WORTHY and ABUNDANT: Self Worth and Personal Growth

Stop Comparing Yourself (You’re Not Behind)

LINDA BRAND COACH Season 5 Episode 20

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If you’ve ever found yourself comparing your life, your business, or your relationships to others—this episode is for you.

In this powerful solo episode of Worthy and Abundant, I’m diving deep into the truth about comparison, why we do it, and how it’s actually disconnecting you from your self-worth, your power, and your alignment.

I share my personal experiences with comparison, especially in business and on social media, and how it once left me feeling “behind,” not enough, and questioning everything. But the truth is—you are not behind. You are on your own unique path.

We’ll talk about:
✨ Why comparison is rooted in lack mindset
✨ How social media distorts reality
✨ The deeper spiritual meaning of comparison (oneness, consciousness, and Kabbalah teachings)
✨ How comparison blocks your ability to receive abundance
✨ Simple, powerful shifts to move from comparison to confidence

This episode will help you come back home to yourself, reconnect with your worth, and trust that what’s meant for you is already on its way.

Remember: If it’s possible for someone else, it’s possible for you.

You are worthy. You are not late. And you don’t need to compare—you need to become.

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Have you ever found yourself scrolling social media feeling really great? And then all of a sudden you're questioning everything, comparing yourself to everybody else's life that looks so amazing, their business that looks so successful, and you're like, Why am I not there yet? Or why don't I have that? Or what am I doing wrong? I should be further ahead. Today we're talking about comparison and how comparison is one of the fastest ways to disconnect from your power, from your worth, and your truth. In this episode, I'm sharing personal experience with comparison, the deeper truth behind it, and how to shift out of lack and back into alignment, confidence, and trust. If you've ever felt like you're behind, you're not doing enough, this episode will bring you back home to yourself. It's not just about comparison. This is about your self-worth being disconnected from your higher self and remembering we are all on our own path. Why do we compare? It's conditioning, it's social media, it's your ego. When we compare ourselves to others, we are doing a disservice to ourselves. We are all on our own journeys, everyone has their own path. You can't see what someone else has been through, is going through. You cannot see any of that. And there's an even deeper layer. Everyone is a mirror. It's not about competition, it's about knowing. If you see someone else having something that you desire, it just means it's coming to you or it's available to you. You are not behind. You are just looking at someone else's path and forgetting about your own. And the big thing, I cannot compare myself to someone who's 10 years ahead of me doing this work. I cannot compare myself to someone who is two years ahead of me. I'll never forget. I was interviewing someone for my podcast, and I this is two years ago, and I wasn't who I am today, and I was much less confident and much less self-assured. And I remember looking at her and saying such positive things to her, and she looked at me and said, When you look, when you see that in me, she says, You have it too. And I forget how she exactly said it, but basically, you know, often when we are judging another, it's a form of judging ourselves. It's easy to criticize someone else, and but it really means there's something in you that needs healing. This is very deep, this is very spiritual, this is very Kabbalah energy, but we are all one consciousness. So when you see another having something you desire or behaving a certain way that you desire or shining their light, and you're like impressed, you are also a light that shines, you know what I mean? And everything that you see someone else has is available to you as well. So that is the positive. And I remember Gabby Bernstein a long time ago reading about her, talking about she wanted to get pregnant, and she would open social media and see everyone else pregnant, or maybe it was engaged, I forgot which one. But something that you want that someone else has, and instead of being jealous, she started being happy for other people, being happy for them because she knew that it meant it was coming to her too. And I love that so much, and it's really difficult and challenging, but in Judaism, and then of course in miracles and other spiritual texts, it talks about the law of oneness. You are a masterpiece, a piece of the master, you are someone, you are some of the one. And what does this mean? It means we're all part of one consciousness. So if I'm a wave in the ocean, you're a wave in the ocean, we're all part of the same ocean, right? Or you're a leaf or a branch and a tree, and I'm a leaf or a branch and a tree. We're all part of the same thing. So lately I am visualizing my trip to Paris, and I'm bringing Lockie, my dog. And who's going? My