307: 3 Signs You Are Not in the Moment and How to Change that

"Every Man's life lies in the present; for the past is spent, and done with, and the future is uncertain." - Marcus Aurelius

There is much talk about being in the now,completely in this moment. However, as much as people profess to being here now they are glued to their iPhones or dashing off to their next engagement.

Today I talk about how to be fully in this moment after you determine you aren't currently.

"The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone's highlight reel" - Steven Furtick

Yesterday I talked about how absolutely detrimental it is to compare yourself to other people. I gave you seven hardcore reasons why it will leave you wildly unhappy. Well, I didn't want to just rush through how to stop that so today I am spending the entire episode on ways to stop comparing yourself to others.

“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.”

- Marcus Aurelius

Even though we no longer fight the elements daily or come up against dangerous beasts we still find the need to be part of the group. In trying to become part of that group we perform numerous comparisons to see if we have value. We compare ourselves to others to see if we are wealthier, more or less beautiful, smarter or less intelligent? For what reason. It no longer is necessary and more to the point not only is it not necessary it negatively impacts our ability to be happy.

Today I talk about seven ways that comparing yourself to others leaves you less happy