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I made a complete list of all the good things that happen to you when you compare your success to someone else’s.

February 6, 2015 //  by Jon Acuff//  43 Comments

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Category: CharacterTag: Character, comparison

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  1. Marcio Coelho

    February 6, 2015 at 6:14 am

    hahahahaha… so awesome… that’s why i’m your fan…

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  2. Gina Horkey

    February 6, 2015 at 6:16 am

    Point taken! 😉

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  3. Leah Adams

    February 6, 2015 at 6:16 am

    You nailed it. That is powerful!

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  4. Emily

    February 6, 2015 at 6:24 am

    I can’t believe you forgot this!
    2.

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    • Eileen

      February 6, 2015 at 6:57 am

      ha! Yep. It’s an infinite list

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  5. jill

    February 6, 2015 at 6:36 am

    I just clicked back and forth looking for the post and wasted a good three or four minutes. I can be slow that way.

    Point taken!

    Thank you.

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  6. Pam

    February 6, 2015 at 6:42 am

    Perfect!
    One of the best teachings I have ever received is “stay on your own path”.

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  7. Rodney "RJ" Young

    February 6, 2015 at 6:50 am

    Brilliant!

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  8. Troy Stoneking

    February 6, 2015 at 6:56 am

    This is dead on! Plus bonus points to you Jon for the shortest blog post I have ever seen that actually has value. 🙂

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    • Ben

      February 6, 2015 at 7:33 am

      I agree. There should be an award for this. As this in the inaugural award, let’s call it, “The Acuffs”.

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  9. David Mike

    February 6, 2015 at 6:59 am

    Brilliant! Hilarious!

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  10. K.C. Mc.

    February 6, 2015 at 7:17 am

    So the point is that it is a waste of time to compare your success to others.

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  11. Heather

    February 6, 2015 at 7:49 am

    I think that about covers it. Thanks for your research. And for the reminder.

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  12. Joshua Rivers

    February 6, 2015 at 7:55 am

    I love #1!

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  13. James Sommers

    February 6, 2015 at 8:08 am

    Oh Jon, you missed this one! You forgot:

    1.) Anxiety
    2.) Depression
    3.) Sadness
    4.) Loneliness
    5.) Low Self Worth

    Oh wait…you said GOOD things. My bad.

    Here’s what I would ad to your list.

    2.)

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  14. Debbie Wilson

    February 6, 2015 at 8:13 am

    Amen!

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  15. Erik w/a "k"

    February 6, 2015 at 8:26 am

    Brilliant

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  16. Barry Myers

    February 6, 2015 at 8:49 am

    Well done, Jon. AWESOME post…and as true as queso is delicious.

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  17. Adele

    February 6, 2015 at 9:01 am

    Ha! Oh so bloody true! Such a nasty game to play. You never win.

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  18. Erik Carlson

    February 6, 2015 at 9:04 am

    One of the world’s shortest yet most profound blog post. Kudos Jon!

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  19. Joey Cagle

    February 6, 2015 at 9:07 am

    Totally agreed!

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  20. Jeff

    February 6, 2015 at 9:11 am

    Jon, thanks for the subtle reminder! I struggle with this and have to stay focused on what I can control and not worry about the things I can’t.

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  21. Jon Perrin

    February 6, 2015 at 9:34 am

    That’s awesome!

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  22. shannan

    February 6, 2015 at 10:36 am

    That about sums it up.

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  23. KC

    February 6, 2015 at 10:58 am

    Pure genius.

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  24. Daniel Decker

    February 6, 2015 at 11:07 am

    Brilliant! Lol.

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  25. Dan

    February 6, 2015 at 11:12 am

    People make themselves so miserable with comparisons!

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  26. Justin Carper

    February 6, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Boom

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  27. LHA

    February 6, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    Heh heh. Indeed.

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  28. Bob

    February 6, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    LOVED THE POST! I wrote a novel (below) about semantics… maybe I should have just typed, “LOL!” Love your posts, Acuff! Thanks for all you do!

    I do have to say a kind of caveat or semantic point… as a musician, it’s important for me to be aware of “levels” for lack of a better term. When I started playing the sax, I listened to a lot of Charlie Parker and Art Pepper and I needed to compare and copy in order to grow. The difference is that I wasn’t assuming that this was the final stage of my growth as a musician and therefore, if I fell short I was counted, measured and judged as “not good enough.” But, instead, I was measuring against the cream of the crop of sax players so that I could tell when I was improving and by how much. Sure, I could have measured myself against myself but it’s a lot harder to get a “yard marker” that way since your performance will be intuitively “compared” by your audience. The same goes in my faith; I surround myself with people who are so much better at loving others and ultimately, I compare my ability to love and serve against the greatest: Jesus. I know I’ll never live up, but it keeps me from the feeling that I have arrived and makes me ask God to extend my ability to love and serve a little more each day.

    Point being, I compare to measure growth on a certain, specific skill or task, not to measure my overall personal value which can never be the sum of any individual or group of tasks but is found in the uniqueness of our creation. The thought that Christ rose and ascended to the throne as King of All and with the same act, confirmed the unique value of each of His individual creations – “…saw that it was good.” through the eyes of the Redeemer. It doesn’t matter how well I play the sax, my value is found because He valued me enough to die for me.

    Too preachy? lol …well, someone has to “troll” every once in a while… j/k

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  29. Sarah

    February 6, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Brilliant.

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  30. Nia Joy

    February 6, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    I knew that was your answer before “reading” it! Lol

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  31. Mark Myles

    February 6, 2015 at 1:17 pm

    This list is epic.

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  32. Dan Erickson

    February 6, 2015 at 2:27 pm

    If I posted the same list I’ll bet no one would notice, but who’s comparing. 🙂

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    • Matt McWilliams

      February 7, 2015 at 10:10 am

      LOL Dan!

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  33. Tracy

    February 6, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    Brilliant!

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  34. Tracy

    February 6, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    Ain’t that the truth!

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  35. rybla

    February 6, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    I wish I could come up with a list as good as that!

    Oh, hang on…

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  36. Matt McWilliams

    February 7, 2015 at 10:10 am

    My list is better. Just sayin’

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  37. Deborah

    February 7, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Hey Jon,
    Funny, as I was reading this title… my first thought was “nothing good”.

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  38. Jeri

    February 8, 2015 at 8:36 am

    Ah, geez! That took me a minute…which it always does. Thanks.

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  39. Jacqueline

    February 14, 2015 at 9:58 am

    This is hilarious!

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  40. Chris Hooper

    June 19, 2015 at 7:39 am

    This is the first post I have ever read where the title is not only longer than the content itself. But WAYYY longer than the content.

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