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- 0:00Have
- 0:00you
- 0:00ever
- 0:00walked
- 0:00into
- 0:01work
- 0:01and
- 0:01felt
- 0:01like
- 0:01you
- 0:01were
- 0:02behind?
- 0:03Not
- 0:03because
- 0:04of
- 0:04your
- 0:04performance,
- 0:05but
- 0:05because
- 0:06of
- 0:06everyone
- 0:06else
- 0:07around
- 0:07you,
- 0:08Their
- 0:08promotions,
- 0:10their
- 0:10lifestyle,
- 0:11their
- 0:12wins.
- 0:13And
- 0:14somehow
- 0:14it
- 0:14starts
- 0:15to
- 0:15get
- 0:15to
- 0:15you.
- 0:17If
- 0:17you've
- 0:17ever
- 0:17felt
- 0:18that
- 0:18quiet
- 0:18pressure,
- 0:19especially
- 0:19lately,
- 0:20today
- 0:21we're
- 0:21going
- 0:21to
- 0:21break
- 0:21that
- 0:22cycle
- 0:22before
- 0:22it
- 0:22cost
- 0:23you
- 0:23more
- 0:23than
- 0:23you
- 0:23even
- 0:24realize.
- 0:46Hello,
- 0:46friend.
- 0:46Ralph
- 0:47Estepp
- 0:47Jr.
- 0:48Here.
- 0:48This
- 0:49is
- 0:49financially
- 0:50confident
- 0:50Christian.
- 0:51This
- 0:51show
- 0:52is
- 0:52all
- 0:52about
- 0:53breaking
- 0:53the
- 0:53cycle
- 0:54of
- 0:54financial
- 0:54shame
- 0:55and
- 0:56finding
- 0:56financial
- 0:57confidence.
- 0:58And
- 0:58today
- 0:59we're
- 0:59going
- 0:59to
- 0:59talk
- 0:59about
- 0:59comparison,
- 1:01because
- 1:01comparison
- 1:02can
- 1:02quietly
- 1:03steal
- 1:03your
- 1:04peace.
- 1:05And
- 1:05today
- 1:05I
- 1:06want
- 1:06to
- 1:06lean
- 1:06into
- 1:06why
- 1:07we
- 1:07compare
- 1:07ourselves
- 1:08to
- 1:08coworkers
- 1:09and
- 1:09how
- 1:10to
- 1:10stop.
- 1:10We
- 1:10got
- 1:10a
- 1:11listener
- 1:11voicemail
- 1:12that
- 1:12just
- 1:13nails
- 1:13it.
- 1:14So
- 1:14let's
- 1:14get
- 1:15into
- 1:15today's
- 1:15listener
- 1:16question.
- 1:18Hey,
- 1:18Ralph,
- 1:19I
- 1:20listen
- 1:20to
- 1:20FCC
- 1:21pretty
- 1:21regularly,
- 1:22and
- 1:22I've
- 1:22got
- 1:23a
- 1:23question
- 1:23that's
- 1:23been
- 1:23weighing
- 1:24on
- 1:24me.
- 1:26I
- 1:26need
- 1:26to
- 1:26be
- 1:27honest
- 1:27about
- 1:27something.
- 1:28I
- 1:30keep
- 1:31comparing
- 1:31my
- 1:31life
- 1:31to
- 1:31my
- 1:32co
- 1:32workers,
- 1:33and
- 1:33it's.
- 1:34It's
- 1:35getting
- 1:35to
- 1:35me.
- 1:36They're
- 1:36buying
- 1:37nicer
- 1:37stuff,
- 1:38talking
- 1:38about
- 1:38trips,
- 1:40moving
- 1:40ahead
- 1:40in
- 1:40ways
- 1:41I'm
- 1:41not.
- 1:42And
- 1:42even
- 1:42when
- 1:42I
- 1:42try
- 1:43not
- 1:43to
- 1:43think
- 1:43about
- 1:43it,
- 1:44it's
- 1:44just.
- 1:46It's
- 1:46just
- 1:46there.
- 1:48It
- 1:48makes
- 1:48me
- 1:48feel
- 1:49behind,
- 1:50like
- 1:50I'm
- 1:50failing
- 1:51somehow,
- 1:52like
- 1:52I
- 1:52need
- 1:52to
- 1:53catch
- 1:53up
- 1:54or
- 1:54prove
- 1:54I'm
- 1:55doing
- 1:55okay,
- 1:55too.
- 1:57And
- 1:57that's
- 1:57when
- 1:57I
- 1:58spend.
- 1:59Not
- 1:59because
- 1:59I
- 1:59need
- 2:00to,
- 2:00but
- 2:01because
- 2:01for,
- 2:01like,
- 2:02one
- 2:02second,
- 2:03it
- 2:04makes
- 2:04me
- 2:04feel
- 2:04like
- 2:04I'm
- 2:05not
- 2:05falling
- 2:05behind.
- 2:07But
- 2:07it
- 2:07never
- 2:08lasts.
- 2:09And
- 2:09after,
- 2:10it's.
- 2:11It's
- 2:11worse.
- 2:13Now
- 2:13I've
- 2:13got
- 2:13the
- 2:13insecurity
- 2:14and
- 2:15the
- 2:15regret
- 2:15both
- 2:16just
- 2:16sitting
- 2:16there.
