Most of the guys on this forum are dedicated to self improvement, or at least interested in it. If you're going to go down that route, you implicitly acknowledge that you are not currently your best self, and there are people out there who are better at certain things than you are.
How do you avoid comparing yourself to others?
This is probably the primary cause of dissatisfaction in my life. I have been fortunate enough to meet quite a few ridiculously successful entrepreneurs, and it has improved my life tremendously. However, the downside is, I'll see a guy in his early twenties making millions per year, or people in my own age bracket making tens of millions. When I meet them, I find that they are not that much different from me or most of the people I know. Then I beat myself up trying to figure out why I haven't accomplished as much.
It doesn't seem like it's related to materialism or "the joneses" in the conventional sense...I live in an RV for christ's sake, and have basically no use for millions of dollars, but it sort of feels like a never ending game and there is some vague point at which I will feel "successful."
But does anyone reach that point. Recently a close friend of mine who is 27 and currently making high six figures annually from a business he started on the side while WAITING TABLES for a living, who has accomplished more than 99.99999% of humans in history, had a birthday and got depressed. I asked why, and it was because he didn't feel like he is where he "should be." I pointed out his success to him, and he said it's still not enough.
Some of you remember my story from a controversial thread in January. I am monufuckingmentally better off than I was a year or so ago. I multiplied my income and net worth, achieved a good level of fitness, and freed myself from needing a job after living as a broke, out of shape office slave for years. By most standards I should be extremely happy with my current position. However, I get gnawing anxiety if, for instance, I am not stacking enough cash to buy a new rental property every two months or so. This means I'm saving five figures per month, whereas before I unplugged from the matrix I thought I was doing great by socking away maybe $200 a month in some mutual fund.
But I feel like I am not living up to my potential, especially when you see people on social media flaunting the trappings of money I will probably never have.
So again, how do you guys stop yourselves from comparing yourself to other people and experiencing dissatisfaction for no rational reason? Whether it is physically, financially, socially, etc.
How do you avoid comparing yourself to others?
This is probably the primary cause of dissatisfaction in my life. I have been fortunate enough to meet quite a few ridiculously successful entrepreneurs, and it has improved my life tremendously. However, the downside is, I'll see a guy in his early twenties making millions per year, or people in my own age bracket making tens of millions. When I meet them, I find that they are not that much different from me or most of the people I know. Then I beat myself up trying to figure out why I haven't accomplished as much.
It doesn't seem like it's related to materialism or "the joneses" in the conventional sense...I live in an RV for christ's sake, and have basically no use for millions of dollars, but it sort of feels like a never ending game and there is some vague point at which I will feel "successful."
But does anyone reach that point. Recently a close friend of mine who is 27 and currently making high six figures annually from a business he started on the side while WAITING TABLES for a living, who has accomplished more than 99.99999% of humans in history, had a birthday and got depressed. I asked why, and it was because he didn't feel like he is where he "should be." I pointed out his success to him, and he said it's still not enough.
Some of you remember my story from a controversial thread in January. I am monufuckingmentally better off than I was a year or so ago. I multiplied my income and net worth, achieved a good level of fitness, and freed myself from needing a job after living as a broke, out of shape office slave for years. By most standards I should be extremely happy with my current position. However, I get gnawing anxiety if, for instance, I am not stacking enough cash to buy a new rental property every two months or so. This means I'm saving five figures per month, whereas before I unplugged from the matrix I thought I was doing great by socking away maybe $200 a month in some mutual fund.
But I feel like I am not living up to my potential, especially when you see people on social media flaunting the trappings of money I will probably never have.
So again, how do you guys stop yourselves from comparing yourself to other people and experiencing dissatisfaction for no rational reason? Whether it is physically, financially, socially, etc.
