I often catch myself, as we all do, comparing myself to other people in my life, often leading to a huge letdown. Now with the addition to social media, millennials, and really just people in general, have an added layer of comparison opportunity constantly knocking on their window, the local, social circle of friends, family, and colleagues, as well as the social media network that is as board as the ocean of different kinds of people in all stages of life. You see someone in your personal or internet life that has a great body, and think about how your body is so far off from achieving what they have. You see someone with a sports car, and realize that you are broke, and not on their level. You see someone getting married, and wish that you were in that stage of life too. But over the past couple of months, I have come to a realization that is both humbling, and also relieving, and that is…
That person that you see doing better than you, they are doing better than you, and most people in your life are doing better than you, but they are most likely not doing better than you at EVERYTHING.
There are people in your life that are most likely doing better than you financially, but how about physically, how about fulfillment wise, how about socially, how about romantically, spiritually, even emotionally? There are people doing better than you physically, but how is their home life? There are people doing better than you socially, but how is their mental or physical health? This was a concept for me that really gave me a huge sigh of relief, as I took off unnecessary pressure from myself to have to be as good as other people around me, because I was, just not in EVERYTHING, and neither were they!
So just remember, that person that is driving a Lambo online, is every other facet of their life…spiritually, physically, emotionally (and yes, that does matter, because it can affect the people’s lives around you), mentally, are those parts of their life on the same level as their financial. Even more so, are those other aspects of their life even on the same level as yours? In life, no matter how hard you try to avoid it, there will ALWAYS be a give, and a take. What is the take you are willing to give up?