I Need You / You Need Me

"You cannot succeed by yourself.  It's hard to find a rich hermit."

- Jim Rohn

(1930-2009) Author / Speaker

We have all hear the term, "a self-made person".  This is referring to someone who achieved their success on their own without the help of others.  Here is a fact, there is no such animal!  No one has, can or will succeed all on their own without the help of others.

                Even the most talented and brilliant among us do not know and cannot do everything.  As humans, we are all limited in our abilities.  This is not a fault in our makeup but we are like this by design.  We were made to need each other so that together we could grow and become better than we are alone.  There is no shame in needing others, it is a sign of real wisdom and maturity to know that if we are going be our best, we need help.

                The help we get from others and give to others varies from person to person, need to need.  Sometimes we need the knowledge and know-how that others have for things that we lack.  Sometimes we need the talents and skills others have that we have not developed.  Sometimes we just need the encouragement and companionship that we get from friends and family to help us get through the struggles we face in life.  The fact is this, I need you and you need me if we are ever to succeed in life.

                Success-minded people not only see this reality but we celebrate it as a wonderful thing.  No one enjoys success as much as the person who shares it with others.  No one can achieve as much by themselves as they can with others to help.  I, alone can only do so much, but together with others there is no limit to what can be achieved.

                Only the selfish and foolish think they can take the journey to achievement by themselves.  Only the broken and self-centered even want to.  Success comes to those who can see the resources they have in others and the wisdom to use that resource.  Success is not a win or lose.  If I am to win that does not mean you have to lose.  Success means that if I win you win; if you win I win.  My success is your success and your success is mine.

                Be the best you can be by helping others be their best.  A statement by the late Zig Ziglar is one that I work hard to live by.  "You can have anything in life you want, provided you help enough people get what they want."

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