Do others motivate you?

It is very tempting to look at other people and their achievements and think that what you have done is not good enough, however it can also motivate you to do more and achieve more.

One thing I have learnt is this - the only person you should be benchmarking yourself against is you. Whilst you can aspire for greater things and may look to others for inspiration and guidance, see what they did right and learn what they did wrong. Only you can decide whether or not you are willing to to whatever it takes to move onwards and upwards, onwards and sideways or stay where you are.

The January 18th edition of the Daily Dose of Motivational Medicine looked at this - do you define success by using other people as your benchmark. Read it here.  http://www.motivateme.info/daily-dose-ezine/2007/1/18/do-you-define-success-by-using-other-people-as-your-benchmark.html