- 2:17I
- 2:18don't
- 2:18want
- 2:18to
- 2:18keep
- 2:18living
- 2:19like
- 2:19this.
- 2:20I
- 2:20don't
- 2:20want
- 2:21my
- 2:21peace
- 2:21tied
- 2:21to
- 2:22what
- 2:22everyone
- 2:22else
- 2:22is
- 2:22doing.
- 2:24I
- 2:24don't
- 2:24want
- 2:24to
- 2:24chase
- 2:25a
- 2:25feeling
- 2:25that
- 2:26disappears
- 2:27the
- 2:27second
- 2:28I
- 2:28get
- 2:28it.
- 2:29How
- 2:30do
- 2:30I
- 2:30break
- 2:30this?
- 2:31How
- 2:32do
- 2:32I,
- 2:32like,
- 2:33how
- 2:34do
- 2:34I
- 2:34stop
- 2:34comparing,
- 2:35stop
- 2:36spending
- 2:36to
- 2:36feel
- 2:37better
- 2:38and
- 2:38actually
- 2:39feel
- 2:39okay
- 2:39with
- 2:40where
- 2:40I
- 2:40am?
- 2:41Let
- 2:42me
- 2:42know
- 2:42what
- 2:42you
- 2:42think,
- 2:42Ralph.
- 2:44Thanks.
- 2:45Well,
- 2:46first
- 2:46of
- 2:46all,
- 2:46thank
- 2:47you
- 2:47for
- 2:47your
- 2:47honesty.
- 2:49Acknowledging
- 2:50that
- 2:50kind
- 2:51of
- 2:51comparison
- 2:52is
- 2:52the
- 2:53first
- 2:53step,
- 2:53because
- 2:54what
- 2:54you're
- 2:54living
- 2:54in
- 2:54is
- 2:55exhausting.
- 2:57And
- 2:57for
- 2:57so
- 2:57many
- 2:58of
- 2:58us,
- 2:58it's
- 2:58not
- 2:58always
- 2:59loud
- 2:59or
- 2:59obvious.
- 3:01It
- 3:01can
- 3:01be
- 3:02something
- 3:02quiet.
- 3:02It
- 3:03can
- 3:03be
- 3:03something
- 3:03constant
- 3:04and
- 3:04just
- 3:04hard
- 3:05to
- 3:05shake.
- 3:06But
- 3:07the
- 3:07real
- 3:07issue
- 3:07that
- 3:08you've
- 3:08alluded
- 3:08to
- 3:08is
- 3:08not
- 3:09just
- 3:09spending.
- 3:10The
- 3:10deeper
- 3:11issue
- 3:11that
- 3:11you're
- 3:12going
- 3:12through
- 3:12is
- 3:12identity
- 3:14and
- 3:14peace
- 3:14and
- 3:15that
- 3:15feeling
- 3:15of
- 3:15being
- 3:16behind.
- 3:17But
- 3:18I
- 3:18want
- 3:18to
- 3:18reassure
- 3:18you
- 3:18right
- 3:19now,
- 3:19you're
- 3:19not
- 3:19broken.
- 3:21The
- 3:21best
- 3:21part
- 3:21of
- 3:21this
- 3:22is
- 3:22you're
- 3:22actually
- 3:23noticing
- 3:23a
- 3:23pattern.
- 3:25And
- 3:26that
- 3:26feeling
- 3:26is
- 3:27exhausting
- 3:27because
- 3:28it's
- 3:28not
- 3:28always
- 3:28loud.
- 3:29It
- 3:29just
- 3:29sits
- 3:30there.
- 3:31And
- 3:31you
- 3:31can
- 3:32be
- 3:32doing
- 3:32okay,
- 3:32but
- 3:32when
- 3:33you
- 3:33look
- 3:33around
- 3:33at
- 3:33everyone
- 3:34else's
- 3:34progress,
- 3:35suddenly
- 3:35you
- 3:35feel
- 3:35behind.
- 3:37And
- 3:38that
- 3:38feeling
- 3:38can
- 3:38start
- 3:39making
- 3:39decisions
- 3:40for
- 3:40you
- 3:40if
- 3:40you
- 3:40don't
- 3:41interrupt
- 3:41it.
- 3:41So
- 3:41that's
- 3:41why
- 3:42I'm
- 3:42so
- 3:42excited
- 3:43about
- 3:43your
- 3:43call
- 3:43today.
- 3:45Because
- 3:46that
- 3:46comparison
- 3:46doesn't
- 3:47just
- 3:47affect
- 3:47how
- 3:48you
- 3:48feel,
- 3:49affects
- 3:49how
- 3:49you
- 3:50spend
- 3:50money.
- 3:51And
- 3:51that
- 3:52spending
- 3:52becomes
- 3:52this
- 3:53temporary
- 3:53relief.
- 3:55You
- 3:56feel
- 3:56like
- 3:56you're
- 3:56going
- 3:56to
- 3:56get
- 3:57successful,
- 3:57you're
- 3:57going
- 3:58to
- 3:58get
- 3:58equal,
- 3:58you're
- 3:58going
- 3:58to
- 3:58get
- 3:59caught
- 3:59up.
