ep.3 Comparison is the Death of Happiness

Blog Post, Podcast Episode #3:

Comparison is the Death of Happiness

Welcome back to the follow up discussion on Happiness VS. Joy where we delve deeper into our human nature of the comparison game we all go through. The many ways we compare our lives to others and how this behavior can ruin, inhibit, as well as block our ability to find joy. Our friend, Travis Lange, joins us to discuss this topic.

Travis discusses how living in a world of comparison can rob you of happiness and joy.  This can begin at a young age when you watch people grow, move on and one finds themselves in the same place. To find yourself asking the questions of why not me?  Viewing the world through a lense of stagnation gives over your power to others.

Take a look inside this episode for some activities to help alleviate stagnation and find true joy in our daily lives. Avoid getting stuck in a comfort zone that may keep you creating the same reality as you did before. Pushing outside your zone can be something so simple as changing the way you brush your teeth to help raise your frequency.  Discovering your dharma to better serve you and others in your journey.

 

Joy is an internal game unable to be robbed, stolen and compared.

 

Great tools inside:

The book Raise your Inner Game by Author David Levine holds some simple everyday natural “LIFTS” we can do for more joy.

We talk about some research Ms. Rachel Cruze did about how to stop comparing ourselves, she highlights 8 tips:

 

1. Practice Gratitude
2. Unlock the power of contentment
3. Don’t compare your life to everyone
4. Focus on your strengths
5. Celebrate other people
6. Learn to compete with yourself instead of others
7. Have boundaries on how much time you spend on social media
8. Take a social media fast

 

Thank you to Rachel Cruze and David Levine for the amazing work done and tools given to help empower our GREATEST self!