"There is something freeing about cheering for other people."

A thought by Chad Veach from his book, I Work with People (p. 60). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)

So, why is that?

Chad says, "Because insecurity typically tries to pull other people down in a misguided effort to feel better about itself, every time you choose to lift people up, you are taking a stand against insecurity in your own mind and heart. You are reminding yourself that you don’t need to be better than anyone in order to be valuable; that your worth is not based on your accomplishments; that someone else’s success doesn’t lower your value."

He goes on, "Celebrating others also reminds you that other people are not really the competition. Granted, in certain business or athletic scenarios, other people are the competition, but I’m not talking about that—I’m talking about the underlying fear or belief that someone else’s success somehow diminishes mine. Success is not a finite quantity that must be shared among us all. If it were, then someone else getting a bigger piece of the success pie would mean there is less for me. But that’s not how success works."

Earlier he said, "Recognize the talents, wins, and growth of others as often and as exuberantly as you can. First, because they need it and deserve it. But second, because it keeps your mind and emotions in a healthy place."

He also said, "We can all be successful, which means we can all celebrate other people without feeling like it takes something away from us."

So, let's take a stand against insecurity by lifting other people up, okay?

Yes, yes!

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