9. You're Not Behind, You're Just Distracted

Beyond The Build with Wendell Butler · Aug 17, 2026 · 18m

In this episode, I get real about something almost every entrepreneur deals with: comparing yourself to other people and feeling like you're behind. I break down why that comparison trap is mostly built on a lie, why social media only shows the highlight reel (never the maxed-out credit cards or the deals that fell apart), and why there's no such thing as a "timeline" for success.

I also talk about why comparing your 2 years in the game to someone else's 10 is never a fair fight, why a little luck plays a bigger role than people admit, and how the book The Gap and the Gain changed how I think…