| Sometimes people can't handle success - | | | | clinics. After retirement, Maradona |
| Satish Nair | | | | spent most of his time in Cuba (can say |
| "I tried 1000 different ways to find a | | | | in hospital), and after returning to |
| solution, but 1001st was the best | | | | Argentina suddently he suffered a major |
| solution" - Thomas Alva Edison, when | | | | heart attack following a cocaine |
| asked about his experience in inventing | | | | overdose and was admitted to intensive |
| the light bulb. | | | | care in a Buenos Aires hospital. After |
| The first question is "What is Success?" | | | | he showed improvement, Maradona was |
| : The dictionaries provide various | | | | taken off the respirator on April 23 and |
| definitions of success as 'an occurrence | | | | remained in intensive care for several |
| that accomplishes its intended purpose' | | | | days before being discharged. |
| or 'a state of prosperity or fame' or 'a | | | | Second example : Diana, Princes of |
| realization that a person is | | | | Wales, from the time of her engagement |
| successful', but success is broader than | | | | to the Prince of Wales in 1981 until her |
| what we define. Achieving success means | | | | death after a car accident in 1997, |
| you became famous; you can have enough | | | | Diana was one of the most famous women |
| money to buy the luxuries you longed for | | | | in the world, a pre-eminent celebrity of |
| so many years, you are being a darling | | | | her generation. During her lifetime, she |
| of the masses. | | | | was often described as the world's most |
| Anybody can achieve success, however for | | | | photographed woman. To her admirers, the |
| that one has to have the self belief | | | | Princess of Wales was a role model; |
| within him that he can, this is the | | | | After her death, there were even calls |
| primary step towards success. If you do | | | | for her to be nominated for sainthood, |
| not believe in yourself, then creating | | | | while her detractors, consider her to |
| that feeling is your first assignment. | | | | have been suffering from a mental |
| Secondly, we have to focus on what we | | | | illness; it has been suggested that |
| are going to do to achieve success, | | | | Diana was, according to one biographer, |
| something we already have and something | | | | possibly suffering from Borderline |
| we have to attain from others. | | | | personality disorder. Diana herself |
| There are many factors that contribute | | | | admitted to struggling with depression, |
| to success or failure, the most | | | | and the eating disorder bulimia, which |
| important of which is a person's | | | | recurred throughout her adult life. |
| mindset. One can not create and sustain | | | | Third Example is of Mike Tyson. At the |
| success, if his thoughts, beliefs and | | | | height of his fame and career in the |
| emotions are not adjusted to success. If | | | | late 1980s and throughout the '90s, |
| one believes in oneself, money or what | | | | Tyson was one of the most recognized |
| success means for them are in | | | | sports personalities in the world. Apart |
| dissimilarity to a successful life, he | | | | from his many sporting accomplishments, |
| finds it difficult or impossible to | | | | his outrageous and controversial |
| create one. | | | | behavior in the ring and in his private |
| Some of the key factors for people, who | | | | life as well as the drug and alcoholic |
| want to be successful are determination, | | | | abuses has kept him in the public eye |
| decisiveness, continuous learning, | | | | than his career. |
| constructive planning, hard-work, | | | | Tyson retired from competitive boxing in |
| relentless practice (regain the mettle | | | | 2005. He has since engaged in a series |
| even when things are going against his | | | | of exhibition bouts in a tour across the |
| wishes), have to have the ability to | | | | US to pay his numerous debts. Despite |
| recover and learn from failures. One | | | | receiving over US$30 million for several |
| requires a strong vision of his future, | | | | of his fights and $300 million over his |
| his planning; setting achievable goals | | | | career, Tyson declared bankrupt in 2003. |
| all can play important roles in becoming | | | | now, Tyson appears in countless popular |
| successful. | | | | media in either cameo appearances or as |
| There is no need to worry, If one does | | | | a subject of parody or satire. |
| not have all the above characteristics, | | | | So why these people addicted to drugs, |
| think success is not a heavenly fruit, | | | | alcohol and suffering from various |
| as if one can only dream of it, | | | | disorders? And the answer is "Sometimes |
| everybody can achieve it with various | | | | people can't handle success" the reasons |
| techniques. One can set goals and | | | | may be they fear the success and self |
| objectives, which may be inherited | | | | sabotage their lives, that's what |
| qualities, however learning some | | | | happened to Maradona, Mike Tyson and |
| advanced techniques for success, which | | | | Princes Diana, there were throwing the |
| can only be learned from schools/people. | | | | fame away. No one has been able to break |
| You have to develop mental strength to | | | | through this massive self sabotage. No |
| succeed, which will enable you to | | | | wonder that people are afraid of |
| recover from setbacks more easily. | | | | success. To achieve success means need |
| There is another side of this coin that | | | | of a lot of self-examination along with |
| lot many people, famous personalities, | | | | chances in lifestyle and facelift of our |
| they can not handle the success suitably | | | | behaviors. |
| - can say success is an catastrophe for | | | | We are NOT just talking about some |
| them - a bad experience. How to handle | | | | personalities here; we are talking about |
| the success depends upon the person as | | | | every successful people, including you. |
| an individual i.e. it is a very | | | | Success is like a hard rock, not |
| individual matter. To somebody success | | | | everybody is able to crack or pull it |
| is an unexciting aspect, but to somebody | | | | down easily. Chances are that anybody |
| it is an energizing factor to achieve | | | | who tasted the success in any field can |
| more. We surprise when we hear news | | | | face such problems at any moment of |
| about famous people, who suffer from | | | | time; it is not a fault of us, but a |
| alcoholism, drug abuse and serious | | | | phenomenon people around the world face. |
| emotional problems, we see that success | | | | Satisfaction is an important ingredient |
| can bring different kinds of discomfort | | | | of success. For becoming successful, you |
| alongwith it. Diego Maradona, Mike | | | | have to learn to get satisfied. This |
| Tyson, Princess Diana are perfect | | | | often means giving up wanting and |
| examples, facing serious problems when | | | | longing, two feelings that don't go with |
| they are famous, as if people think they | | | | satisfaction. |
| have everything, but suffered at | | | | Let us hope we will not be addicted to |
| different levels and they fee they are | | | | the drugs and alcohol like Maradona did, |
| alone in the midst of fame. | | | | but almost everyone is limiting his |
| First Example Diego Maradona. He is | | | | lives because part of him is afraid of |
| former caption of Argentine football | | | | success. If it applies to us, then we |
| team. He played in four World Cups, won | | | | should retrospect that what receding |
| a world cup in 1986, received FIFA | | | | factors and soul searching to know what |
| Player of the Century and voted in 2000 | | | | pulled us back, so that we can rectify |
| by FIFA, the best football player of all | | | | the wrongs and find the rights. |
| time surpassing the great footballer | | | | Success requires discipline, |
| ever PELE. | | | | determination and a strong belief in |
| Since the 1990s, Maradona has been | | | | oneself. It's a whole lot easier to stay |
| battling cocaine addiction, which | | | | where you are than to move into a new |
| included spells in Swiss and Cuban | | | | state of being. |