Do you find yourself stuck in a rut thinking you are not making any traction? You can be making progress and moving forward yet feel like you are not accomplishing anything. This happens all because you have taken your eyes off the prize and steered off course by comparing yourself to others. Let me make a confession – I have done it, yes – I have  compared myself to others only to lose my focus on what I truly wanted. We can be hard on ourselves up and lose our momentum. Don’t get caught in the trap!

Admiring others and wanting to create your own design is great but it comes to a rapid halt when you start saying phrases like this, “Oh, but look what she is doing.”, “I will never be able to be that successful.”, or even “She doesn’t  have kids, so she has the time.” Do not fool yourself for one second. Let’s take a look at those phrases:

1. “Oh, but look at what she is doing.”  Look at what she is doing and think about the following because you can learn from it not just envy it. Whatever it is she focuses on she got the results for. Continue to focus on what you want and you will get the results you want or better – your way. You are also looking at one moment in time but not the sleepless nights and roadblocks or obstacles that she has faced. You may not want all the other things that came with the package.
2. “I will never be able to be that successful.” First of all, define what success means to you. Success has many different meanings – money, happiness, having a family, memories, and personal fulfillment. You can be a success where you are by making the choice to be successful. What you believe, you will ultimately receive!
3. “She doesn’t have kids, so she has the time.” Kids or no kids – it comes down to basic time management and making your business have priority time and your family having priority time. There are many mompreneurs out in the world making a difference. There are many mothers who are authors who get up early to write their books – one paragraph at a time. Drop the excuses – you can do it! Your Way! 

The timing of your success and accomplishments always show up at the right time for you. There is a reason you  defined success may not have arrived yet.

1. You have not clearly defined what success means to you so you do not know what it will look like for you. You could be already there.
2. The Universe or God is still aligning people, meetings, lessons, and circumstances to make everything fall into place.
3. You have not taken any action yet toward your goals and dreams. They are not going to fall into your lap or arrive in your mailbox. As the saying goes, you cannot win a lottery, if you do not buy a ticket.” YOU need to take action.

I challenge you to make a list of what you have accomplished in the past 60 days. Focus on your end game and what you desire for you because it is only available for you. Focus – has been one of the greatest keys to my success! The power of focus will change everything! Listen to what you are saying – “Do you really what the package or the moment?” You are going to shine – keep the momentum and stay on track. The comparison trap is nothing but an accident waiting to happen. Keep your eyes on the road ahead!