You Can't Own My Success!

My Random Sunday Thought...

There is a common misperception that people ‘owe’ other people and it’s a misconception that must stop.  Here’s how the misconception starts: “if it wasn’t for me, Joe Public wouldn’t have met Jane Public and get his big break.”  Sound familiar? 

First and foremost, God and the Universe work in tandem to make sure a shared agreement plays out.  This means, some of career happenings happen, not because of the ‘owners’ but because it is a Universal plan.  

Second, we are here at Gods design.  This means that our actions are a part of his overall plans, so how can any one person say “if it wasn’t for ‘me’ Joe Public wouldn’t get where he is?”  How about the perception be changed to ‘one way or another Joe Public is going to succeed because he’s been blessed with that spirit?!’

I make note that there are many people who collectively contribute to our success.  How about we start with Mom and Dad who birthed us?  Teachers who put in extra effort to make sure we learned?  Coaches and mentors who gave us extra encouragement; and oh, the sleepless nights that we stayed up preparing for the future we knew was sure to come … which landed on the desk of Mr. or Mrs. Important person at XYZ Company who put us on.  If the talent was developed before hand, would they even have something to try to ‘own?’

People who are musicians, players of instruments and who sing at center stage are especially subjected to this non-sense way of warped thinking.  If it’s not the vocal coach it’s the producer; if it’s not the producer it’s the concert promoter and if it’s not the concert promoter then for sure it’s the radio jock who played the song for his 5.2 billion listeners why success is at your door.

Just in case there’s a person in your life who won’t stop with the ‘because of me’ rhetoric, just understand that your success is not tied to one person.  Your success is tied to you being daring enough to take risks and chances in places that other people were not willing to go.

You can own a car, a house and a bank account but you cannot own my success!  Go easy!