Look how Yosef appreciates every detail, and how he gives credit only to Hashem. This seems like the secret of his success. Calling yourself a nobody isn’t necessarily conducive to moving up in the world. But being aware of all your various great attributes keeps you on top, as long as you give credit to Hashem.
People think that playing down their Maalos and being an Anav makes them closer to Hashem. Perhaps if they would get involved in all the details of their successes and then thank Hashem, they would be much closer and happier and more appreciative.
I’m afraid that many so called “Anavim” (humble ones) are actually ungrateful people, when they disregard all those many good things about themselves. There are so, so many heaven-sent gifts that we aren’t even aware of, since we are in the habit of focusing on what we lack, albeit in Ruchaniyus.
From day one, Yosef acted as if he “owned the world”, and he had zero Hispa'alus from the fact that he wasn’t appreciated by his brothers. A person can learn a Mussar Haskel (applicable lesson) to continuously build himself up, despite those many feelings and people who challenge his grandiose opinion. You keep insisting that you are a great person despite all your failures, and in the end you come ahead.
L'havdil, the millionaires have an uncanny ability to keep moving, and disregard their many failures and embarrassing mistakes. Politicians are notoriously unaffected by all the many: שְׁטוּתִּים weirdness and lack of popularity that they may have.
Although President Nixon had major defeats, he came back as the “New Nixon” and people fell for it. מֵאוֹיְבַי תְחַכְמֵנִּי We can learn from our enemies. כָּל שֶׁכֵן וְקַלוָּחוֹמֶר Surely if a person keeps pushing forward in Avodas Hashem despite his many mistakes and stupidities and sins, he comes out ahead. In Novardok they said: הָּעַקְשָּׁן יַצְלִּיחַ The stubborn will be Matzliach! “Today I’m a new person!” בָּקָּהַ ה"מְחַדֵשׁ בְטוּבוֹ בְכָל יוֹם תָּמִּיד מַעֲשֵֹה בְרֵאשִּׁית Hashem creates the world anew every day, and: שֶׁבַע יִּפוֹל צַדִּיק וָּקָּם A Tzaddik falls seven times, and gets up!
