Stop Fighting the Wrong Competitor
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Why is the biggest competitor we face actually our past self?
what's going on my friends welcome to the ryan league podcast where we love to keep things short and sweet for you each and every week i believe that today's episode is truly going to add value to your life today's episode is called stop fighting the wrong competitor stop fighting the wrong competitor what you need to know right now is that you are in a fight right now Whether you realize it or not, you've got a competitor. But I believe the problem is it's not who we think it is. It's not the person who got the promotion over you. It's not the company across the street. It's not the influencer with more followers or the colleague who seems to have it all figured out. No, your biggest competitor is who you were yesterday.
And I know that sounds simple, but I think one of the reasons so many of us are often frustrated with our progress is because we're competing in races we were never supposed to enter. We live in this constant state of comparison. We scroll through somebody else's highlight reel and measure it against our behind the scenes. We look at somebody else's chapter 20 while we're still in chapter 3. We can see somebody else's income, revenue, somebody else's relationship. We can look at our neighbor's house, somebody else's career on LinkedIn, look at their platform, their body, the opportunities they're getting, their success. And immediately we start asking ourselves, am I behind? Am I behind? And what I want to ask you today is behind who?
That's the question I think we have to ask. Who exactly are you behind? Because if they're not running your race, how can they possibly be ahead of you?
How does constantly comparing to others sabotage our progress?
I mean, I've caught myself doing this. I'll see someone else's success, and instead of celebrating it, I'll internalize it as commentary of my own progress, right? And their win starts to feel like my loss. They get an opportunity and suddenly I'm wondering why I didn't get one. Their business grows and suddenly mine feels smaller and they accomplish something incredible. And somehow I've found a way to make their accomplishment about me. I can't tell you how many times I've found myself comparing my business to somebody else's business who's 20 years older than me. And it's just, It's not that it's just unhealthy because I think that it is that, but it's also very inaccurate. Someone else's success doesn't mean you're failing.
Someone else's opportunity doesn't mean you have missed yours. Someone else's moment doesn't mean yours isn't coming. And I've really had to lock in on this idea that I'm not trying to be the best. I'm trying to give my best And there's a big difference between those two things. Trying to be the best requires me to constantly look around, but giving my best requires me to look within. Trying to be the best asks, how do I compare to them? Giving my best asks, did I maximize what was in me? One of those questions will exhaust you. The other one will grow you.
What questions should we ask ourselves instead of “Am I as successful as them?”
Because the truth is you're not running their race. You don't have their resources, their timeline, their circumstances, their connections, their responsibilities, or their story. And they don't have yours. Comparing your life to theirs is like comparing the score of two people playing completely different games. It doesn't work. The only fair comparison is you versus the version of you that existed before today. So maybe we need some better questions. instead of asking, am I as successful as them? We should be asking ourselves, am I stronger than I was last year? Am I wiser? Am I healthier? Am I more disciplined? Am I more patient? Am I a better spouse, a better parent, a better friend? Do I handle pressure better?
Do I recover from failure faster? Am I keeping promises to myself that I used to break? Am I Because if the answer is yes, then you're winning. Even if it doesn't look like winning on Instagram.
Why is focusing on personal growth more powerful than beating the competition?
That's what we can forget. Progress isn't always photogenic. Sometimes winning looks like getting up when the old you would have quit. Sometimes it's having the conversation the old you would have avoided. Sometimes it's saying no to something the old you would have said yes to just because you wanted everybody to like you.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why is the biggest competitor we face actually our past self?
0:00–2:23
2
How does constantly comparing to others sabotage our progress?
2:23–4:06
3
What questions should we ask ourselves instead of “Am I as successful as them?”
4:06–5:23
4
Why is focusing on personal growth more powerful than beating the competition?
5:23–6:59
5
How can elite athletes’ mindset teach us to control our own preparation?
6:59–8:24
6
What does “you versus you” look like in everyday life and work?
8:24–9:44
7
How can small daily wins create lasting transformation over time?
9:44–11:04
8
What simple challenge can I use today to start beating yesterday’s self?
11:04–12:27