Focus on your own journey and progress from "summary" of Stop Doing That Sh*t by Gary John Bishop
When you're fixated on the progress of others, you're essentially saying that their journey matters more than your own. You're diverting your attention away from where it needs to be - on yourself. Your focus is scattered, fragmented, and ultimately ineffective. By constantly comparing yourself to others, you're setting yourself up for disappointment and dissatisfaction. You're living in a constant state of competition, always trying to measure up to someone else's standards. But here's the thing - their standards are not your own. Their journey is not yours to walk. When you shift your focus back to yourself, you begin to reclaim your power. You stop giving away your energy to things that don't serve you. You start to recognize your own strengths and weaknesses, your own successes and failures. You become the captain of your own ship, steering yourself in the direction that feels right for you. You stop looking over...
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