To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others | Dean Furness

When you stop comparing yourself to others, you can accomplish great things, says wheelchair athlete Dean Furness. He shares how, after losing the use of his legs in an accident, he discovered a powerful new mindset focused on redefining his "personal average" and getting better little by little.

[raymondpeter]

Quiting social media helped me to stop comparing myself to others.

[evolvedcopper]

"Comparison is the thief of all joy"

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Don’t compare your beginnings to someone else’s middle.”
– Tim Hiller

[antonhollube]

"Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today"

[jaybee]

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self" - Ernest Hemingway

[marylynjustiniani]

I was just recovering from crying about not being as good as everybody else when this video popped up on my notifications. I guess I do have to stop comparing myself to others and lead my mind from doing it, not the other way around.

[alansun]

Summary: focus on yourself instead of others. Focusing on yourself makes you improve yourself more than focusing on everyone else

[lxna]

“The quicker you move on to what’s next, the quicker you can start attacking things” gold

[jahnavisingh]

i really really needed this today i feel almost suicidal but this just changed my perspective

[WhiteRabbitTricks]

This guy is amazing. You can hear the sensitivity in his voice. Such a brave soul

[efnfngd]

"Life is not a race, you're not living to defeat others, you're not here to be the best of all the people because there is no best in anything, You are here to be the best version of yourself, The only person you should try to defeat is who you were yesterday."

[stephthinks]

In this social media age, where everyone posts only their best face, comparison is so easy. So turning it off, occasionally or permanently, and changing this habit like he explains, is key. Thanks for this inspiring talk.

[adityarokde]

"Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself only."
---- Bill Gates

[domonkoscsontos]

So everyone in this comment section has a cool quote?

[sacdaabdurhman]

“Success is not measured by what you do compared to what somebody else does. Success is measured by what you do compared to what you are capable of doing “ sharing some love with all of you guys

[charanpritedhami]

I was feeling anxious and stressed out because l was comparing myself to someone else and this video really helped me. The only person you should compete with is yourself, and life is your own journey so embrace it.

[Phatxual]

Is a tough habit to beat, caught myself even during this video.. But thanks to this I'll be more aware!

[jamesbrown]

"When I reduce the size of the talent pool to just one, I find that I am the best"

[tiastafford]

This actually made me cry . Because I always do this comparing myself to other girls . I was bullied my whole life growing up . Even by my own family and I suffer with very bad low self-esteem . I’m always saying why can’t I have a lot friends or why doesn’t anyone ever invite me anywhere. Or I wish I was pretty like her .. I’m always putting myself down and I think because I’m so use to it from everyone I know making me feel bad about myself. I don’t know how to get out of it. Every time I start to feel happy someone comes along and brings me back down. I am going to delete all social media apps because I feel a lot of that has to do with it. But I’m going to keep praying to god he gets me out of this emotional pain.

[janinemarieisuga]

Shrinking the time for negative thoughts is what hits me in the core. We need to learn from our mistakes not linger on it. Salute to this great guy.