Experiences matter not because of the results you are getting, not because of the expertise you accumulate, not because of the final outcome, not because of the knowledge you did not have before.
They matter because of the people you share them with.
Make it about people, sooner rather than later.
That’s a way to cherish every moment of the journey.
We know we should add the salary ranges to our job ads, but we are reviewing the salary level for internal employees and we do not want to send the wrong message. As soon as we are done with that …
I know I should take on new challenges and find something new, but I have this very important project to take care of. As soon as I am done with that …
I know I should spend more quality time with my family, but I am having a very busy period at work. As soon as that is over …
We know we should get to posting more often on our blog, but we have no good writer in our team. As soon as we can hire one …
The fact is, there’s never a perfect time to do the things we are supposed to do.
There’s a good enough time though.
It is now.
Other people’s success is nothing more than what it says it is: the success of someone who is not you.
It’s not your success, neither it is your failure. It’s not a missed opportunity and it is not less opportunities. It’s not your merit, it’s not your fault, it’s not your reward, it’s not your punishment.
It’s nothing personal.
Cherish other people’s success as vividly as you cherish your own.
The two go hand in hand.
If you are really good at something, there’s no reason to make others feel bad for not being at your same level.
Lift them up instead, or at the very least show them a new way to think, to act, to relate, to commit.
You’ll make your good worth it.
There are two different mindsets with which you can approach a request for help.
One defaults to figuring out how the act of helping does impact one’s own routine.
Does it mean I will have to wake up earlier? Does it mean I will have to postpone my planned holiday? Does it mean I will have to renounce a relaxing evening watching my favourite TV series?
The other defaults to caring about how the act of helping does impact the other person’s life.
The two mindsets often have very similar outcomes. Because when somebody asks for help, people in general tend to give help.
The difference though is in how you feel about helping – and whether or not you will seek to help more in the future – and in how the other person feels about you helping – and whether or not they will seek help more freely in the future.
It is a difference that matters.
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