“I feel like everyone else has it all under control and I’m the one who’s failing.”
This was from a client one day, and all I could think was, “Yeah, me too.”
It’s not true, of course, but that’s how it can feel when everyone around us looks like they’re crushing it, and we feel like we are missing the boat entirely.
I mean, if I’m completely transparent, I spent years feeling this way. And then reality hit me.
I was judging how I felt internally by how others looked externally.
That is a terrible barometer for success. Duh!
This is a perfect example of the “Ye Olde Iceberg” analogy. We only see what’s above the waterline – people’s behaviors and results, what they choose to share with us.
What we don’t see are the struggles, fears, insecurities, and mindsets that are holding them back.
Remember that next time you start to beat yourself up.
