Have you ever wanted to trade places with somebody else? If you say no, congratulations, you’re the first human being alive to say that and mean it.
In this episode, Lori uses the country hit “Be Her” by Ella Langley as a jumping off point to talk about comparisonitis, that quiet habit of measuring your business against somebody else’s launch, calendar, or overnight success until your own offer starts to feel smaller. She also names a sneakier version of the same problem, the exhaustion that convinces you everyone else’s business must be easier, even with no specific person or post to point to.
Both versions, she argues, skip the same question: not “do I want to be her,” but “do I even know what I want to be?” That question kicks off a brand new three part mini-series starting next week, What Do You Really Want.
This week’s action: Go listen to “Be Her” by Ella Langley (yes, even if you’re not a country fan, it topped the pop charts too), and ask yourself: is she talking about another woman, or a version of herself she hasn’t let herself become yet?
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3 Key Takeaways
– Comparisonitis is deadly because it’s specific. It’s not just looking at someone else’s business, it’s quietly changing your offer, your pricing, and your strategy to match hers, even when your original approach was working fine.
– There’s a sneakier version of comparisonitis with no name and no target. It’s fatigue dressed up as a belief that everyone else’s business must be easier, with no post or account setting it off, just exhaustion projected onto other people’s lives.
– Both versions skip the same unanswered question. When you haven’t defined what you actually want, of course someone else’s defined life looks better by comparison. The fix isn’t to stop comparing, it’s to answer the question underneath it.
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