When I see someone more successful than me I do envy them, but I'm happy for them. It's great to see people succeed and do well. I always like seeing people su

When I see someone more successful than me I do envy them, but I'm happy for them. It's great to see people succeed and do well. I always like seeing people succeed, use that envy to work harder and do better. Set a goal they have reached and go for it. Be careful spending your time lamenting them and looking for holes in their success. Don't waste your time like this. You should check out this book Zen Shorts, it's for kids but has some great lessons. Here's a quick summary . . . “The heavy load”, story goes…. Two traveling monks reached a town where there was a young woman waiting to step out of her sedan chair. The rains had made deep puddles and she couldn’t step across without spoiling her silken robes. She stood there, looking very cross and impatient. She was scolding her attendants. They had nowhere to place the packages they held for her, so they couldn’t help her across the puddle. The younger monk noticed the woman, said nothing, and walked by. The older monk quickly picked her up and put her on his back, transported her across the water, and put her down on the other side. She didn’t thank the older monk, she just shoved him out of the way and departed. As they continued on their way, the young monk was brooding and preoccupied. After several hours, unable to hold his silence, he spoke out. “That woman back there was very selfish and rude, but you picked her up on your back and carried her! Then she didn’t even thank you!” “I set the woman down hours ago,” the older monk replied. “Why are you still carrying her?” Now the question goes to you all, “Do you think you have carried it long enough?” Do keep in mind, a big part of success is your network and luck, so that plays a part. But we can always improve, strive to do better. So be happy for them and congratulate them unless of course this person is just a daft p--- about their success. Then I just tell them. Hey, Good For You. GFY!