#scarcity-mindset

#scarcity-mindset

Or maybe you've found yourself picking apart why someone's success "isn't that impressive" when deep down, you know you're just feeling bitter about it? I've been there. More times than I'd like to admit. And after years of digging into the psychology behind human behavior and interviewing over 200 people about their professional journeys, I've discovered something fascinating: that resentment we feel toward others' success? It's rarely about them. It's almost always about the uncomfortable truths we're avoiding about ourselves.

Call it nostalgia, or call it melancholy, but if you're in your feels, you're right where you need to be. Listen to what uncomfortable emotions are telling you about what needs to be processed from the past, and what needs to be done in the future. Allow emotions to flow, and be open to what they teach you about yourself.

When we're under a lot of stress, our brains do something fascinating and often harmful to our relationships: They shift into scarcity mode. Often, people think of a scarcity mindset only as something related to our finances and resources: We don't have enough money, food, or time. But scarcity mindset, or the general belief that there isn't enough, impacts people in every area: their skills, their worth, their general capacity in life.