Could Jealousy Ruin Your Life?

Jealousy & envy, let alone regret, are the most ridiculous unnecessary emotions that our brains can come up with. But, come up with them we will. Stupid brain.

The green-eyed monster creeps up every now and then, jealousy is something that can be prevalent when you are a perfectionist and want everything to go your way... all the time. 

We must channel that energy into something productive. We use it to ignite our fires, we use it to push ourselves further, and we use it to make friends.

God, do I get envious of people. 

With their beautiful products, their tight, tight copy, and their gorgeous hair. 

It took me quite a while to get a handle on the best way to process these emotions. 

There is no such thing as competition.

Whhhaaatttt?! Mind. Blown.

It’s true. All those people who you think are your competition? Nah. They’re your co-workers. They’re your support team. They are your motivation....

Life is too short to think that everyone’s trying to compete with you. Unless you’re a professional athlete or something, then they’re most definitely trying to compete with you. Sorry.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF…

• You see another influencer featured in a magazine 
  Dude, you need to celebrate their win. They work hard, too. They work as hard as you. Suck it up, be graceful, and give them a well deserved pat on the back. And then get back to work and hit up the editors of that magazine on twitter, it’s your spot next month.
• Everyone on instagram is at Event you wanted to go to
   Luckily, we live in an age where you’re never that far away from the event thanks to twitter & instagram. So, you missed out, follow the hashtag. Ask how everyone enjoyed the event. Start conversations. Make friends.
• That Person never seems to LOSE EVER, and you just metaphorically fell flat on your face
  Everyone is fighting their own battles, not everything makes its way to Twitter. Not everyone is a chronic over sharer like you, love. It might seem like nothing goes wrong, but I bet they once had an elevator incident (Cue Beyonce) and felt like the world was going to end... but kept it to themselves. Revel in that a little. 
• You didn’t get that job you interviewed for
  You wouldn't have liked it anyway. Go out and have fun that day, that’s way better than sitting in a cubicle for 8 hours..
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