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Expression: A victim of your own success
It’s not a problem many of us will ever have, but some people in this world become victims of their own success.
We all need money to get by in this world, and while most of us want money, we will never have so much that we will become victims of our own success.
To be a victim of your own success means you become so successful that it creates problems for you.
Did you know lottery winners are likelier to declare bankruptcy within 3 – 5 years after winning than regular people?
Yep, it’s true; they become a victim of their own success.
Because they received so much money so quickly, it went right to their head.
Possessing and managing wealth requires a different mindset.
That’s why the rich think differently than the middle class.
People realize there are ways to spend money they had never before considered when abundant financial resources are available.
Lottery winners typically splurge on unnecessary things, experience family stresses and lose friends because of their wealth.
Other people who become victims of their own success are actors who become typecast, authors or singers who become one-hit wonders or any other creator who cannot duplicate previous success.
Performers who have a hit song but cannot recreate that success are often considered failures.
Yes, it’s unfair, but society tends to judge someone by their most outstanding achievement.
It never considers the big hit an anomaly.
Instead, all the other great work is seen as mediocre compared to the one great piece of work they did.
In effect, a great career is damaged, and the artist becomes a victim of their own success.
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