Handmade Business Podcast

I have an inner business demon. She’s prone to strike when I least expect it and when she does, she really knocks me off my feet. I’m talking about business comparisonitis. Have you heard of that? Most of us are aware of the basic comparison premise in our day to day lives; comparison is “a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people.” What we sometimes forget is that comparison can happen to us anywhere and it’s quite prone to occurring at work, especially during periods an intensive push to further ourselves and our achievements. In business I have found it even more prevalent. Here are some signs business comparisonitis may be affecting you; You continually ask yourself ‘why am I not doing as well as _?’ You regularly scrutinise your competitors’ products You regularly check what your competitors are saying on social media, how they take their photos, how many likes they have and the comments from who you think are buyers. You spend way too much time on a