48 min
E120 Rachel Runge Not Comparing Self to Others Let's Be Well Together
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- Saúde mental
1. The Canadian Mental Health Association gave a great tip – share a compliment. It’s free to give someone an authentic compliment and it brings joy. Give it a try. 2. We interview Rachel Runge in the area of Physical, but also General Wellness. Rachel tended to compare herself to others. It’s not surprising after she pursued a career as a lawyer. It’s competitive, staring with the competitive process to get into law school. Throughout law school, we’re reminded that it’s going to be difficult to find articling positions. Once we begin as a lawyer, we’re measured heavily on metrics. Rachel got advice to stop comparing herself to others and make small improvements in herself week over week and year over year. She thought, “That sounds nice, but how do you do it?” Meanwhile, she started taking group fitness classes at Orangetheory, which includes benchmark tests, such as a 1-mile run or 2,000 metre row. She saw her performance improve over time. In the middle of a run, the mentor’s advice hit her like a ton of bricks – to make small improvements in herself over time, and not to compare herself to others. She was running beside a friend who was trying to hit a faster time target. Rachel realized, “This is what it is”. She was just as excited for myself to hit her own target as she was for her friend to hit the faster target. That’s what Rachel’s mentor meant when she said stop comparing yourself to others. Check-in and see whether you’re doing better than you were last time. Then it resonated. 3. Starving Artist – a ringing phone woke Cameron up to great news from a student. She had a breakthrough with her voice training and wanted to share. It gave Cameron a lift. 4. Move that Body – We’re often stuck at home. We found an article with suggestions about how to move while at home. 5. Running Popup – We’re seeing in our podcast conversations and interviews that becoming well is work, but it’s not a mystery. 6. Flipside of the Coin – it helps us to give space and time to our partner in a relationship.
1. The Canadian Mental Health Association gave a great tip – share a compliment. It’s free to give someone an authentic compliment and it brings joy. Give it a try. 2. We interview Rachel Runge in the area of Physical, but also General Wellness. Rachel tended to compare herself to others. It’s not surprising after she pursued a career as a lawyer. It’s competitive, staring with the competitive process to get into law school. Throughout law school, we’re reminded that it’s going to be difficult to find articling positions. Once we begin as a lawyer, we’re measured heavily on metrics. Rachel got advice to stop comparing herself to others and make small improvements in herself week over week and year over year. She thought, “That sounds nice, but how do you do it?” Meanwhile, she started taking group fitness classes at Orangetheory, which includes benchmark tests, such as a 1-mile run or 2,000 metre row. She saw her performance improve over time. In the middle of a run, the mentor’s advice hit her like a ton of bricks – to make small improvements in herself over time, and not to compare herself to others. She was running beside a friend who was trying to hit a faster time target. Rachel realized, “This is what it is”. She was just as excited for myself to hit her own target as she was for her friend to hit the faster target. That’s what Rachel’s mentor meant when she said stop comparing yourself to others. Check-in and see whether you’re doing better than you were last time. Then it resonated. 3. Starving Artist – a ringing phone woke Cameron up to great news from a student. She had a breakthrough with her voice training and wanted to share. It gave Cameron a lift. 4. Move that Body – We’re often stuck at home. We found an article with suggestions about how to move while at home. 5. Running Popup – We’re seeing in our podcast conversations and interviews that becoming well is work, but it’s not a mystery. 6. Flipside of the Coin – it helps us to give space and time to our partner in a relationship.
48 min