Measurement

Measurement. 

“Don’t measure your progress using someone else’s ruler.”

#Toby Mac Speaker Life

When we measure ourselves against others, against societal norms we may find ourselves lacking. 

Now whether this is true or not remains to be seen. What I consider success, and what you consider success may very well be two completely different things. 

However, in our hard wired nature of wanting to belong, to fit in, to not stand out as different, we might find security in measuring ourselves against others, and trying to conform. 

Using the ruler of those we look up to, those who we perceive as having it all might seem to be the way to go. If only we could feel comfortable marching to the beat of our own drum.

Adam Grant, the author of Originals, points out, “There are two routes to achievement: conformity and originality.” 

Is conformity so bad? Is originality the better way? Perhaps finding where we fit best is the answer, as we stop measuring ourselves against others.