Welcome to the broad experience, the show about women, the workplace and success.

I'm Ashley Milne Tite.

This time on the show, The Curse of Comparison at Work.

It's taboo to talk about who we envy.

It's taboo to talk about the fact that we do it.

And it sort of doubles down on the internal blocks.

Blocks that can stop us from trying something new.

Who am I to create X, Y, and Z when that person's already done it?

They've already written the book that I wanted to write.

What's the point? So I won't bother.

Coming up, changing our relationship with comparison.

Music Coming up, changing our relationship with comparison. Now, if you're female, chances are you're well acquainted with a negative voice in your head.

You know, it pops up at various times

to ask who on earth you think you are, to ask for more money, to criticise your appearance,

or to tell you your colleague is getting the attention you deserve. We all compare ourselves

to other people. It's human, but the effects can be quite detrimental to our progress,

whether we work for a

company or for ourselves. Lauren Bacon and Tanya Geisler are a couple of Canadian leadership

coaches who wanted to look more closely at our urge to compare, not just look at it, but offer a way

for us to reframe our whole relationship with comparison, to change it from something that can

be destructive

to something more constructive. Lauren co-owned and ran her own business for 12 years before

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