We think, oh, we're on the same playing field.

I should be able to do whatever so-and-so does or they should be able to do what I can do.

But the truth is, there are innumerable things that affect how we show up in the world.

And so we're never really on equal playing fields.

It's never fair to compare.

Music on equal playing fields. Never fair to compare. Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about

progress made practical. Despite me always telling my kids that correlation does not equate causation, I have to tell you,

I think there is one category where something is both correlated to and causes the other.

The more I compare, the more insecure I feel.

Earlier this month, we got to hear from a therapist, Trevor Hansen, on how anxious attachment contributes

to insecurity. Today I want to extend that conversation on how gratitude can act as both the

antidote to comparison and a way for us to earn back our confidence. Kathy William is on the podcast

to teach her sore method, a practical way to identify, stop, and move through

comparison, and in ways where gratitude is the heart of feeling regrounded in ourselves.

Come for the boost of confidence, but stay for a surprising connection to us owning our own

gifts and valuing our own contributions.

Kathy Gwilliam is a motivational speaker, author, wife,

and mother of five, and host of the Project Confidence Podcast. With the power of storytelling

and real life experience, she helps audiences overcome comparison, build authentic connections,

and embrace their unique strengths through practical strategies that inspire

appreciation, recognition, and personal growth. I should be a guest on her show as well,

so stay tuned for that. This is the week of Thanksgiving for those listening in the U.S.

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