Success mantra….

Today I am going to share a learning which each of us should understand and apply in our day to day life. Although I myself follow this as much as possible, but never shared. 

But today while I was surfing through YOUTUBE videos, I came across this video and after seeing it felt like sharing it with you all.

What amazed me about this video was that how the host (PRIYA KUMAR) conveyed one of the most important lessons to some childrens through a simple game and which I feel each of us must bring into practice every day of our life.

So in this video, the host - PRIYA KUMAR, is addressing some children’s and she is asking them what all things they need to be successful…

All sorts of answers came in like; time, hard work, respect, education etc; but then PK says there is one more thing which is very important, and what that one thing is, is what she wants to demonstrate through a game.

                               
Video Source- SONA KUMAR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

So the game is that each child were given a balloon and a tooth pick, and they were asked to blow it. They were then asked to ensure that their balloon stays blown for next ten minutes. Whosoever’s balloon stays up for ten minutes will win a prize :)

So the game begins and guess what? No one’s balloon lasted long enough and the game was over in less than three minutes….. Why? Because each participating child was busy blowing up others balloon so that only his or her balloon stays up till the end of ten minutes, so that he or she can win the prize….. and in the process each one ended up blowing up one another’s balloon and no one won :(

     

You must be wondering so what? That’s no big DEAL, Yesss…..

Well actually it is both a NO and a YES.

It’s NO big deal if you look at it merely as a game. But if you look at the whole game/ exercise from a human behavioral point of view and observe it carefully and relate it with your life, YES it is a big DEAL.

So what was the teaching of the game and which inspired me to write about it?

Each of us wants to be successful in all that we do, be it in professional or in personal life. And in order to achieve this success we all need help and support of others. No one can grow big or achieve success all on their own.

As much as we want to succeed in whatever we do, so do others. We must therefore respect everybody’s dream for success, and as often as possible, try to help and support them. When we wish well for others, they surely too will wish the same for us, isn’t it this a WIN, WIN situation for ALL :)

And yes, not only should we root for success of others, we must also ensure that we must stop those who try to be a hindrance in the path of others.

P.S: The host PRIYA KUMAR is a very famous and most sought after Motivational Speaker in the corporate circle nationally and internationally. She is also author of 10 books, and has won several international awards for her books.