Sharing your success

Sharing your success

Every person – with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness – can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon.

Shari Arison –

Shari Arison is an American-born Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist, and Israel’s wealthiest woman. She is the owner of Arison Investments, which comprises several business companies, and of The Ted Arison Family Foundation, which comprises several philanthropic organizations that operate as its subsidiaries. Wikipedia

This quote of Shari Arison, is one that has a profound meaning in that, it does not deny the need for success. It indicates that one’s success need not keep him or her apart from the less fortunate. Instead this can actually be the beginning for greater social upliftment.

Our world faces formidable challenges that demand us and the next generation to be capable and have expansive understandings of public life, honed skills of critical thinking and abilities. They need to be able to collaborate with other people, diverse groups and faraway communities to solve problems and create change. Learning to apply knowledge and skills to benefit others or serve the public good is one exceptionally high impact method to foster these capabilities and improve lives of people across the world.

There are some skills that can help a successful person a source of social welfare and relief too. The first skill is one of active listening. This is necessary for social workers to understand and identify a persons or a community’s needs. Listening carefully, concentrating, asking the right questions, helps social workers to engage and establish a link with those in need.

They also need to be empathetic. Empathy, unlike sympathy put you in the shoes of those suffering. It is the ability to identify with and understand another person’s experience and point of view. This will enable you to see what needs to be done to counter any problem that arise or need that is to be addressed. Equally important is the ability to communicate, both verbally and non-verbally – is a vital skill for social workers. The ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of people is essential. It is the duty of social workers to advocate for those they are helping – in order to do this, social workers must understand the their needs and convey it in like manner.

Perhaps the greatest quality that someone who wishes to serve needs to have is patience. They are likely to encounter an array of circumstances and individuals in their work. It is important to have patience to work through complex situations and sometimes with varied people who may have lesser understanding or need longer periods of time to make progress. This empowers social workers to understand the situation and avoid hasty decision-making and frustration that can lead to costly errors.

But most importantly, it is the need of any such person to have a real liking for the society. If someone were pretending, it will show through, sooner than later. One cannot be a socially conscious person for public eye alone. You need to feel the need to share your success and skills and should not for once regret the plunge you have taken. In short it ought to come right out of your soul and not from the brain. You a can give a lot, not just materially but in terms of knowledge, life skills, and sheer care.