“Let’s be honest here.  Have you ever found yourself secretly wishing someone else would fail? I don’t mean you wish them any serious bad luck, only that they don’t become even more successful than you?  Sometimes it’s hard to wish others well, particularly those you see a colleague get the promotion you worked so hard for.  It’s difficult to see your kid sister on tv, or your neighbor abl to purchase a new car.  We’re human; we get jealous.  I’ve had clients who were even a little jealous of their own spouse’s success.

While it can be seductive, or at least habitual, to secretly desire  to keep others at your level, it’s absolutely, positively not in your best interest.  The way to rise to the top is to wish everyone well, to hope with all your heart that everyone can expand to their greatest potential, to wish that the people you know, and those whom you don’t know can all realize their dreams and achieve greatness.

It’s critical to know that there is plenty of success to go around.  In fact, as people achieve their goals, the pie gets even bigger for the rest of us.  We don’t want to see one another at our lowest common denominator but at our highest common vision.  We can all succeed and each time someone does – anyone- it helps the rest of us.

When you wish someone well, it creates a momentum within you, an inner environment of success.  It reminds your spirit of your loving and deserving nature.  It creates the atmosphere within you to help you succeed and create abundance.  When you delight in the success of others, it’s as if you are sprinkling the seeds for a garden of success.

As you wish others well, notice how good it feels.  When your wishes are sincere, they will serve as a reminder that giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin.  Truly, it feels as good to see someone else succeed as it does to succeed yourself.  Start delighting in the success of others and watch your own level of greatness soar! ”

by Richard Carlson

Mike and Jenn’s wedding is coming up here in January at Seven Degrees .   Here’s a few from the shoot.  Happy Friday!  I’m off to my bachelor party this weekend ;)

Below is some family pictures I’ve taken before:

We did the Underground Tour.  Pretty interesting how the city was built

The sign above was underground.  Use to be a storefront sign down below the city

You gotta love Pike’s Place.

And of course we had to go to the very first Starbucks

And here are some fun City pictures I took

The above is taken from the Columbia building, which is twice the height of the Spaceneedle.  It only cost $3 to get up there

Another view of the city, this time with the Spaceneedle.  This was taken from the ferry as we were arriving in Seattle