just wanted to hang out with my friends.
In our world there is always this mentality of competition. We are always sizing each other up. Always tearing each other down. Instead of celebrating each other’s success we silently wish we had what they have. When we start our businesses or want to get ahead at our jobs we sometimes think of people as resources instead of valuable contributors to our lives.
I’ve had people take my friendship for granted on numerous occasions. I was there when they needed someone to vent to and hear words of love and encouragement, but as soon as they accomplished their goals I was nothing but a name in a cell phone.
There’s a reason why having a cut-throat mentality just leads to misery and more struggles.
We weren’t designed to do things alone. We were designed to work together. To lift each other up. We were born into this world already connected to everything that is. Why in the world would going against that lead to success?
Think about it: Even our bad experiences have lead to growth. And even those experiences usually involve others in some way. That just proves even more that we need each other.
So let’s willingly go to each other for assistance. And give that assistance back in return. Let’s remind ourselves that not everyone is out to get us. There are people out there that would love to see us succeed!
Remember there is an unlimited amount of success to be had in this world. Just like there is an unlimited amount of love we can give to everyone.
If something brilliant happens in the world of someone you know, congratulate him or her. Celebrate as if it were happening to you. Life should be one big celebration.
Don’t look at people in the same field as you are as competition. Become their friend. Share strategies. Swap resources. Be there for one another when times are hard and when times are grand.
When you reach your goals, don’t forget the ones that helped you get there. If you stepped on someone to get to where you need to go, help them up and let them sit on your shoulders for a change.
Going against this innate structure of connectedness leaves us feeling like we’re always being judged, very stressed out and filled with fear.
It feels good to live in a world of collaboration, unity and celebration.
Sounds like a much better choice doesn’t it? And the good thing about it is you don’t have to get there alone.
Oh how I adore this post. Thank you for speaking this truth (so beautifully!) Love you sister! <3!
love you Amanda and thank you for everything.
This is beautifully written and precisely oh so true!
My love is in process of starting a new financial business built on these ideas, in a notoriously cut-throat industry. We think people are craving this. You have solidified everything we have been thinking about how to do business about actually … Helping… People . Thank you for writing these words!!!!
I love that you and your love are building your business on principles like these. that’s a great, great, foundation! good luck with everything!
Oh thank you, thank you!!! Today of all days I needed to read a post like this.
I can’t get the words down that express my gratitude. There is a lot swimming in my head right now.
Thank you. <3
i’m really happy to hear that Kirst! what we need to hear always has such perfect timing
thank you for being here.
Good stuff, Dyamond! I’ve seen firsthand the amazing synergy that joining forces creates, and it’s pretty awesome. We come from an attitude of abundance, not of lack, and our whole world changes.
Dyamond – I have lived my WHOLE life with this attitude and more often than not I have blindly believed that it would sustain me, because it was the RIGHT thing.
Despite all the beat-downs, trip-ups, sabotages and failures . . . I STILL believe that ‘sharing’ is how we should treat each other. In life, in community, in work, in family. Positive and negative.
I am like many western women who struggles with what abundance I have and how little happiness I seem to hold.
I am smarter now, with ‘how’ I share and with ‘whom’. When I feel like retreating into a cave, I remember all the people who have thanked me for my generosity or kindness or time.
We need to share with our daughters and nieces and friends, all that you have said. Thank you soooooo much.