Jealousy and envy are very common traits in people. Being able to rise above them to be a cheerleader for others takes maturity. This article asks some hard questions about the area of giving praise to others when it is due and points out the benefits.

1. The
Gift
of
Applause
Are
you
able
to
celebrate
with
someone
when
they
achieve
success,
or
are
you
the
wet
blanket
type
that
shrouds
other
people’s
joy?
Can
you
congratulate
someone
who’s
gotten
a
promotion,
received
a
raise
or
won
an
event?
If
a
competitor’s
business
is
doing
better
than
yours,
are
you
congenial
or
are
you
jealous?
Do
you
talk
about
successful
people
behind
their
backs
in
an
effort
to
tear
them
down
and
make
yourself
look
better?
Celebrating
with
others
should
happen
more
than
just
at
birthday
or
anniversary
parties.
It
is
better
if
people
are
quick
at
noticing,
honouring
and
celebrating
the
successes
achieved
by
the
people
closest
to
them.
That
means
being
willing
to
pat
someone
else
on
the
back
when
appropriate.
It
may
mean
sending
words
of
congratulation,
even
when
you
don’t
necessarily
feel
like
it.
A
little
praise
for
others
now
and
then
hurts
no
one
and
goes
very
far.
If
you
don’t
feel
like
honouring
another,
you
might
want
to
ask
yourself
why.
Maybe
you’ve
been
hurt
in
the
process,
or
maybe
their
success
has
meant
you’ve
suffered
a
loss.
Someone
always
has
to
lose
the
race
that
another
will
win.
The
cost
of
staying
angry
or
jealous,
however,
is
high.
Being
able
to
celebrate
with
others
takes
courage
sometimes.
It
means
putting
jealousy
aside
in
order
to
act
toward
others
as
you
wish
they
would
act
toward
you,
had
you
been
the
successful
one.
It’s
easy
to
feel
puny
when
others
around
you
seem
to
be
having
success.
You
may
be
struggling
long
and
hard
yourself
to
find
success
of
your
own.
Sometimes
it
seems
others
have
all
the
luck.
It’s
easy
to
feel
threatened
by
the
success
of
others
too,
especially
if
they
are
workmates,
siblings,
neighbours
or
competitors.
You
never
really
know
just
how
hard
a
person
has
had
to
work,
though,
in
order
to
achieve
what
they
have
achieved.
A
little
congratulating
might
give
them
the
boost
they
crave
after
all
the
hard
work
they’ve
put
in.

2.
To
be
able
to
congratulate
others
means
resisting
the
urge
to
compare
yourself
to
them.
Let
their
accomplishments
be
theirs
alone.
To
be
an
effective
cheerleader
means
being
quick
to
douse
any
envy
or
sparks
of
jealousy,
and
to
replace
those
feelings
with
true
happiness
for
the
other
person.
It’s
not
always
easy
to
be
cheerleader,
but
it
is
the
best
way
to
behave
in
relation
to
others.
What
you
do
for
others,
you
will
eventually
reap.
If
you
act
angry,
jealous
or
have
a
habit
of
putting
others
down
so
that
you
can
build
yourself
up,
you
are
fooling
no
one.
You
will
turn
people
off
and
possibly
hurt
their
feelings.
Isn’t
it
better
to
be
well-­‐liked?
Isn’t
it
better
to
be
seen
as
a
team
player
instead?
We
all
like
to
receive
applause.
It
is
a
tough
commodity
to
find.
Being
happy
for
others
when
they
succeed
does
take
maturity
and
it
is
a
trait
that
is
seldom
seen
today.
Why
not
become
the
gem
in
other’s
lives
by
becoming
the
kind
of
person
that
offers
the
gift
of
praise?
If
you
have
the
chance
to
encourage
someone
by
applauding
their
work
or
achievements,
do
it.
You
will
feel
good
about
yourself,
you
will
help
them
feel
validated
and
you
will
reap
good
rewards.
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