Comparison Isn’t the Problem… Your Work Ethic Is | Episode 355
Real Business Owners
Trevor Cowley
4.9 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com
Everyone has heard the phrase “comparison is the thief of joy.” Trevor disagrees.In this solo episode, Trevor breaks down why comparison—when used correctly—is actually one of the most powerful tools for growth. The problem isn’t comparison. The problem is comparing results without being willing to do the work required to earn them.Trevor dives into the mindset required to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. From business to fitness to leadership, success comes down to discipline, consistency, and a willingness to embrace discomfort.
If you want better results, you need to compare your actions to the people who already have them—and then raise your standard.
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| 0:00.0 | Being an entrepreneur sounds cool, but the reality of building a business is very, very difficult. |
| 0:07.0 | Every level that you hit, there's a lot of things that suck that you just won't want to do. |
| 0:11.7 | What you're capable of is on the other side I don't feel like it. |
| 0:15.5 | And if you're committed to what it is that you're trying to do, nothing is going to stop you from getting there. |
| 0:23.6 | What's up, real business owners? It's your boy, Trevor Cowley, back with another episode. Today is a |
| 0:28.6 | solo. If you guys are ready to level up, go to join RBO.com per usual. Guys, today's episode is |
| 0:35.1 | regarding comparison as the thief of all joy, which I highly, highly, highly disagree with. I think it's absolute bullshit. |
| 0:44.6 | Everything that's ever been accomplished by human beings were accomplished by human beings that compared themselves to somebody else. |
| 0:51.5 | They identified the gap between them and the individual that they were comparing themselves to somebody else. They identified the gap between them and the individual |
| 0:56.3 | that they were comparing themselves to. And the only thing that you could do to close the gap |
| 1:01.0 | is work, an immense amount of work, sacrificing your life, being willing to suffer, |
| 1:06.9 | being willing to go through an immense amount of discomfort in order to get what you want. |
| 1:12.5 | And so comparison to me is not the thief of all joy. |
| 1:16.4 | Comparison with the unwillingness to work for it is the thief of all joy. |
| 1:22.7 | So lazy people should not be comparing themselves to anybody else. |
| 1:27.2 | People that have a solid work ethic that's a little stubborn, that's committed, that's |
| 1:32.2 | discipline, you should, without a doubt, be comparing yourself to other people because other |
| 1:37.3 | people show you what is possible. |
| 1:39.5 | All we are is human beings. |
| 1:42.2 | We're all designed the exact same way. So if somebody shows you what's |
| 1:46.2 | possible, that means by default that it is possible for you. Okay. So we have to find the gaps. |
| 1:52.1 | Let's talk about this. All great athletes in terms of elite elite elite athletes or elite elite |
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