#380 Comparison

Comparison robs you of the joy you've already earned, as you weren't built to live someone else's timeline or calling but to be fully yourself. Comparison is a trap that makes you forget your unique path and purpose, creating an endless race where everyone glances sideways instead of focusing forward.

• Social media often triggers unhealthy comparison that kills confidence, motivation, and peace
• Theodore Roosevelt's wisdom that "comparison is the thief of joy" remains deeply relevant today
• Life with constant comparison feels like an endless marathon with no finish line
• Celebrate your lane - someone else's win doesn't diminish yours
• Shift from scrolling through highlight reels to practicing gratitude for your achievements
• Turn comparison into inspiration by asking "what can I learn?" instead of "why am I behind?"

What's one area where comparison is holding you back, and how would freedom feel instead? Keep instigating growth in all you do.

Chapters

• 0:00 Social Media Comparison Trap

Transcript

Speaker 0: 0:00

You ever start your day feeling great until you open social media. Welcome to message 380 of the Growth Instigators Hotline, where we ignite your personal and professional development. I'm Aaron Havens, your host and growth coach. Fulfillment Friday how to let go of comparison? Okay, here's the one big idea I want to land today. Okay, here's the one big idea I want to land today.

Speaker 0: 0:25

Comparison robs you of the joy you've already earned. That's right. You weren't built to live someone else's timeline, their calling or pace. You were built to be fully you, and comparison is the trap that makes you forget that. Let me give you a quick picture. Imagine a marathon with no finish, just an endless loop where everyone's glancing sideways instead of forward. Yeah, that's what life feels like when you're constantly comparing. It's exhausting and, quite honestly, it's pointless.

Speaker 0: 1:02

Teddy Roosevelt once said comparison is a thief of joy, and boy was he right. But it doesn't just steal joy, it also kills confidence, motivation and peace. So what's the antidote? Celebrate your lane. Someone else's win doesn't diminish yours. You're not late. You're on a different road entirely. Shift to gratitude Instead of scrolling through everyone else's highlight reel. Name three things you are proud of today and, lastly, turn comparison into inspiration. Ask what can I learn from this? Instead of why am I behind? All right, you're not behind, you're just becoming you. Are you, do you boo? Thank you for calling the Growth Instigator Hotline. I'd love to hear from you. Visit growthinstigatorscom and let me know how I can help your team grow. Here's the one question for today. What's one area where comparison is holding you back, and how would freedom feel? Instead, and as always, keep instigating growth in all you do.