What yardstick are you using to measure yourself and your achievements?
Are you measuring your progress by other’s achievements? Are you comparing yourself to others in your field who seem to be doing more, having more, getting more? Do you look at those top gurus and multimillion dollar business owners (who always seem to have it together) and feel like a silly amateur?
Well, I have a secret for you. All of those got-it-together, hot-stuff gurus, experts and super stars all have their bad-hair days. They have days when they are up against their own inner stuff, where they don’t know if they’re doing the right thing. They have flops and failures galore! They just don’t share those with you. They only tell you about their success and glory, because they want you to get on their bandwagon and come along.
And it’s not fair. Because you need to know that even the best of the best, the richest of the richest, have dark, doubt-filled moments where they’re unsure, shaky and afraid.
Don’t compare where you are to what you see others doing or achieving. Because the truth is, you don’t really know what others are experiencing behind the scenes. You don’t really know what’s going on inside their lives or their businesses. And, it has nothing to do with you. You are on your own path, doing it your way.
Be your own yardstick. Compare yourself to yourself and just keep moving forward toward your goals. Focus on what’s important to you, and take the next step, and then the next and then the next. Let the success of others inspire you, but don’t let it get you down!