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Faizan
You know you have fallen into the Comparison Trap when you spend hours on the interwebs looking at your "competitors." And feeling you should be doing this or launching that. And being "jealous" of how well others are doing. And beating yourself up because you are not doing the 12 other things you see 10 different people are doing (and somehow believe you have to do them all!)
At the end of the day, you have seen it all. But you haven't done a thing. You spend all your time looking at other people, instead of focusing on YOUR income-producing activities. You got addicted. You do the same thing the next day, and the next day, and the next day... seeing more and feeling worse...
3 DIETS To Dig Yourself Out of the Comparison Trap
Social Media Diet
You won't shrivel up and die if you turn off your Facebook group notifications, or stop checking your newsfeed every 15 minutes. Be selective what notifications you receive, and the frequency you actively look at your feed. Someone may say - "I do my marketing and build relationship on social media, I can't just drop off the grid."
TAKE ACTION: Set boundaries for yourself! Maybe block out 15 min a day to check 1 FB group instead of 5 each day. Maybe create a list using twitter tools so you see tweets from people who are relevant and only respond to DM and mentions. Maybe hire an intern for an hour a day to help you sift through social media stuff and only send you the relevant ones that you need to respond to.
Newsletter Diet
Unsub from the majority of the email newsletters you are getting. Stay on just a few newsletters of people you resonate with and find valuable. You know who they are, and when it's the right time that their materials are useful for you, you know where to find them again. Don't worry, you are not missing out that much.
TAKE ACTION: If you leave just a few industry leaders on your list, you will be able to spot trends and learn best practices pretty easily without being overwhelmed.
Go Easy On Group Programs
In most group trainings or home-study programs, you are spoon-fed a ton of stuff - regardless of where YOU are at or what you want your business to do for you - and then see people bragging about their results on the Facebook group. It makes you beat yourself up and think there is something wrong with you if you haven't done that telesummit and got 3,000 subscribers in 2 weeks.
At the end of the day, you have seen it all. But you haven't done a thing. You spend all your time looking at other people, instead of focusing on YOUR income-producing activities. You got addicted. You do the same thing the next day, and the next day, and the next day... seeing more and feeling worse...
3 DIETS To Dig Yourself Out of the Comparison Trap
Social Media Diet
You won't shrivel up and die if you turn off your Facebook group notifications, or stop checking your newsfeed every 15 minutes. Be selective what notifications you receive, and the frequency you actively look at your feed. Someone may say - "I do my marketing and build relationship on social media, I can't just drop off the grid."
TAKE ACTION: Set boundaries for yourself! Maybe block out 15 min a day to check 1 FB group instead of 5 each day. Maybe create a list using twitter tools so you see tweets from people who are relevant and only respond to DM and mentions. Maybe hire an intern for an hour a day to help you sift through social media stuff and only send you the relevant ones that you need to respond to.
Newsletter Diet
Unsub from the majority of the email newsletters you are getting. Stay on just a few newsletters of people you resonate with and find valuable. You know who they are, and when it's the right time that their materials are useful for you, you know where to find them again. Don't worry, you are not missing out that much.
TAKE ACTION: If you leave just a few industry leaders on your list, you will be able to spot trends and learn best practices pretty easily without being overwhelmed.
Go Easy On Group Programs
In most group trainings or home-study programs, you are spoon-fed a ton of stuff - regardless of where YOU are at or what you want your business to do for you - and then see people bragging about their results on the Facebook group. It makes you beat yourself up and think there is something wrong with you if you haven't done that telesummit and got 3,000 subscribers in 2 weeks.
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