Success is more important than victory

If you had to choose between being successful or victorious, which would you pick? You probably think, "What's the difference? 

Success can be measured by external things, whether it's your worldly possessions, popularity or fancy titles. Victory is something deeper. You are victorious when you overcome an internal challenge.So Success is more important than victory.

This is a hard question which I have had in my thoughts for a very long time. However, a 10 year old boy gave me the answer. 

Few days ago I attend a bike race the bike race held between 10 to12 years children.The race consisted of 4 lapes  after 1 kilometer about 30 children take part .

Just before the start of the race a light rain started to fall, which already discouraged some of the children, who decided not to take part.

After the first lap there was a group of 5 very fast bikers leading the race, followed by the main group, and way behind them an overweight boy riding a very old fashioned bike with no proper clothes for the weather.

After a second lap heavy rain started many children quite but the overweight boy not stop. 

However, the overweight boy was still racing with all of his clothes soaked and evident signs of suffering. When the leading group crossed the finish line this boy had still about one painful kilometer ahead, and the rain was heavier than ever. 

The boy crossed the finish line alone 3 minutes after the race was over. He was totally exhausted, but something very amazing happened. When crossing the finish line, he raised his arms and you could tell that he was totally happy!  People sitting next to me were laughing at the boy and someone said “this boy thinks he is the winner of the race.”

I understood what he was celebrating. The boy was not celebrating the victory. He was celebrating that he was able to finish.

The boy of the story taught me that in order to finish the race you need to be obstinate and determined to finish. This should be the ultimate goal of all entrepreneurs, which to me means being successful. Some people might argue that the boy didn't really win. However, in my opinion, giving all is not so far from victory. Doing the best of which you are capable of is much more than most people will ever achieve in their lives. 

We do not know if we will actually make it. What we can be sure of is that we will give everything we have. This is what really matters and what will define ourselves as winners.

 Know a question for you  can you  successful without winning or victory?