A Fine Line | The DeVenney Code

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Enjoy the unraveling of the business world's deepest darkest secrets from the comfort of your desk with “The DeVenney Code”. Michael’s opinions on both major and less covered business topics can be enlightening, refreshing, and humorous. Gain some perspective on topics that you may have never considered before, and challenge yourself to consistently “think outside the box”.

“The DeVenney Code” is your way to the inside scoop.

A Fine Line

There is an old saying that success is great until it goes to the head. Once you start believing your own story, the story becomes pretty stale.

The road leading to true success is winding, usually involves a climb and always needs others for help and direction. Working together and helping others on their road creates the most meaning for you and keeps you on course.

How do you keep your perspective to stay on course? A great exercise to keep you from getting caught in your own story involves reflection. Think about the last week and ask yourself two questions:

Who helped you?
What are you grateful for?

When you focus on who helped you, you remember that your success is not just about you. Think about how their help was meaningful to you. How could you help them or who else could you help in the same way? Thank the people who help you regularly and look at ways to help them and others and you end up attracting more opportunities.

It is easy to get caught in our own life – everything takes on importance and we forget how blessed we are. Staying grateful keeps you human and appreciating that you are part of the solution not the answer to everything. Think about what you are grateful for and why – then what can you do or give back to build on that. Every time we give back we attract more opportunity.

Opportunity is not about luck – it is about being grateful and seeing who have helped you. When you build on gratitude, you build true success.

Do this exercise each day, week, month and year to keep perspective. You boost your confidence from staying grounded and appreciating what you have, the support and help you have from others and how you can contribute for everyone’s benefit.

It is a building process that takes time - it can be a fine line between lasting success and a flash in the pan.