How to Stop, Competing With Peers, and Start Connecting.
'Newsweek' offered readers some expert
advice on how to build healthy relationships
and avoid having a competitive mindset. .
'Newsweek' offered readers some expert
advice on how to build healthy relationships
and avoid having a competitive mindset. .
1. Celebrate your peers' successes, To avoid negative competitive feelings
like jealousy, try to internalize other
people's success as a positive thing. .
1. Celebrate your peers' successes, To avoid negative competitive feelings
like jealousy, try to internalize other
people's success as a positive thing. .
Priscila Martinez of The Brand Agency suggests that offering a co-worker a sincere congratulations can help you escape a competitive headspace. .
Priscila Martinez of The Brand Agency suggests that offering a co-worker a sincere congratulations can help you escape a competitive headspace. .
2. Find meaning and value in relationships, Be mindful that, just as you
bring your own gifts and talents
to the table, so do your peers. .
According to Barbara Rubel of the Griefwork Center,
connect with peers with a shared vision and be humble
enough to let them teach you what you don't know. .
3. Empathy is a powerful tool, Feeling empathy doesn't
only apply to sadness. You can
also share in other people's victories. .
Cheri Beranek of Clearfield recommends
recognizing the potential struggles that
others had to overcome to achieve success. .
4. Embrace your uniqueness, No two people are exactly the same,
meaning that there is no true comparison.
Be your best you and celebrate yourself. .
5. Seek connection through common interests, See beyond your professional setting to find
fellow humans who shares the same interests
to build authentic connections.