When you compare yourself to others, you launch an attack on yourself that you may not recover from.
Here are three things you can do today to shift your need to compare:
1. Don’t assume you know the whole picture in anyone’s circumstances. Ask yourself, what else may be happening here that I cannot see?
2. Make a list of 5 things you see as a success in your own life. Little things count! Maybe you resisted a piece of cake, said hello to coworkers when you rather lock yourself in the bathroom or counted to 10 to maintain your cool when wanting to be sharp with an insensitive coworker. Remember, what is success to you is not success to others.
3. If you are being harsh with yourself, imagine the counsel you would offer your best friend. What would you say to them as they beat themselves up with regret or frustration?
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