Outside The Walls

We spend a lot of time looking around at everyone else—where they are, what they've accomplished, and whether we're keeping up. But sometimes all that looking sideways keeps us from seeing how far we've come.

In this episode of Outside the Walls, we explore The Wall of Comparison—and how a habit that may have started as early as flipping through our high school yearbooks can quietly follow us through life.

Careers. Homes. Vacations. Job titles. Followers.

The things we compare may change, but the temptation doesn't.

We'll look at why comparison can steal more than our joy—it can steal our direction—and why someone else's highlight reel rarely tells the whole story.

We'll also step onto the track and consider what sprinters already know: when we're constantly looking left and right, it's awfully hard to focus on the race we're running.

Because maybe the comparison worth making isn't with our neighbor, our coworker, or someone we follow online.

Maybe it's with the person we were yesterday.

In This Episode

• Why comparison often begins before we realize it
• How someone else's snapshot can distort our perspective
• What running our own race can teach us about growth
• A better way to measure the progress we're making

This Week's Consideration

When you catch yourself comparing your life to someone else's, consider changing the question.

Instead of:

“Why aren't I where they are?”

Try:

“Am I growing from where I was?”

Maybe that's the comparison worth making.

Connect with Me

Website: OutsideTheWallsPodcast.com
YouTube: Outside the Walls with Dave Gast
LinkedIn: Dave Gast

Stay curious. Live intentionally. Take the next step.

Life changes outside the walls.