DON'T PURSUE SUCCESS PURSUE VALUE

Daniella Westbrook: Copyright: REX

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein

 

Danniella Westbrook, a once revered actress has dazed several persons after she took a job as a barmaid in a North London pub in a bid to get back on her feet. Her decision was a move to end her financial woes. She admitted last year that 2013 had been the "worst year" of her life after  break-up with her boyfriend, Tom Richards which eventually made her homeless. Indeed, this is a fall from grace, but  how can the former BBC EastEnders star turn to a waif and now serve as barmaid?

I have carefully observed her story and discovered that she pursued success instead of value. An evidence was when Danniella was using Tom's phone and a text message came through that she did not like the look of and she wanted to know who sent it. This event brought a schism between them. She was later plunged into assaults from Tom. When you pursue success without a sense of value your success is bound to be cut short. In fact, value is what gives sense to success; it’s the life-sustainer of any success. Everybody pursues success, but very few pursue value. There’s one little secret that I’ve learned: success comes faster when you put value first.

A top business owner in my neighbourhood is currently facing a threat of bankruptcy. The business at a certain time had money flowing in from different clients. During that period the said business owner disparaged the worth of most clients. All that the business got interested in was how to suck funds from clients. What got wrong was the loss value; today those disparaged clients are now being begged by the organization.

Success is sweet, but a fall from it can make you heartbroken for life. It is one thing to achieve success and another to sustain it. What you need to sustain success is value. The moment one loses his sense of value he begins to see how  success  slips away from people’s hand. WARNING don’t get carried away pursuing success rather devote your time pursuing value.