We often find ourselves “keeping up with the Jones” – where does that get us? Why do we do it? How do we get off that treadmill?

By comparing ourselves to others to determine where we should be at in our life, we are creating a trap that we cannot escape. Instead of asking yourself, “Am I as wise/good/smart/strong/fat/thin/rich as he is,” we can ask, “Am I as wise/good/smart/strong/healthy/rich as I can be?”

The key is to compare yourself to you. To take a line from the late Michael Jackson, start “with the man (woman) in the mirror.”

As you begin to look inward, begin to release yourself from that which appears around you. Stop comparing, measuring and assessing your value based upon what you perceive others’ to be. Start comparing, measuring and assessing your value based on what you perceive you to be.