Episode 92: How To Avoid The Dreaded Comparison Trap With Ashley Miller Robinson
Have you even gotten caught in the comparison trap? You’re not alone! It seems that everyone finds themselves comparing their business or their progress to others and it can be incredibly destructive to your mindset and your business.
In this podcast episode you’ll hear from Ashley Miller Robinson about how to avoid the dreaded comparison trap and what to do if you find yourself stuck in it.
Ashley Miller Robinson is the Owner and Lead Event Director of Blush Event Company and the Co-Founder of Wedding Creative Sessions. Blush Event Company is an event planning company focused on month-of wedding coordination and marriage proposals. Wedding Creative Sessions are focused-agenda workshops for wedding creatives looking to grow their business in an intimate setting.
In this episode we’ll cover:
- What the comparison trap is and how to avoid getting caught in it
- What Ashley wishes she would have known before starting her business
- Why you need to invest in yourself
- The difference between admiring and being envious
- How to define your own success
- How to find happiness by looking at the end goal of your business
- The myth of having to do it all
- The importance of celebrating your own small accomplishments (like we do in The Wedding Business Collective)
- What to do if you find yourself in the comparison trap
Links & Resources:
The blog post that inspired this conversation: More Weddings Doesn’t = A Better Business
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More from Ashley:
Website: www.blusheventcompany.com & www.weddingcreativesessions.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/blusheventcomp & www.instagram.com/weddingcreativesessions