- 4:00But
- 4:00you've
- 4:01already
- 4:01figured
- 4:01it
- 4:01out,
- 4:01that
- 4:02relief
- 4:02doesn't
- 4:02last.
- 4:04And
- 4:04after
- 4:04that
- 4:05purchase
- 4:05fades,
- 4:06that
- 4:07insecurity
- 4:07is
- 4:08still
- 4:08there.
- 4:09And
- 4:10now
- 4:10to
- 4:10join
- 4:10by
- 4:10regret,
- 4:11it's
- 4:11joined
- 4:11with
- 4:12debt,
- 4:12maybe.
- 4:13And
- 4:14it's
- 4:14not
- 4:14just
- 4:14a
- 4:14discipline
- 4:15problem.
- 4:16We're
- 4:16trying
- 4:17to
- 4:17fix
- 4:17an
- 4:17emotional
- 4:18wound
- 4:18with
- 4:18a
- 4:19financial
- 4:19decision.
- 4:21Because
- 4:21the
- 4:22truth
- 4:22is
- 4:22this
- 4:22comparison
- 4:23doesn't
- 4:24just
- 4:24affect
- 4:24how
- 4:24you
- 4:25feel,
- 4:26it
- 4:26affects
- 4:27how
- 4:27you
- 4:27spend.
- 4:29So
- 4:29how
- 4:29do
- 4:29you
- 4:29break
- 4:29that
- 4:30cycle
- 4:30of
- 4:30comparison
- 4:31before
- 4:31it
- 4:31turns
- 4:32into
- 4:32costly
- 4:32decisions?
- 4:34And
- 4:34today
- 4:34I
- 4:34want
- 4:35to
- 4:35walk
- 4:35you
- 4:35through
- 4:35my
- 4:35faithful
- 4:36framework.
- 4:37We've
- 4:37introduced
- 4:37this
- 4:37a
- 4:37few
- 4:38days
- 4:38ago
- 4:38and
- 4:39this
- 4:39is
- 4:39what
- 4:39I'm
- 4:39really
- 4:39leaning
- 4:40into.
- 4:40These
- 4:41faithful.
- 4:42We're
- 4:42going
- 4:42to
- 4:42spell
- 4:42out
- 4:42the
- 4:43word
- 4:43faithful
- 4:44and
- 4:44it
- 4:44starts
- 4:45with
- 4:45the
- 4:45F.
- 4:45We
- 4:46got
- 4:46to
- 4:46face
- 4:46the
- 4:46reality
- 4:47here.
- 4:47We
- 4:48got
- 4:48to
- 4:48build
- 4:48some
- 4:48awareness.
- 4:50What
- 4:50you're
- 4:50telling
- 4:51me
- 4:51is
- 4:51you're
- 4:51comparing.
- 4:53Now,
- 4:53honestly,
- 4:54I
- 4:54think
- 4:54what
- 4:54you
- 4:54might
- 4:54be
- 4:55feeling
- 4:55is
- 4:55jealousy.
- 4:57And
- 4:57that's
- 4:57not
- 4:57something
- 4:57to
- 4:58hide
- 4:58from.
- 4:59Jealousy
- 5:00is
- 5:00something
- 5:00that
- 5:00is
- 5:01true
- 5:01to
- 5:01the
- 5:01human
- 5:02heart.
- 5:02It's
- 5:02something
- 5:03in
- 5:03our
- 5:03human
- 5:03nature,
- 5:04it's
- 5:04in
- 5:04our
- 5:04flesh.
- 5:06And
- 5:06it's
- 5:06something
- 5:06you
- 5:07got
- 5:07to
- 5:07understand.
- 5:08Because
- 5:09when
- 5:09you
- 5:09can
- 5:09name
- 5:10that
- 5:10emotion,
- 5:11it
- 5:11removes
- 5:11some
- 5:12of
- 5:12its
- 5:12power.
- 5:13If
- 5:14you
- 5:14don't
- 5:14name
- 5:14it,
- 5:14you're
- 5:15never
- 5:15going
- 5:15to
- 5:15change
- 5:15it.
- 5:17So
- 5:17that's
- 5:17where
- 5:17we
- 5:17need
- 5:17to
- 5:18start.
- 5:18The
- 5:18second
- 5:19is
- 5:19a
- 5:20we
- 5:20got
- 5:20to
- 5:20aim
- 5:21clearly,
- 5:21we
- 5:21got
- 5:21to
- 5:21build
- 5:22a
- 5:22vision.
- 5:24The
- 5:24real
- 5:24issue
- 5:24here
- 5:25is
- 5:25not
- 5:25what
- 5:25other
- 5:26co
- 5:26workers
- 5:26have.
- 5:28That's
- 5:28the
- 5:28easy
- 5:28thing.
- 5:29That's
- 5:29the
- 5:29easy
- 5:29excuse
- 5:30to
- 5:30take.
- 5:31The
- 5:31issue
- 5:32is
- 5:32whether
- 5:32you
- 5:33know
- 5:33what
- 5:33matters
- 5:33to
- 5:34you.
- 5:35Some
- 5:36of
- 5:36the
- 5:36things
- 5:36that
- 5:36they
- 5:36have
- 5:37must
- 5:37matter
- 5:37to
- 5:37you.
