Comparing yourself to others

You got a well-deserved promotion, but you can’t stop thinking that you don’t measure up to your superstar colleagues—and soon it will be very obvious. “Comparison is one of the biggest setups for feeling like a failure and an imposter,” says therapist Judith Belmont, author of Embrace Your Greatness. “No matter how accomplished you are, if you play the comparison game, you’re always going to feel like you fall short.”