I have met some people who love to boast of others success and not theirs. Sometimes I do wonder what is there to boast about when the success is not theirs to claim?

@Hi Keith,

Moving from one success to another sounds like a great idea! It also help to keep the momentum going too.

@Hi Dimitar,

You had made a great point! We definitely can’t enjoy the present if we are hanging tightly to the past. Thanks for the point.

Talk to you soon,
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

Great post!

From:
A Fellow Singaporean

Becoming too fond of the past limits us often of being happy now. And it’s not only memories that clutter our minds and homes – it’s emotions. I wrote about them some time ago in my blog.

I think that you can only enjoy the present when you let go of the past. Thanks for the great article.

This article really gets to the heart of the matter when it comes to people not being “tuned in” to where they are in the present. I think sometimes, when one succeeds and we continue to focus only on that one success, we stop achieving new successes simply because we aren’t focused on a new goal, we’re still looking at the last one. It’s ok to succeed and happy and celebrate, just after that be ready to move on to the next success!

I think there’s another habit that’s worse than talking about one’s own past glories; that is talking about other people’s glories.

I realise that there are some people who love talking about other people’s successes, but never their own.

They’re always telling people, “My friend runs a multi-million dollar business”, “My uncle is the managing director of so-and-so company”, “My cousin just won Miss Universe”, etc, etc.

I wish these people could just shut up and focus on achieving their own success.

Cheers~

Mark