If you are like most people, you probably have caught yourself comparing your life with other people's on social media. It is a fundamental human impulse to compare ourselves with others to gauge how we are doing in life.

The problem with it is that people don’t post their 'behind the scenes' or their 'grinding' on social media. We just see their highlight reel, which we then compare with our very own struggles. This comparison will definitely lower our self-esteem, our self-confidence and ultimately destroys us.

Eddie and I suggest to you, our friends and listeners, that we should understand where our negative comparison feelings are stemming from. Are these feelings coming from a place of envy? Are they coming from the realization that we are not working on the potential we know we have?

Once we understand this, we can then move from a position of comparison to admiration. Admiration allows you to see the highest qualities of that person so that you can possibly emulate those qualities as you pursue your own journey toward success.

Tune in to hear Eddie and I discuss the dangers of comparison, why we do it, how it affects us and how to get to a place of admiration rather than comparison.

Key Takeaways

• The disabling power of comparison (13:50)
• Comparison Vs. Admiration (16:32)
• How comparison robs our joy and potential (21:42)
• You don’t know the backstory behind someone’s success (23:55)
• The definition of success (29:04)
• Being a student rather than a follower (33:59)
• Replace envy with admiration (43:54)

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