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The Price of Success
By Patricia Smith
When my son was in the sixth grade, he tested for, and received first chair in the alto saxophone section of his band. While he was happy to be there, and believed he deserved the honor, some of his peers insinuated that he had somehow bribed the band director in order to secure his place. Someone accused him of being stuck up.
We talked about this predicament. He was hoping first chair would hold nothing but good things and good feelings. Why were his friends acting this way? Was it true that he wasn't as good as this honor implied?
The truth is, success carries a price. This price can be interpreted as failure if we're not careful. This is especially true of women, who are more likely to identify with and exaggerate our failures (see Each of Us, chapter 2.) If we can accept the pain as simply the price of success, rather than anything else, we are better able to live with it and move forward. Awareness is the first step. Small adjustments make a big difference.
Patricia Smith, author of Each of Us: How Every Women Can Earn Money in Corporate America.
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