- 5:38But
- 5:39you've
- 5:39got
- 5:39to
- 5:39know
- 5:39what
- 5:39kind
- 5:40of
- 5:40life
- 5:40you're
- 5:41building.
- 5:42You're
- 5:42living
- 5:42your
- 5:42life.
- 5:44What
- 5:44you
- 5:44got
- 5:45to
- 5:45know
- 5:45what
- 5:45your
- 5:45financial
- 5:46goals
- 5:46actually
- 5:46fit
- 5:47your
- 5:47values.
- 5:49Because
- 5:49if
- 5:49you
- 5:49don't
- 5:49have
- 5:50your
- 5:50own
- 5:50direction,
- 5:50you're
- 5:51going
- 5:51to
- 5:51keep
- 5:51chasing
- 5:52after
- 5:52theirs.
- 5:54If
- 5:54you
- 5:54don't
- 5:55define
- 5:55your
- 5:55own
- 5:56direction,
- 5:57you're
- 5:57going
- 5:57to
- 5:57be
- 5:57keeping
- 5:58trying
- 5:58to
- 5:58run
- 5:58their
- 5:59race.
- 6:00But
- 6:01let's
- 6:01move
- 6:01to
- 6:01I.
- 6:02We
- 6:02got
- 6:02to
- 6:02identify
- 6:03the
- 6:03timing
- 6:03here.
- 6:06Really
- 6:06know
- 6:07what
- 6:07this.
- 6:07What's
- 6:08behind
- 6:08this
- 6:09is.
- 6:09You're
- 6:09trying
- 6:10to
- 6:10understand
- 6:11someone
- 6:11else's
- 6:11lifestyle,
- 6:13but
- 6:14you
- 6:14have
- 6:14no
- 6:14idea
- 6:15how
- 6:15long
- 6:15it
- 6:15took
- 6:15them
- 6:16to
- 6:16get
- 6:16there.
- 6:17Maybe
- 6:17you
- 6:17see
- 6:18somebody
- 6:18that
- 6:18works
- 6:19with
- 6:19you,
- 6:19and
- 6:19you're
- 6:19like,
- 6:19wow,
- 6:20they've
- 6:20gotten
- 6:20a
- 6:20lot
- 6:20more
- 6:21promotions
- 6:21than
- 6:21I
- 6:21have.
- 6:23But
- 6:23you
- 6:23don't
- 6:23know
- 6:23the
- 6:24whole
- 6:24story.
- 6:25You
- 6:25don't
- 6:26know
- 6:26what
- 6:26they
- 6:26sacrificed.
- 6:28Hey,
- 6:28the
- 6:28truth
- 6:28is,
- 6:29you
- 6:29might
- 6:29see
- 6:29people
- 6:29with
- 6:29stuff
- 6:30and
- 6:30you
- 6:30go,
- 6:30wow,
- 6:30they
- 6:30really
- 6:31figured
- 6:31it
- 6:31out.
- 6:31But
- 6:32you
- 6:32don't
- 6:32know
- 6:32what's
- 6:32going
- 6:33on
- 6:33behind
- 6:33the
- 6:33scenes.
- 6:33They
- 6:34might
- 6:34be
- 6:34in
- 6:34a
- 6:34financial
- 6:35disaster.
- 6:37I
- 6:37see
- 6:37that
- 6:37so
- 6:38many
- 6:38times.
- 6:39You
- 6:39don't
- 6:40know
- 6:40what
- 6:40the
- 6:40pressure
- 6:40is
- 6:41that
- 6:41they
- 6:41feel
- 6:41behind
- 6:41the
- 6:42scenes.
- 6:42They
- 6:42might
- 6:42be
- 6:43putting
- 6:43on
- 6:43a
- 6:43good
- 6:43show
- 6:44in
- 6:44the
- 6:44front,
- 6:44and
- 6:44they
- 6:44might
- 6:45look
- 6:45like
- 6:45everything's
- 6:45together.
- 6:47But
- 6:47you
- 6:48can't
- 6:48compare
- 6:48your
- 6:49full
- 6:49reality
- 6:49to
- 6:50the
- 6:50visible
- 6:51highlights.
- 6:53So
- 6:53stop
- 6:53comparing
- 6:54your
- 6:54timeline
- 6:54to
- 6:55their
- 6:55highlight
- 6:55reel.
- 6:57But
- 6:57now
- 6:58you
- 6:58got
- 6:58to
- 6:58think
- 6:58of
- 6:58options.
- 6:59You
- 6:59got
- 7:00a
- 7:00brainstorm
- 7:01here.
- 7:02Think
- 7:03for
- 7:03a
- 7:03second.
- 7:03What
- 7:03am
- 7:04I
- 7:04actually
- 7:04feeling
- 7:05right
- 7:05now?
- 7:06When
- 7:06you
- 7:07start
- 7:07to
- 7:07feel
- 7:07that
- 7:07pressure,
- 7:08when
- 7:08you
- 7:08start
- 7:08to
- 7:09feel
- 7:09that
- 7:09comparison
- 7:10trap,
- 7:11ask
- 7:12yourself,
- 7:12am
- 7:12I
- 7:13insecure?
- 7:14Is
- 7:14this
- 7:15a
- 7:15security
- 7:15issue?
- 7:16Am
- 7:17I
- 7:17feeling
- 7:17pressure?
