Feb. 20, 2026

Confidence Versus Comparison

Confidence Versus Comparison
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“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt

 

Are you confident in your abilities? Do you compare yourselves to others? Host Julia dives into the importance of confidence and reframes how to think about comparison. She interviews reporter Jatin, who shares how comparison negatively affects confidence. He talks about the effects of social media and AI. Reporter Milan then speaks with Julia about how our personal growth can be impacted when we compare ourselves with others. He suggests that being confident in one’s abilities without comparison is usually the best recourse. As accomplished as Julia is, she reports that Comparison has always been her toxic hobby. There will always be someone, somewhere who is better, taller, wiser, smarter, faster, etc. She reminds us to ask the real question. What story do we tell ourselves after the comparison? Because comparison is information. She reframes comparison to admiration and asks herself, “Who do I want to become?” Be proud of who you are because there is only one you!

 

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”  Emerson

 

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