Comparison is the fastest way to kill momentum.

The thief of joy isn’t failure it’s comparing your chapter 3 to someone else’s chapter 20.

I fall into this trap constantly.
- Comparing followers
- Comparing engagement
- Comparing income
- Comparing business timelines that don’t even share the same starting point

And the dangerous part? Most of the people you’re comparing yourself to didn’t get there by being better, they got there by being louder, earlier or luckier at a specific moment.

Progress doesn’t look linear when you’re inside it, it appears slow, messy and invisible, but if you’re learning, building and staying consistent while everyone else is chasing validation, you’re not behind you’re compounding quietly and moving ahead.

The goal isn’t to win faster, it’s to stay in the game long enough for the math to work. Most people quit before they even realise how good they actually have it.