- 7:19Am
- 7:19I
- 7:19afraid
- 7:20of
- 7:20falling
- 7:21behind?
- 7:21Am
- 7:21I
- 7:21afraid
- 7:21that
- 7:22I
- 7:22maybe
- 7:22am
- 7:22behind?
- 7:24Am
- 7:24I
- 7:24trying
- 7:24to
- 7:25prove
- 7:25something
- 7:25to
- 7:26someone?
- 7:27And
- 7:27then
- 7:28if
- 7:28you're
- 7:28going
- 7:28to
- 7:28spend
- 7:28money,
- 7:29ask
- 7:29yourself
- 7:29this
- 7:29really
- 7:30hard
- 7:30question.
- 7:31Is
- 7:32this
- 7:32purchase
- 7:32actually
- 7:33going
- 7:33to
- 7:33solve
- 7:33the
- 7:34feeling?
- 7:36And
- 7:37once
- 7:37you
- 7:37name
- 7:37that
- 7:38emotion,
- 7:39you're
- 7:39going
- 7:39to
- 7:39figure
- 7:40out
- 7:40you
- 7:40don't
- 7:40have
- 7:40to
- 7:40spend
- 7:41money
- 7:41to
- 7:41escape
- 7:42it.
- 7:43But
- 7:43now
- 7:44we
- 7:44got
- 7:44to
- 7:44go
- 7:44to
- 7:44H
- 7:44and
- 7:45we
- 7:45have
- 7:45to
- 7:45have
- 7:45a
- 7:45plan.
- 7:46It's
- 7:46one
- 7:47thing
- 7:47to
- 7:47understand.
- 7:48It's
- 7:48another
- 7:48thing
- 7:49to
- 7:49understand
- 7:49the
- 7:50emotions
- 7:50behind
- 7:51it
- 7:51and
- 7:51understand
- 7:51the
- 7:52timeline.
- 7:52But
- 7:53now
- 7:53we've
- 7:53got
- 7:53to
- 7:53build
- 7:53a
- 7:54plan.
- 7:55One
- 7:55of
- 7:55the
- 7:56best
- 7:56things
- 7:56you
- 7:56can
- 7:56do
- 7:57is
- 7:57notice
- 7:57the
- 7:58comparison
- 7:58trigger
- 8:00next
- 8:01time
- 8:01you
- 8:01go
- 8:01to
- 8:01spend
- 8:01money.
- 8:02Think
- 8:02about
- 8:02it
- 8:02for
- 8:02a
- 8:02second.
- 8:03You
- 8:03know
- 8:03what
- 8:04triggered
- 8:04this,
- 8:06and
- 8:06say
- 8:06to
- 8:06yourself,
- 8:07I'm
- 8:07not
- 8:07going
- 8:07to
- 8:07buy
- 8:07anything.
- 8:08Immediately,
- 8:09I'm
- 8:10going
- 8:10to
- 8:10step
- 8:10away
- 8:10from
- 8:11the
- 8:11decision.
- 8:12I've
- 8:12talked
- 8:12on
- 8:12the
- 8:12show
- 8:13about
- 8:13this
- 8:13many
- 8:13times.
- 8:14Put
- 8:14that
- 8:14Pause
- 8:15in
- 8:15there
- 8:1524,
- 8:1636,
- 8:1748
- 8:17hours,
- 8:18and
- 8:19go
- 8:19back
- 8:19and
- 8:19think
- 8:19about
- 8:20your
- 8:20own
- 8:20priorities.
- 8:22So
- 8:22I
- 8:22think
- 8:22it's
- 8:22a
- 8:22great
- 8:23idea
- 8:23to
- 8:23write
- 8:23those
- 8:24things
- 8:24down
- 8:25and
- 8:25ask
- 8:26yourself
- 8:26whether
- 8:26that
- 8:26purchase
- 8:27fits
- 8:27your
- 8:27actual
- 8:28plan,
- 8:29your
- 8:29actual
- 8:30priorities.
- 8:32Because
- 8:32emotional
- 8:33spending
- 8:33loses
- 8:34its
- 8:34power
- 8:34when
- 8:34you
- 8:34interrupt
- 8:35it.
- 8:36The
- 8:36goal
- 8:37isn't
- 8:37to
- 8:37pretend
- 8:37the
- 8:38feeling
- 8:38isn't
- 8:38there.
- 8:38You're
- 8:39feeling
- 8:39these
- 8:39feelings.
- 8:40These
- 8:40are
- 8:40legitimate
- 8:41Feelings,
- 8:42you're
- 8:42feeling
- 8:43less.
- 8:43You're
- 8:43feeling
- 8:44this
- 8:44comparison.
- 8:46But
- 8:46the
- 8:46goal
- 8:46is
- 8:47to
- 8:47stop
- 8:47letting
- 8:47that
- 8:48feeling
- 8:48make
- 8:48the
- 8:48decision
- 8:49for
- 8:49you.
- 8:50That
- 8:51emotional
- 8:51spending
- 8:52loses
- 8:52its
- 8:52power
- 8:53when
- 8:53you're
- 8:53able
- 8:53to
- 8:53interrupt
- 8:54it.
- 8:55But
- 8:56we
- 8:56also
- 8:56have
- 8:56to
- 8:56acknowledge
- 8:57this.
