The person to compare yourself to is not someone else, but who you were yesterday

Every time I read someone's article

Thinking, "There are people who
have already achieved such results"

"Even though they started after me..."

In that way,
don't you ever find yourself comparing yourself to others and feeling down?

Actually, I have also had times where I thought that and felt down😔

Follower count.

The number of "likes" or "hearts".

The number of articles.

View count.

I would worry too much about those around me,

"I'm still not good enough at all..."

There were times I would think that.

But, at one point, I realized something.

I was comparing myself to the wrong person.

Everyone has a different starting point.

The time we have available is also different.

Our pace of progress and our experiences are different too.

The future we are aiming for might be different as well.

That is why comparing yourself to someone else will never give you an answer.

If you are going to compare yourself to anyone,

Your self from yesterday.

Something you couldn't do yesterday, you were able to do a little bit today.

You were able to be a little braver than yesterday.

You were able to take one step forward from yesterday.

That alone is enough.

People can grow at any age✨

You might not feel big changes every day.

But small steps definitely add up.

At first, I also

"Is this really okay?"

felt anxious many times😅

Even so, because I keep writing articles and learning,

I am now able to enjoy new challenges like this.

Being able to join a "circle of friends" who reach out and encourage me, saying "Let's do our best together!", has also been a great support♡


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I recommend it♪

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Recently, I had an opportunity to
review my account,

and I took the plunge and changed my name😳

It is a name I decided on by envisioning

the "future I want to cultivate"

rather than the "me of now." The small seed I planted today. That seed will become a small sprout. Giving it water and fertilizer, letting it bask in the sun, and speaking to it...



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Even if it seems modest,
in that way, little by little

nurture it carefully every day.

Eventually it will become a tree,

bloom with flowers, and bear fruit.

What kind of tree will it become,
what kind of flowers will it bloom?

That depends on who you are now🤭

Building on today's small step,
you create the future.

I chose the name with that thought in mind♪

It is "Miraidane" (Seeds of the Future)☺️

I believe I was able to make that decision
because of the steps I have taken little by little

that I have accumulated.

If you ever

feel down from comparing yourself to someone else,

please remember this.

The one to compare yourself to is your yesterday's self.

If you have moved forward even just a little bit,

that step surely has great value✨

The future is not something created by competing with others.

The step you took today

will nurture your future self.

Today's step is a seed that creates the future🌱

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Thank you for reading until the end💕

I would be very happy if you could read my other articles too♪

Click here for my self-introduction article

For the [First Step ⑤] article, click
here

Likes, follows, and comments are my motivation❤︎