Review: Get Out of the Comparing Game
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
This book could not have shown up at a better time; lately, I have been comparing myself to just about anyone and everyone and of course somehow always coming up short in one way or another. It has done nothing but lower my levels of motivation and my self-esteem. This book has really opened my eyes as to how not only is this (obviously) bringing me down and keeping me stuck but how it's also completely pointless and a total waste of my time and energy. Comparing yourself to others will always keep you down because, well, to be blunt there will always be someone better than you in one way or another-and of course you will always be better than someone else in one or more ways. The thing to do as this wise little book points out is to only compare yourself to yourself; be better today than you were yesterday and set your own standards for happiness and achievement. Besides, what you see and hear from others is only a tiny snippet of their whole selves and lives. This book gave me a completely different, much more healthy perspective about myself, others, and the whole comparison game. It really was the sigh of relief I was looking for- nicely done.