There will always be other people running on the same path as you and running in the same race. ⠀ Some will be ahead of you, some to the side and some will be behind you. ⠀ Some will have support teams and some will be sponsored. ⠀ Some may have already run the race and won. ⠀ But if you spend all of your time looking around at others and what they are doing, what they have over you, how they are succeeding, how they are achieving more than you in what ever context, you’re going to trip up over your own feet before you even start. ⠀ Your going to fall over and remain stuck in a rut; struggling to get up and out of a constant cycle of frustration, broken focus and destructive habits. ⠀ Many people when looking at their journeys have fallen into the trap of comparing their beginning to someone else's middle or end and it only serves to reinforce negative feelings and mindsets. ⠀ This is not to say that you shouldn't be motivated by the journey of others as their successes can be importan...