Does your success depend on the failure of others standing in your way?

Question

Does your success depend on the failure of others standing in your way?

Answer 1

yes, and at the same time a huge, resounding no

haha i love a knights tale

it depends entirely on what you define success to be.  if success is olympic gold, then most definetly, others must fail.  OR they could succeed too, because their definition of success may not have been to win, it could have been to beat their PB or make the finals.

if you define success as a happy life, or achieving your goals, then it is quite possible others wont have to fail for your success.

it all comes down to each persons definition of success.

Answer 2

Failure of others has nothing to do with Your success. Especially that often You have same goals and You may need some other to succeed with something so then You can do Your job. Also remember it is Your life, Your failures are only Yours - do not blame others for them.

Answer 3

No.

My success depends on decisions I make based on my life experiences and common sense.

I reap the rewards, or suffer the consequences.

What others do is their business!

Answer 4

I sure hope not... But I just wish they wouldn't 'be' in the way (like in obstructing me in a deliberate way). I can work off my own steam so long as others don't try to douse it. Live and let live.

Answer 5

Not success per se.  But the promotion sure does!

The truth is that in this competitive world,  how good you are is not enough.  How badly others perform decides your standing!

Well,   if you do not agree with this,  then check Olympics results!!!

Answer 6

sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. In order to be successful, you shouldn't concentrate on the failure of others, but on how you can surpass them. If you succeed and others fail, you may just be lucky.

Answer 7

Not really, I try to work around them.