How Do I Stop Comparing Myself To Others?

Do you invest more time in thinking about others?

Do you acknowledge your present accomplishments and mistakes?

Do you spend a lot of time on social media applications?

Are you grateful for what you currently have?

Do you always strive for perfection?

Do you take most comparisons as inspiration for future goals?

Do you recognize the strengths you have?

When we focus on other people, we lose time that we could otherwise invest in ourselves. We don’t grow green grass by focusing on our neighbor’s garden, we do it nurturing our own. So, instead of wasting time comparing your path to someone else’s, spend it investing, creating, and caring for your own.

Accept where you are. You can’t change something you don’t acknowledge. So, instead of resisting or fighting where you are, come to peace with it. Say yes to every part of your life, and from that place, make decisions that will move you in the right direction.

Social media can be a great source for inspiration. But, if it triggers inadequacy, self-doubt, and frustration, then choose to do a detox. Make sure you control social media and not the other way around.

Be grateful for what you have. Whenever you find yourself looking at what other people have, remind yourself of what you’re grateful for.

Realize that you’re not perfect, nobody is. There will always be someone who’s richer, smarter, and more attractive than you. No one is perfect. Trying to be perfect is not the solution. So, instead of getting down on yourself for your flaws, quirks, and imperfections, accept them fully. Free yourself by embracing the fact that you’re perfectly imperfect.

Turn comparison into inspiration.

You can be humble and still recognize your strengths, talents and accomplishments. You don’t have to beat yourself up to be humble. In fact, that’s a pretty unhealthy approach, and it’s one of the biggest dangers of comparison living. The more we compare ourselves to others, the worse we feel about ourselves. That’s a dangerous trap we’ve got to avoid.

More so often we can better ourselves by competing with yourself than others. Instead of focusing on where you are compared to others, focus on your own goals. Where are you compared to where you were at this time last year? Or five years ago?