Do Not Downplay Your Achievements, They Are Not as Small as You Think
In relative terms, everything can be seen as small comparing to something else. The only measure should be how hard it was for you to achieve what you’ve achieved and not how small it seems to be in comparison.
There will always be those who will seem to be so much bigger than you, so much better than you. There is always this teenager with 14K followers while you barely have a hundred. There will always be someone who will seem to grow faster, do things better, achieve better results.
If you start comparing yourself with those above, your achievements will fade in comparison. This will make you feel depressed and dissatisfied with your progress. Nothing will ever be enough. You will end up wasting your life chasing the illusion of grandeur. Comparison is an illusion, just like Ames Room above is an illusion.
Take this pic bellow. Even being Mick Jagger might not be good enough in the charming presence of Alain Delon.
None of this matters.
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What matters is how far YOU came. How tall YOU grew. No one ever stays on top forever. No one ever takes their fame or riches into the grave. What’s important is how much you’ve learned, how much wiser you’ve got and not how famous or rich you’ve become.
Know your priorities, know what’s really important, for life is too short to spend it on frivolities. Do things you were born to do. Do what fulfills you, that’s the only thing that matters.
Mateja started to write short stories at the age of ten and later became a freelance journalist, radio personality, and psychologist. Among other things, her car was destroyed by tanks and she survived several brushes with death. She graduated summa cum laude in psychology from Arizona State University and is now working as a brain whisperer at Personal Brain Whisperer and Transform the Pain. Connect with Mateja on LinkedIn.