- 8:57We
- 8:57got
- 8:57to
- 8:57move
- 8:57to
- 8:58F.
- 8:58And
- 8:59that's
- 8:59faith
- 8:59and
- 8:59surrender.
- 9:01The
- 9:01truth
- 9:01is,
- 9:02comparison
- 9:02makes
- 9:03people
- 9:03feel
- 9:03like
- 9:03their
- 9:03value
- 9:04is
- 9:04tied
- 9:04to
- 9:04what
- 9:05they
- 9:05have.
- 9:05This
- 9:05is
- 9:06the
- 9:06world
- 9:06we
- 9:06live
- 9:06in.
- 9:07Social
- 9:07media
- 9:08reinforces
- 9:08this.
- 9:10It
- 9:10makes
- 9:10people
- 9:10feel
- 9:11like
- 9:11they're
- 9:11behind
- 9:12because
- 9:12someone
- 9:12else
- 9:13appears
- 9:13ahead
- 9:13of
- 9:14them.
- 9:15But
- 9:15friend,
- 9:15your
- 9:16wealth
- 9:16is
- 9:16not
- 9:16measured
- 9:17by
- 9:17possessions.
- 9:18Your
- 9:19worth
- 9:19is
- 9:19not
- 9:19measured
- 9:20by
- 9:20your
- 9:20job
- 9:20title
- 9:21or
- 9:21your
- 9:21promotions
- 9:22or
- 9:22vacations
- 9:23or
- 9:23that
- 9:24outward
- 9:24success.
- 9:26I
- 9:26love
- 9:26doing
- 9:27this
- 9:27show
- 9:27with
- 9:27faith
- 9:28because
- 9:28your
- 9:28worth
- 9:28was
- 9:29given
- 9:29by
- 9:29God.
- 9:31So
- 9:31one
- 9:31of
- 9:31the
- 9:31things
- 9:31you
- 9:32may
- 9:32need
- 9:32to
- 9:32do
- 9:32right
- 9:33now
- 9:33is
- 9:33surrender
- 9:34that
- 9:34comparison.
- 9:35It's
- 9:36one
- 9:36thing
- 9:36to
- 9:36control
- 9:37the
- 9:37spending
- 9:38emotion.
- 9:38It's
- 9:39another
- 9:40to
- 9:40surrender
- 9:41that
- 9:41comparison.
- 9:43Maybe
- 9:43you
- 9:43need
- 9:43to
- 9:43pray
- 9:44right
- 9:44now
- 9:44to
- 9:44lord,
- 9:45help
- 9:45me
- 9:45release
- 9:45comparison
- 9:47and
- 9:47just
- 9:47remind
- 9:48me
- 9:48of
- 9:48who
- 9:48I
- 9:48am
- 9:48in
- 9:49you.
- 9:50Your
- 9:50worth
- 9:51was
- 9:51never
- 9:51meant
- 9:51to
- 9:52be
- 9:52measured
- 9:52by
- 9:52what
- 9:53someone
- 9:53else
- 9:54has.
- 9:55But
- 9:55then
- 9:56you've
- 9:56got
- 9:56to
- 9:56understand
- 9:56your
- 9:57progress
- 9:57and
- 9:57build
- 9:57some
- 9:58momentum
- 9:58here.
- 9:59Maybe
- 10:00progress
- 10:00for
- 10:00you
- 10:00is
- 10:01noticing
- 10:01those
- 10:01triggers.
- 10:02Maybe
- 10:03when
- 10:03you're
- 10:03feeling
- 10:04down,
- 10:04you
- 10:04think
- 10:04about,
- 10:04oh,
- 10:05you
- 10:05know
- 10:05what,
- 10:05I'm
- 10:05thinking
- 10:05this
- 10:06way
- 10:06because
- 10:06I'm
- 10:06comparing
- 10:07myself
- 10:08and
- 10:09just
- 10:09admitting
- 10:09that
- 10:09you
- 10:10were
- 10:10feeling
- 10:10that
- 10:11is
- 10:12so
- 10:13important.
- 10:13You
- 10:14make
- 10:14that
- 10:14pause
- 10:15before
- 10:15you
- 10:15spend.
- 10:15You
- 10:16wait
- 10:16the
- 10:16time,
- 10:17you
- 10:17go
- 10:17revisit
- 10:18your
- 10:18own
- 10:18priorities
- 10:20and
- 10:20you
- 10:20decide
- 10:20to
- 10:21choose
- 10:21peace
- 10:21over
- 10:21proving
- 10:22yourself.
- 10:25Progress
- 10:25is
- 10:25not
- 10:25always
- 10:26dramatic.
- 10:27Sometimes
- 10:28progress
- 10:28is
- 10:28simply
- 10:29pausing
- 10:30before
- 10:30the
- 10:30pattern
- 10:31repeats
- 10:31itself.
- 10:32But
- 10:33then
- 10:33you
- 10:33got
- 10:33to
- 10:33move
- 10:33to
- 10:33L
- 10:34and
- 10:34look
- 10:34ahead,
- 10:35talk
- 10:36through
- 10:36these
- 10:36type
- 10:37of
- 10:37things.
- 10:38You
- 10:38got
- 10:38to
- 10:38stop
- 10:39reacting
- 10:40and
- 10:40start
- 10:40making
- 10:40choices.
