How to Get OUT of Comparison Mode

04/20/21 • 18 min

UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and Givers

One of the most common causes of my clients getting stuck is being in COMPARISON mode.
We have all heard about ‘compare and despair’ and it really is a thing. Its something we have all met at some point in our work - and it really can (and does) paralyze people and impede forward progress.
For me, there are two flavors of comparison mode that paralyze people.
Today we’re going to talk about the two flavors - how to notice if they are happening to you, and how to move OUT of this spot, and get unstuck, especially when this mode has become your normal.

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UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and Givers - How to Get OUT of Comparison Mode

Transcript

Welcome to the podcast. So this week, we're going to talk about comparison mode. One of the most common causes of my clients getting stuck, and really like not reaching their goals time and time again, a lot of times when people come to me, and they're not getting where they want to go, part of the reason, or at least, a big part of the reason in some cases is that they're stuck in comparison mode. And we have all heard about compare and despair. At some point, it really is the thing, you know