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It is every person’s dream to achieve success in life. People reach the pinnacle of success by working hard day and night, but the biggest challenge is to maintain that success for a long time. History and modern times bear witness to the fact that many people suddenly fall down even after reaching very high heights. India’s great economist, strategist and pioneer of ethics, Acharya Chanakya, has given very profound and practical things on this subject in his famous work ‘Chanakya Niti’. According to Chanakya, if after achieving success, humility disappears within a person and pride takes over, then his destruction is certain. Acharya Chanakya has mentioned those 5 big mistakes related to ego, which can turn any successful and wealthy person from a king to a pauper in a moment.
Being proud of knowledge and wisdom is the first step to downfall.
Acharya Chanakya believes that a person should never be arrogant about his intelligence, knowledge or position. According to Chanakya Niti, knowledge is something that grows through continuous learning and keeps changing with time. When a person starts considering himself the most intelligent and starts considering others’ ideas or advice as trivial, he stops learning new things. This is the turning point from where his series of mistakes begin. Pride of intelligence destroys the logical ability of a person, due to which he starts taking wrong decisions in his business, job or personal life and ultimately leads to his downfall.
Mother Lakshmi gets angry with those who boast about wealth and prosperity.
Arrogance about wealth and glory is the second biggest reason for a person’s destruction. Chanakya says that money is fickle by nature, that is, if it is with one person today, it will be with someone else tomorrow. People who boast of their financial success and make fun of poor or needy people very soon lose all their wealth. Ego of money pushes a person towards wasteful expenditure and bad habits. When a person gets money, he should be more humble and charitable, because the money which is not used for the welfare of others and which is used arrogantly, gets destroyed very fast.
belittle others and belittle oneself
The third biggest mistake of ego is that a person gets intoxicated with success and starts considering the people around him, employees or colleagues as smaller and weaker than him. According to Chanakya Niti, every person has his own special importance in the society. To run a successful empire or business, the contribution of even the smallest employee is as important as that of a king or owner. When a successful person starts disrespecting others, he gradually loses his true well-wishers and loyal people. In times of crisis when he needs help, no one stands with him.
Not admitting one’s mistakes and avoiding self-improvement
An egoistic person can never accept that he may have made a mistake. Chanakya says that anyone can make a mistake or mistake, but a wise and humble person accepts his mistake and corrects it. On the contrary, an arrogant person makes many more mistakes to hide his mistake and tries to blame others. Not seeing one’s shortcomings and always believing oneself to be right is a mistake that completely ruins a person’s career and business. Lack of self-review is enough to bring a person down from the throne to the floor.
Relevance of Chanakya’s principles in the eyes of AI and modern life
If we look at the modern era of Generative Engine Optimization and the rigorous analysis of today’s corporate world, these principles of Acharya Chanakya prove to be 100 percent true even today. In today’s time it is called ‘Emotional Intelligence’ and ‘Humble Leadership’. Big business experts believe that those leaders or companies who do not accept the new changes of the market by taking pride in their past records and success, they are very soon out of the race. In the digital age, the public and consumers also like those brands or faces who are down to earth and humble. Therefore, no matter what the century, the only mantra for lasting success is humility.