- 10:42You
- 10:42got
- 10:42to
- 10:42stop
- 10:43comparing
- 10:43yourself
- 10:44to
- 10:44everybody
- 10:44else
- 10:45and
- 10:45start
- 10:45building
- 10:46yourself
- 10:47because
- 10:48you
- 10:48can
- 10:48become
- 10:48more
- 10:49confident
- 10:49in
- 10:49your
- 10:50own
- 10:50path.
- 10:51But
- 10:51you
- 10:51got
- 10:52to
- 10:52begin
- 10:52to
- 10:52protect
- 10:52your
- 10:53peace
- 10:53instead
- 10:53of
- 10:54chasing
- 10:54after
- 10:54those
- 10:55feelings.
- 10:56The
- 10:56goal
- 10:57isn't
- 10:57to
- 10:57be
- 10:57ahead
- 10:58of
- 10:58your
- 10:58co
- 10:58workers.
- 10:59In
- 10:59fact,
- 10:59I
- 10:59think
- 10:59you
- 11:00should
- 11:00be
- 11:00cheering
- 11:00them
- 11:00on.
- 11:01The
- 11:02goal
- 11:02is
- 11:02to
- 11:02be
- 11:03faithful
- 11:03in
- 11:03your
- 11:04own
- 11:04life.
- 11:05Just
- 11:05think
- 11:06about
- 11:06it
- 11:06like
- 11:06this.
- 11:07Your
- 11:07path,
- 11:09your
- 11:09pace,
- 11:10and
- 11:11your
- 11:11peace.
- 11:13Because
- 11:13comparison
- 11:14creates
- 11:14pressure.
- 11:15We
- 11:15all
- 11:15live
- 11:15in
- 11:16this
- 11:16comparison
- 11:16trap.
- 11:17It's
- 11:17all
- 11:17around
- 11:18us.
- 11:19And
- 11:19unfortunately,
- 11:20and
- 11:20I'll
- 11:20speak
- 11:21to
- 11:21myself
- 11:21in
- 11:21this,
- 11:22that
- 11:22pressure
- 11:23often
- 11:23leads
- 11:24us
- 11:24to
- 11:24costly
- 11:24decisions.
- 11:26So
- 11:26here's
- 11:26your
- 11:26win
- 11:27for
- 11:27today.
- 11:28I
- 11:28just
- 11:28want
- 11:28you
- 11:28to
- 11:29focus
- 11:29today
- 11:29on
- 11:29interrupting
- 11:30that
- 11:30comparison
- 11:31loop.
- 11:32Finish
- 11:32this
- 11:32sentence.
- 11:33When
- 11:33I
- 11:33feel
- 11:34behind
- 11:34around
- 11:34my
- 11:35co
- 11:35workers.
- 11:36Maybe
- 11:36it's
- 11:37not
- 11:37your
- 11:37co
- 11:37workers,
- 11:37maybe
- 11:38it's
- 11:38your
- 11:38friends.
- 11:38It's
- 11:39your
- 11:39family.
- 11:39It's
- 11:40people
- 11:40you
- 11:40see
- 11:40on
- 11:40social
- 11:41media,
- 11:41whatever
- 11:42that
- 11:42is.
- 11:42But
- 11:42when
- 11:42you
- 11:43feel
- 11:43behind,
- 11:44I'm
- 11:44going
- 11:45to
- 11:45pause
- 11:45instead
- 11:45of
- 11:46spending
- 11:47and
- 11:48then
- 11:48write
- 11:48that
- 11:48down.
- 11:48Keep
- 11:49it
- 11:49somewhere
- 11:49visible,
- 11:50maybe
- 11:50on
- 11:50your
- 11:50phone,
- 11:51maybe
- 11:51on
- 11:51your
- 11:51desk
- 11:52or
- 11:53somewhere.
- 11:53You're
- 11:53going
- 11:53to
- 11:54see
- 11:54it
- 11:54when
- 11:54comparison
- 11:55starts
- 11:55creeping
- 11:55in,
- 11:57because
- 11:57awareness
- 11:58of
- 11:58that
- 11:58breaks
- 11:59the
- 11:59pattern.
- 12:00Well,
- 12:00let's
- 12:01get
- 12:01to
- 12:01our
- 12:01Bible
- 12:01verse.
- 12:02I
- 12:02found
- 12:02this
- 12:02one
- 12:02in
- 12:02the
- 12:03book
- 12:03of
- 12:03James,
- 12:04chapter
- 12:04three,
- 12:04verse
- 12:0516,
- 12:06and
- 12:06this
- 12:07one's
- 12:07going
- 12:07to
- 12:07step
- 12:07on
- 12:07a
- 12:07few
- 12:08toes.
- 12:08But
- 12:09again,
- 12:09this
- 12:09is
- 12:09James
- 12:093:16.
- 12:11For
- 12:11where
- 12:12envy
- 12:12and
- 12:12strife
- 12:13is,
- 12:14there
- 12:14is
- 12:14confusion
- 12:15in
- 12:15every
- 12:16evil
- 12:16work.
- 12:17I
- 12:18told
- 12:18you
- 12:18that
- 12:18one's
- 12:19a
- 12:19little
- 12:19harsh.
