SUCCESS CAN MAKE YOU A FAILURE

Robert Greene was so precise when he 47th Law of Power' Don't Go Beyond The Mark In Victory' know when to stop for the moment of victory is also the moment of peril. Truly one's success can make one a failure especially with the perks it brings like fame, fortune and popularity. Iron Mike Tyson had it all going for him, a young African male from the ghetto who suddenly found himself on top of the world catching the attention of boxing promoter, Don King. He was riding high on his new found fame and began sowing wild oats which cost him a divorce, eventual defeat by Buster Douglas and then a prison sentence which he got seven years but was set free after three years for good behaviour. Even after his release and return to boxing, he was never the man he used to be as complacency set in and another defeat by Evander Hollyfield whose ear he bit during the match. A wise man said that, 'Adversity reveals a genius but prosperity conceals him'
       Marion Jones was the queen of the tracks breaking old records and setting new ones, in the year 2000 she set a goal of five gold medals and though she did not hit the target, she won three gold medals and two bronze and then the bubble burst, after denying allegations of using performing enhancing drugs she broke down and confessed to which she was stripped of all her medals and went to jail for six months and starting a new life as a player in the WNBA. It is easier to become successful than to remain successful. The same fate befell the Zambian National Team who after winning the African Cup of Nations started bragging that they feared none of the big teams, they were the first African Champions in the 21 year history of the tournament to lose out in the first round without winning a single match. So when you are on the pinnacle of success be careful for one slip can cost you.