The stronger you become the bigger this problem. The more success you have the more likely this struggle. The more your wealth accumulates the more likely this builds. The smarter you get the more this gets you.
In fact the unintended consequence of converting your core into your sCORE is that you will begin to believe you are the architect and designer of your domain. You just might lose perspective. Dorothy Sayer was right. “The devilish strategy of pride is that it attacks us, not in our weakest points, but in our strongest. It is preeminently the sin of the noble mind.”
Today, as you look around you and your team, keep this perspective. We are really more alike than we would like to admit. Stop looking down or up when it comes to comparing yourself to the performance of your “neighbor.” Your peer, your boss, your sibling, your spouse, your competition, your partner, your children, your parents, are not your aim. As C.S. Lewis said so brilliantly, pick a better target.
“A proud man is always looking down on things and on people; and of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something above you.”
Build your strong CORE. And, get busy building your humility. The stronger we become, the more likely we are to slowly become proud of what we’ve built. The slippery slope awaits.
God, help me build strength and keep perspective. God, help me…
BUILT TO LEAD 
Nice job, Chester. I’d like to offer an “AND”–from one noble mind to another, right? ;-D
Whether we are aware of it or not, there are two states of being in our hearts towards other individuals; the first sees another as “Thou”–a fellow human with needs and desires and value equal to our own. The second sees the other as “It”–an object, vehicle, or obstacle to be used to get what we will. Pride is the habit of the heart that sees others as “It,” and that always leads to the choice to use the power available to us to manipulate. Domination, threat, seduction, or lies–all are “power plays” from the state of pride. Meanwhile, the other state of being is also a habit of the heart. We call it compassion, and it uses power to enable and empower the other.
Simple as that. Manipulate or empower. Thou, or It. Power as a means of getting, or giving.
God help us all to help each other as equals in His sight.
FA young Sully. Thanks for the amazing and, as always. God help us both brother. And, thanks for giving us your attention…