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Episode 346: Letting Go of Comparison: Running Your Own Race · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast
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  Speaker 1: by Joe Wattis. We wish to entertain, instruct and motivate.
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  Speaker 2: A dog walks into a bar, jumps onto a stool,
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  Speaker 2: and orders a soda. The bartender squints and says, wait,
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  Speaker 2: you're a dog. The dog nods correct and before you ask, yes,
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  Speaker 2: this is a service animal. I'm providing emotional support to myself.
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  Speaker 2: The bartender laughs. So what do you do for a living?
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  Speaker 2: The dogs I work in a household with two humans
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  Speaker 2: and a vacuum, high stress environment. The bartender slides over
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  Speaker 2: the drink and says, rough day. The dog takes a
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  Speaker 2: sip and says, let's just say I chase the mailman,
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  Speaker 2: cop my own tail, and feel like I accomplished nothing.
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  Speaker 2: The bartender smiles, that's life. The dog nods exactly. Now,
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  Speaker 2: if you'll excuse me, I need to sit here and
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  Speaker 2: be a very good boy. Welcome back to Positively three
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  Speaker 2: sixty five, where your journey matters exactly as it is.
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  Speaker 2: I'm your host, Joe Wattis, and today we're talking about
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  Speaker 2: comparison and how to let it go so you can
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  Speaker 2: focus on your own path. But before we get into
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  Speaker 2: all of that, we have our trivia question of the day.
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  Speaker 2: Are you ready for it? Here? It is what ancient
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  Speaker 2: Olympic rule prohibited athletes from competing against anyone except those
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  Speaker 2: in their own event. We will have the answer when
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for listening, and happy reading. Do you know the
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  Speaker 2: answer to this week's trivia question? The question was what
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  Speaker 2: ancient Olympic rule prohibited athletes from competing against anyone except
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  Speaker 2: those in their own event. The answer is athletes were
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  Speaker 2: required to compete only within their own event category. Even
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  Speaker 2: in ancient times. Fairness meant recognizing that comparison only works
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  Speaker 2: when the race is the same. Life works that way too.
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  Speaker 2: That's important to remember now, you know. Comparison steals joy
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  Speaker 2: faster than anything else. It ignores context, It overlooks effort,
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  Speaker 2: and it forgets that everyone starts somewhere different. Your path
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  Speaker 2: is shaped by your experience's values and timing. When you
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  Speaker 2: compare yourself to others, you miss the progress you're making
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  Speaker 2: right now. Instead of asking why am I not there yet?
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  Speaker 2: Try asking how far have I come? Your race, your pace,
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  Speaker 2: your growth. We conclude this week's episode with a quote
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  Speaker 2: from Theodore Roosevelt. Comparison is the thief of joy. Today,
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  Speaker 2: redirect your focus inward, Celebrate your progress. And trust that
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  Speaker 2: your journey is unfolding exactly as it should. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: for spending this time with me on Positively three sixty five.
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  Speaker 2: Keep running your race and as always, stay positive.
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