069: The Comparison Trap

The Intentional Advantage

Tanya Dalton

Productivity, 790708, Tanyadalton, Inkwellpress, Management, Education, Self-improvement, Business

4.6 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Do you often look around and feel that the grass is always greener on the other side as you compare your journey to others? I’ll share how we can move past the Grass is Greener Syndrome, which causes perfectionism, FOMO and lack of motivation. Today, we’ll turn this stumbling block into a starting block so your time and energy is focused on you, not the fantasies of the other side of the fence.

What’s In This Episode:

How to overcome constant comparisons and the idea that the grass is always greener
The truth behind social media and how to shift your misconceptions
How social media plays into our need to compare and how you can shift your mindset
Learn how to stop trying to build success on top of insecurity
Taking 3 actionable steps to quit comparing your journey to others

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Productivity Paradox from Inkwell Press, a podcast focused on finding success and happiness through the power of productivity.
0:09.2	Each season, Tanya focuses on specific strategies to help you discover your own priorities and purpose.
0:14.6	Season 6 is all about turning your stumbling blocks into starting blocks.
0:19.0	You can also join Tanya for more interaction and support in her
0:21.9	free Facebook group at Incwellpress.com slash group. And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton.
0:29.2	Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, owner of
0:35.3	Inquell Press, and this is episode 69.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Blue Apron, and I'll be sharing a little bit more about
0:43.6	that later on in the episode. But I want to go ahead and start diving into today's topic.
0:49.2	All season long, we're talking about turning our stumbling blocks into our starting blocks. And we all have these
0:55.5	obstacles, these things we have to overcome in order for us to live our best life. And today I want to
1:02.4	talk about the comparison trap. You know that idea of looking around you, seeing what everyone
1:08.2	else has, and thinking, I want that, or I deserve that life.
1:13.6	I like to call it this grass is greener syndrome. It's this idea that there's always something
1:19.7	better out there that we are missing out on. You know, we look over that fence and we see that
1:25.3	greener grass and we think, I want that for myself, right?
1:29.6	We start comparing ourselves to others, whether it's within your relationships, your career,
1:35.4	maybe even where you live. But you constantly feel like you're living with your foot out the door
1:40.5	because you're not really experiencing stability and security and satisfaction with your
1:46.3	current life. And the problem with this, this idea, is that there's always something better out there.
1:53.1	And this is based off of fear and fantasy, two of our favorite players when it comes to stumbling blocks.
2:00.5	You see, fear underlies so many of these
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