2988: Don't Let Comparisons Derail Your FIRE Journey by FIRECracker of Millennial Revolution on Financial Independence

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🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2988: FIRECracker of Millennial-Revolution.com shares how comparisons can derail your journey to financial independence. Instead of measuring yourself against others, focus on your own progress and celebrate each milestone. The FIRE journey is about growth, not a race to the finish line, and cherishing small victories can keep you motivated and fulfilled along the way. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.millennial-revolution.com/build/dont-let-comparisons-derail-fire-journey/ Quotes to ponder: "Comparison is the thief of joy. Don’t compare your beginning with someone’s middle or end." "Your FIRE journey is about growth and progress. It’s about celebrating all the wins along the way." "If you don’t do it, the time will pass anyway. Would you rather be richer in 10 years or exactly where you are now?" Episode references: The Simple Path to Wealth by JLCollins: https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Path-Wealth-financial-independence/dp/1533667926 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.2	of millennial-revolution.com.
0:42.1	Quote, comparison is the thief of joy.
0:43.4	Roosevelt.
0:48.4	Clearly, Roosevelt did not grow up with Asian parents.
0:52.2	If he had, he would know comparison is joy.
0:56.9	A day without comparison in my Asian household is a day without sunshine.
1:03.7	In our household, not being compared to a cousin, a friend, a classmate was like not eating,
1:09.9	thinking, or breathing. Look at your cousin Iway, my mom would say. She's the perfect daughter.
1:11.7	She never talks back to her mom.
1:17.8	You should be more like your aunt Chee. She has a really high nose bridge, not flat like yours.
1:24.5	Our friend's son has three million dollars worth of houses and you only have a million dollars and no house. So sad. You will never see my mom happier than when she's berating me
1:30.3	on how I failed in all aspects of my life compared to my peers. My head is too big. My arms are too
1:36.5	fat. My legs are elephant trunks. My life is sadly devoid of houses. I grew up comparing
1:43.3	myself to everyone else. My brain is just one giant measuring stick.
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