tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26054493.post5071885942735159876..comments2012-12-29T18:12:36.375-08:00Comments on Easy Change: Not Getting DiscouragedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26054493.post-43017388238918258622007-06-25T08:52:00.000-07:002007-06-25T08:52:00.000-07:00I like to run. I've been running for over 15 year...I like to run. I've been running for over 15 years now. When I run a race (which I haven't in a while), there are always people MUCH faster than I am. There are also people *running* at a speed I would consider a fast walk. If you compare yourself to the others out there you are going to either beat yourself up for being so slow or get a swelled head from being so fast -- you can do either just depending on whether you look at all the folks ahead of you or all those behind. <BR/><BR/>I've run U.S. Marines into the ground. <BR/><BR/>I've been passed by 12-year-old girls. <BR/><BR/>Comparisons are useless.<BR/><BR/>Personal finance is the same way. You run the race for YOU. You look at how you did yesterday, last week and last year. You measure against yourself because it doesn't matter where you stand compared to anyone else. Your accomplishment is based on how far you've come, not how well anyone else is doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26054493.post-23146034485859101682007-06-23T10:57:00.000-07:002007-06-23T10:57:00.000-07:00Oh, such wise words! It is SO easy to compare, isn...Oh, such wise words! It is SO easy to compare, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>But you're right: there will always be someone better off. <BR/><BR/>Good thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com