Winner Stands Alone

Going by the title you might think of Paulo Coelho’s book with the same title, however this blog and the book have nothing in common except the name. Generally speaking, people on the top feel alone. There are many people around them, willing to cash on their success, but hardly anybody who is a true companion. This is very common with fame related careers; however every successful person faces this sooner or later. Sometimes it sounds so bizarre that we take so many pains to reach that height and once we do, the charm is all gone as we hardly have anybody around us to share the vibe.

Winner not only stands alone, but also struggles alone to become the winner. You never seek refuge, never look for help, you need to go through the pain all alone and as a result you steal the show in the end when everybody else is in the audience and is clapping. Whatsoever, being on the podium doesn’t come that easy.

Infact it takes a great deal to reach the top. The effort, the struggle is not easy. There would be people who would want to pull you down, misguide you and make you feel less confident. There would be times when you would feel like giving up, don’t do that. Think of the day when that dream would come true. Think of that success. The moments when you would feel whatever you are doing is worthless and fruitless. Those nights when you fail to sleep, fail even to dream. Hold on to all the effort you have put in, it is going to pay you soon.

There would be times when you will be frustrated because nothing goes right, nothing bears fruit, nobody hears you out, nobody understands you, everyone out there looks at you with hatred and disgust, and nevertheless you need to keep going. You need to keep working, keep burning the midnight oil. You keep going on the carved path because that’s what makes you different from the audience. That’s what is going to make everyone else clap for you and make them crave to be your near ones. All this would happen only eventually, till that time you need to fight, struggle and work hard alone.

Remember the pole star? The shiny one in the night which shows direction to the sailors, it is different, and yet alone. Don’t give up, keep trying and one day you will become the pole star no matter people around you are genuinely with you or not.