By Katie Welborn, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

The other day, I caught myself doing something that I try reeeeeaaaalllllly really hard to never do — comparing myself to someone else.

Another practitioner in my field posted about an exciting accomplishment in her business. My immediate feelings of excitement and pride for her were then followed by feelings of jealousy, comparison, and inadequacy.

Why are we all so tempted to fall into this comparison trap? I think the rise of social media has something to do with it… And I think maybe it’s just in our nature to be competitive. But this can also be a slippery slope.

In these moments, I have to remind myself:

Her strengths are not your strengths
Her dream is not your dream
Her goal is not your goal
His life is not your life
Her past is not your past
His progress does not negate your progress
Their relationship is not your relationship

Yes, it’s ok to pause and congratulate our teammates on their hard work.

But if you allow yourself to be distracted by what’s going on around you or behind you, you will miss YOUR OWN PERFECT PATH before you.

How fast can you be running your race if you’re constantly looking around to see where your competitors are?

Focus your eyes forward, STAY IN YOUR LANE, and run your race.