DTH-XII-0069
“I made it, and now I'm using what I have to lift other people up.”
Success that stops at your own comfort is a small thing that dies with you. Success turned into a ladder for others is how a single life multiplies. You've understood the assignment: the point of getting ahead was never just to be ahead. What you do with the height you've reached is the only part of the success that will outlast you.
Your Practice
- Identify who you're now positioned to help that you couldn't before. Help them.
- Give from your surplus deliberately, money, access, time, vouching.
- Build something that creates opportunity for people you'll never meet.
- Measure the success by who rose because of it, not by what you accumulated.
The Architects
“People who did great things often did so at very surprisingly young ages... So, hurry up! You can do great things.”
Patrick Collison, "Advice" essay, patrickcollison.com/advice, section "If you're 10-20" (closing item)