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I believe that it is impossible to feel better about yourself by comparing yourself to other people.

What does feel good? Comparing yourself to who you used to be.

I talk about my personal mission statement of perpetual improvement in Episode 10. I work hard to improve every person, project, or organization I'm involved with. This includes myself. If I look back in time, I should be able to see that I've improved immensely over time.

When I look back 5 or 10 years, I hardly recognize the person I was then.  My personality is much the same, my personal drive to help others is still the same, but my education level, habits, accomplishments, and experiences have shaped me into someone I could not have dreamed up 10 years ago.

Now, I love to dream about what kind of person I'll be in the next 5 or 10 years.  I honestly have no idea, but I have a couple rules to help me direct my curiosities and some questions that I use to help keep myself from stretching myself too far either.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, shoot me a note at podcast@start100k.com.

Action Items:

1. Think about some ways that you are comparing your life, financial or otherwise, to others. How has that comparison made you feel?  Has anything positive came from that?
2. Write down, no seriously, write it down, some things that are positive in your life that didn't exist 1 to 5 years ago. Write down some positive things you want to happen in the next 5 years.
   
3. Pick one item from your list of positive things you want to happen in your life and take a small action toward it. Then schedule some time on your calendar each week to think about how to make that happen.  I suggest setting an alarm on your phone to go off once each week.  You don't have to do anything when the alarm goes off, but you can if you want.  The rule is you can't remove the alarm until to accomplish the goal or make that thing true in your life.  This isn't something you need to share.  It's just for you.

Lastly, please share the show with someone else.  Better yet, pick your favorite episode and share it on social media.  Thanks for all your support!

Now go get started!

Links:
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

https://www.morganhousel.com/

You're Not That Great by Dr. Daniel Crosby

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A6DDBFW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2

Standard Deviations Podcast

https://www.standarddeviationspod.com/episodes