Winner takes it all? Not necessarily. Everyone can become ‘successful’ in their own way.

The movie ‘Predator’ is a story about an alien creature entering to earth from outer space in a far away jungle where the war veterans who were on a mission. The creature known as the ‘predator’ hunts the hunted. It was admissibly a scary movie as the predator is well advanced in technology. It is extraordinarily ugly and huge (I think it is double the size of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger-). My point is this.

In every movie like the above I realised the emotion of viewers are being tickled when the ‘alien’ comes to limelight by being extraordinarily powerful. As humans we have the sense of comparison. We have been taught early on how to compare things. We subconsciously expect everyone to be like us. If it is different we are trap in uncertainty. That is why God said in The Bible that we are made in His own Image. If is said otherwise then our affiliations with the Almighty will be a tedious affair.

If we see someone driving a BMW or Lexus we find we are out of the ‘winners’ game. If we find someone taller than us, we feel inferior to them and shun them with subtlety. If we find someone flashy and well known to earn a better income than us we feel guilty to our family. Most of the time, it is not us but is our counterpart who is communicating to us of the ‘success’ of others.

Everyone is successful in his own way if everyone stops comparing success. We can copy the steps but cannot compare the outcome. Can everyone earn like Mr William Bill Gates or Mr Mukhesh Ambani? Unlikely as the worlds resources are limited at a certain point of time. Demand and supply is not always the same. There is one Leonardo Ad Vinci and one Alexander The Great. Be creative and do things differently. And act on what you create. You will be successful in your own way.

I have the opportunity to watch Vince Fazio on the skills of painting recently. Success is like painting. At every stroke of the brush is a success story. When the painter decides to stop and says he has finished the painting, that is success. Success is the function of Creativity and Action.  The outcome is your choice. But remember at every cessation you are successful in your own way.