How to Stop, Competing With Peers, and Start Connecting.<br />'Newsweek' offered readers some expert <br />advice on how to build healthy relationships <br />and avoid having a competitive mindset. .<br />'Newsweek' offered readers some expert <br />advice on how to build healthy relationships <br />and avoid having a competitive mindset. .<br />1. Celebrate your peers' successes, To avoid negative competitive feelings <br />like jealousy, try to internalize other <br />people's success as a positive thing. .<br />1. Celebrate your peers' successes, To avoid negative competitive feelings <br />like jealousy, try to internalize other <br />people's success as a positive thing. .<br />Priscila Martinez of The Brand Agency suggests that offering a co-worker a sincere congratulations can help you escape a competitive headspace. .<br />Priscila Martinez of The Brand Agency suggests that offering a co-worker a sincere congratulations can help you escape a competitive headspace. .<br />2. Find meaning and value in relationships, Be mindful that, just as you <br />bring your own gifts and talents <br />to the table, so do your peers. .<br />According to Barbara Rubel of the Griefwork Center, <br />connect with peers with a shared vision and be humble <br />enough to let them teach you what you don't know. .<br />3. Empathy is a powerful tool, Feeling empathy doesn't <br />only apply to sadness. You can <br />also share in other people's victories. .<br />Cheri Beranek of Clearfield recommends <br />recognizing the potential struggles that <br />others had to overcome to achieve success. .<br />4. Embrace your uniqueness, No two people are exactly the same, <br />meaning that there is no true comparison. <br />Be your best you and celebrate yourself. .<br />5. Seek connection through common interests, See beyond your professional setting to find <br />fellow humans who shares the same interests <br />to build authentic connections.
