Your perception of yourself in reference to others not only impacts how you relate to them, it determines how you feel. If you think any success they have reduces your potential share of the pie, then you see them as competitors against whom you’re waging a more or less civilized battle. This approach creates insecurity, anxiety, stress and impedes your own progress. Alternatively, if you realize the pie is expandable, you can be inspired by their success, view it as an positive example of what’s possible and...
Celebrate it.
