Comparison.

In this online world. it is so easy to compare ourselves to others.

We've all seen that Instagram post of a speaker onstage taking a selfie with the cheering audience right behind him.

Or the Facebook humble brag post about being upgraded to first class “because I travel so much for speaking #speakerslife.”

These posts are enough to send you on a downward spiral into the jaws of the comparison monster, where we start wondering “why am I not on stage? “

“I have just as much to say as that person. I should be on that stage. “

“I must suck.”

And I get it. I do and did that too, especially when I first started my business.

But we all fall prey to that comparison monster.

So how do we stop comparing ourselves and escape the grasp of the comparison monster so that we can stay focused on creating a speaking business that supports us?

Here’s  one lie that the comparison monster tells us and two truths on how to defeat that monster so that you can start getting onstage.