I recently had a story
go to the next round of consideration
with a major publisher.
Many, many people touched this story
(supplying edits, helping to name it, etc)
so when this good news came,
there was a lot of excitement.
Everyone felt their piece
made a difference
(and it likely had).
One of my loved ones
doesn’t ask for help on his projects.
He doesn’t want to ‘bother’ people.
He wonders why
people aren’t as excited about his successes.
People are selfish
(this is a running theme on Clientk).
They’re excited about my success
because they think of it
as their success.
They’re not excited about my loved one’s success
because it had nothing
to do with them.
If you want people to be happy for you,
make the success about them.
Swallow your pride,
and ask for help.
BTW… THIS is why everyone wants
to help people who are proven to be successes.
A start up entrepreneur may
have to ask for help.
An entrepreneur with a growing reputation
gets volunteers.