Learning From Envy

To make envy an inspiring, gratifying and instructive experience, we can document three things on a notepad whenever we feel the emotion: Trigger, Action and Insight.

• Trigger: This is a crucial first step, where we note down what triggered the envy. It can ...

To shift your thinking from malicious to benign envy, try these phrases:

• “I’m inspired by _____. Maybe I can learn from them, or ask them to be my mentor.”

• “I haven’t done what they’ve done . . . yet.”

• “Every person is on their own journey. I’m grateful for mine.”

• Emotionally attuned to others - They can sense any change, show sincere empathy, and offer support or guidance.
• Self-awareness - They are able to see how their unintentional actions or words might have been perceived by others. So they make an effort...