“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” — Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair of Disney
Your self-worth needs to come from within; we cannot depend on others to do this for us and we should certainly not be comparing ourselves to others.
If running 5k is the longest distance you have ever run, be proud — don’t compare yourself to your colleague that just ran a marathon. By comparing ourselves to others, we are setting ourselves up for self-worth failure; someone will always be wealthier, thinner or stronger, and someone will always be able to run that one extra mile. Basing one’s self-worth on external factors is actually harmful to one’s mental health.
Fuck that. Do you, get yours.