girlfriend's going to Greece, another one's going to Paris, another one's going to Italy, and it just means it's coming sooner. And I'm so happy for them and so excited for them. So I invite you to start noticing when you compare yourself to other people, their businesses, their relationships, their lives. I want you to notice where you feel it in your body, and I want you to reframe it and be happy for them and choose to not compare because comparison is a form of lack. It's a form of lack mindset. There's not enough. She has it, I can't have it. It pulls you right out of gratitude, and it makes you forget you are on your own journey. You have grown, you have healed, you have evolved, you are unique, you are special, you are your own special, unique person. There's no one else like you. And you get to look at where you were to where you are today, how far you've come, how far you've grown. Because comparison is basically saying, you know, that you don't trust God, or that, you know, what why don't I have it? Um, what God has for me isn't enough, or it's not coming. That is not it. We have to be grateful for what we have. We have so much. I've been practicing gratitude for over a decade, and it is the most powerful thing I've ever, ever, ever used as a tool to reframe things, to feel better, to shift. And God always does it. Like I'll I'll be out somewhere, and maybe I'm not in the best mood, or maybe I'm not being in gratitude, and then I'll see something, something in front of me in the 3D that makes me shift immediately into gratitude. And it makes me recognize how I need to focus on the good. I want you to recognize when you're comparing yourself, notice what's draining your energy, what lowers your self-worth, and you're actually blocking your good when you do that. So comparison is a form of contraction. That's why I asked you to notice where it is in your body. We can shift out of comparison by being aware. Awareness is always number one. And instead of saying, why does she have it and I don't, if it's possible for her, it's possible for me. Come back into your own lane. I'm gonna tell you, for many years, I was comparing my I'd open up Instagram and someone just got a new listing, and someone else had a new listing or had a sale, and I would just feel horrible about myself. Horrible about myself, and it was so crazy because I didn't have the tools, I didn't have the friends, I didn't have the sphere that they had, and I also didn't know what I know today, and it's like it's just crazy. But I feel bad for that, you know, my old version of me that used to do that. But guess what? It helped me change my whole life and move across the country and sell my house and move across the country. So that's the underlying blessing of all of that. But no one is ahead of you, no one is behind you. We are all on our own journey. You are worthy, not when you get where you want to go, but right now. You don't need to compete, you don't need to compare, you need to become the best version of you, the queen version of you, and the queen does not compare herself to others. The queen doesn't feel less than the queen stands tall and proud and is grateful for what she has, and she is not comparing herself to others, she is walking her own path and she is proud of herself, she's giving herself grace. So, what would it feel like if I fully trusted God's timing? What would I feel like if I loved myself fully and I was proud of myself and I stayed in my own lane and I stopped comparing myself to other people. You would harness your power. I rarely go on social media, guys. I really don't. I go on there to post things here and there, but once I'm on there, I do a couple things and I get off. You know, I gotta be honest. It's not somewhere that I enjoy being. I feel like I've I find my energy being drained. So I'm just sharing my truth because that's who I am. I am being honest, and I'm gonna wrap this up and just help you to understand that comparing yourself, which is a human thing that we all tend to do, is a disservice to yourself, and it's a way to give away your power and disconnect from your higher self, God, all of it. And there's one more thing I wanted to share with you. Here's the thing: what you see on social media is not facts, it's not truths, it's what people want you to see. I have heard so many times people tell me that, you know, just because you see something on social media doesn't mean it's all roses and butterflies, you know. People are showing you what they want you to see. It's not truth, it's not facts. But you are worthy, and abundance is your birthright, and stop comparing yourself to others because everyone's on their own journey, and you get to celebrate your journey and get excited for what's coming and be know that you're worthy exactly as you are, exactly where you are, and celebrate yourself for all that you've accomplished. I love you. Have a beautiful rest of your day. Take care, subscribe if you haven't, share with someone that you think would benefit from listening to this, join my free, worthy, and abundant community and have a beautiful day. Okay, take care.

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