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When You Become More Successful Than Your Friends

Name: When You Become More Successful Than Your Friends
Uploaded: 2025-06-25T23:30:17+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this reflective monologue, the speaker discusses how relationships evolve when one person begins to outpace their peers. They note that genuine…

25 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this reflective monologue, the speaker discusses how relationships evolve when one person begins to outpace their peers. They note that genuine friends genuinely cheer for your success, while many others react differently once you become slightly ahead. The speaker describes two typical responses: either sincere happiness for your achievements, or a shift to competing in a different domain where they can still feel superior, such as health, marriage, or other personal metrics. The overall message highlights the friction that arises at the cusp of success and the varying ways people cope with another’s advancement.

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People will only cheer for you as long as you can't beat them at the game they value most. The people who are closest to you in the beginning, if they're like true, like actual friends, then you recognize that because they actually want you to win. And that's amazing. A lot of people don't have that. What I have felt, at least for me, was that when you're a little ahead is where the friction is. When you blow them out of the water and there's no question, like it's, it's beyond reproach, they will do one of two things. They will either be really happy for you or they'll change the game that they're beating you at. That's great, but I'm in better shape. That's great, but my marriage is better, right? Like, or whatever, you know, whatever game that they choose to play.