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Comparing Yourself to Other People If you are human, you have done it. You compare yourself to other people. The good news is that people out there compare themselves to you and the not-so-good news is that you do it, as well. It is simply part of human nature. It’s how we grow, how we strive, but sometimes (unfortunately), it becomes an excuse to give up as well. A Fixed Mindset If we don’t have something to compare ourselves to, you might reason, then how will we learn to achieve and grow? Sometimes, when we compare ourselves to others, we have something to gauge our success and failure with and, therefore, a measure of where we can do better and achieve more. However, for those with a fixed mindset, this is not always the case. There is actually a reverse method of thinking. That reverse method tells us, since we are not as good as the other person, we might as well just quit! Do you ever find yourself viewing someone else’s success as only a way to make yourself look...