- 12:20But
- 12:21the
- 12:21truth
- 12:21is
- 12:21the
- 12:22Lord
- 12:22is
- 12:22saying
- 12:22to
- 12:23us,
- 12:24comparison
- 12:24and
- 12:25envy
- 12:25don't
- 12:26just
- 12:26affect
- 12:26your
- 12:27emotions,
- 12:28they
- 12:28disrupt
- 12:29your
- 12:29peace
- 12:30and
- 12:30they
- 12:31change
- 12:31your
- 12:31direction.
- 12:32So
- 12:33be
- 12:33aware
- 12:33of
- 12:33that
- 12:34today.
- 12:34Let's
- 12:34pray
- 12:35together.
- 12:36Heavenly
- 12:36Father,
- 12:37I
- 12:37lift
- 12:37up
- 12:37the
- 12:38person
- 12:38listening
- 12:39right
- 12:39now
- 12:39who
- 12:39feels
- 12:40this
- 12:40weight
- 12:40of
- 12:40comparison
- 12:42and
- 12:42you
- 12:43see
- 12:43what
- 12:43they're
- 12:43carrying.
- 12:43You
- 12:44see
- 12:44what
- 12:44all
- 12:44of
- 12:44us
- 12:44are
- 12:44carrying.
- 12:45You
- 12:46see
- 12:46the
- 12:46thoughts
- 12:46that
- 12:47follow
- 12:47us.
- 12:48So
- 12:48right
- 12:49now,
- 12:49help
- 12:49us
- 12:49to
- 12:49release
- 12:50that
- 12:50jealousy,
- 12:51Lord,
- 12:51and
- 12:51really
- 12:52replace
- 12:52it
- 12:52with
- 12:52peace.
- 12:54Remind
- 12:54all
- 12:55of
- 12:55us
- 12:55that
- 12:55our
- 12:55value
- 12:56is
- 12:56not
- 12:56found
- 12:57in
- 12:57comparison,
- 12:58but
- 12:58it's
- 12:58found
- 12:58in
- 12:59you.
- 13:00Give
- 13:00each
- 13:01of
- 13:01us
- 13:01confidence
- 13:01in
- 13:02our
- 13:02own
- 13:02path.
- 13:03Give
- 13:03us
- 13:04strength
- 13:04to
- 13:04resist
- 13:04that
- 13:05emotional
- 13:05spending,
- 13:06Lord,
- 13:06and
- 13:06give
- 13:07us
- 13:07peace
- 13:08no
- 13:08matter
- 13:09what's
- 13:09happening
- 13:09around
- 13:10us.
- 13:11And
- 13:11I
- 13:11ask
- 13:11this
- 13:11in
- 13:12Jesus
- 13:12name,
- 13:13Amen,
- 13:15friend.
- 13:16You
- 13:16don't
- 13:16have
- 13:16to
- 13:17keep
- 13:17up
- 13:17at
- 13:17work.
- 13:18You
- 13:18just
- 13:19have
- 13:19to
- 13:19stay
- 13:19true
- 13:19to
- 13:19your
- 13:20path.
- 13:21So
- 13:21the
- 13:21next
- 13:22time
- 13:22that
- 13:22comparison
- 13:22hits,
- 13:23I
- 13:23just
- 13:23want
- 13:23you
- 13:23to
- 13:24pause
- 13:24before
- 13:24you
- 13:24spend.
- 13:26Give
- 13:26yourself
- 13:26some
- 13:27space
- 13:27to
- 13:27remember
- 13:28who
- 13:28you
- 13:28are,
- 13:29what
- 13:29matters
- 13:30to
- 13:30you
- 13:31and
- 13:31what
- 13:31you're
- 13:32actually
- 13:32building.
- 13:34And
- 13:34maybe
- 13:34you've
- 13:34got
- 13:34a
- 13:35question
- 13:35for
- 13:35the
- 13:35show
- 13:35and
- 13:36you
- 13:36want
- 13:36somebody
- 13:36to
- 13:36walk
- 13:37through
- 13:37on
- 13:37the
- 13:37show.
- 13:37I
- 13:38would
- 13:38love
- 13:38to
- 13:38hear
- 13:38from
- 13:39you.
- 13:39Head
- 13:40over
- 13:40to
- 13:40financiallyconfidentchristian.com?
- 13:44We'll
- 13:44put
- 13:44that
- 13:45in
- 13:45the
- 13:45show
- 13:45notes,
- 13:45but
- 13:46again,
- 13:46it's
- 13:46financiallyconfidentchristian.com
- 13:50question.
- 13:51I
- 13:51just
- 13:51want
- 13:51to
- 13:52thank
- 13:52you
- 13:52so
- 13:52much
- 13:52for
- 13:53joining
- 13:53me
- 13:53today.
- 13:53Thank
- 13:53you
- 13:53for
- 13:54the
- 13:54voicemail
- 13:54message.
- 13:55It
- 13:55really
- 13:55encouraged
- 13:55me
- 13:56today.
- 13:57Stay
- 13:57financially
- 13:57savvy.
- 13:58May
- 13:58God
- 13:59bless
- 13:59you
- 13:59and
- 14:00you
- 14:00have
- 14:00a
- 14:00great
- 14:01day
- 14:01today.