Watch This Video to Shake Comparison and Start Feeling Incredible About Yourself
I created this video because I was tired of shooting myself down whenever I scrolled through social media... because I was tired of seeing amazing people forget that they have so much to celebrate, simply because their peers seemingly have everything. Watch this video, and remind yourself that you have so much to be grateful for. The message here can keep you from getting discouraged when things get tough.
Video Transcript:
They say the grass is always greener on the other side.
No matter how hard you work or how far you come - there's always somebody who's one step ahead of you, shamelessly flaunting everything you think you're missing in your life.
Sometimes it feels like everyone else got lucky - and you got scraps from the table.
At least that's how it goes when you start comparing your weaknesses to the strengths of others.
Nobody's perfect.
We all face challenges and shoulder hardship.
Each of us embarks on our own personal journey, and our unique imperfections make us all incredibly beautiful.
So why then do we get stuck in this loop comparing our faults to the achievements of others?
Because it's easier - it's easier to resign to live in resentment of the strengths of others than to find the strength to stand on our own.
Because it's easier to compare our shortcomings in complacent defeat than to celebrate our strengths in active gratitude.
Because it's easier to make excuses than to take responsibility.
Because no matter how wealthy or wise you become, comparison will find a way to creep into your thoughts. It’s ruthless, persistent, and always lurking around the corner.
it doesn't care how many likes you have or how fast your car is.
Comparison will show up - and when it does you must defeat it.
Because you are too unique to fit in someone else's box.
Because life is short enough already.
So when it feels like the grass is greener on the other side...
Close your eyes and realize it's simply comparison diluting you.
And when it feels like the clock is ticking on your chance to shine - like the friends you went to school with are all buying houses and landing Instagram fame or dream jobs -
Remember that their story has nothing to do with yours.
And when it seems like success is this mirage in the desert, reserved for only the privileged elite…
Be as an athlete - relentlessly focused on improving your personal best.
Keep your head in the game and strive to make your next step better than the last.
And those days when it feels like you're falling behind…
learn to see the achievements of others as inspiration, as this beacon of hope guiding you to the finish line.
Because if you want to grow, the only person you need to be comparing yourself with is you yesterday. Incremental growth is the secret sauce to all of life's power.
It doesn't matter how beaten or lost you feel - it doesn't matter what stage you are at now... if you start moving one step in front of the other - little by little you will become stronger with each and every passing day.
But if you take the easy road, and you compare your weaknesses to the strengths of others... if you talk yourself out of taking action - you are robbing yourself from everything good in life.
So when the grass seems greener on the other side, and you start to wonder if you're falling behind…
Make it a point to discover and cultivate pride for who you are inside.
And remember that this life is a journey you may begin fresh right now.