• Home
  • About
    • Our Journey
    • Popular Posts
  • Lifestyle
    • Motherhood
    • Home
      • Clarke Residence
    • Verses
    • Faith
    • Style
    • Life
    • Travel
    • Blog Tips
  • Simply Clarke

  • Marriage
  • Shop
    • My Style
    • Amazon Favorites
    • Clarke Residence
    • Brooke’s Style
    • KC’s Style
    • Baby Gear
  • Contact
    • Collaborate

Simply Clarke

Blog Tips, Life
/
April 2, 2013

Compare yourself to others?

“Don’t compare your beginning to someone elses middle”. 

Each of us are so unique and beautifully different. You are special and you are “fearfully and wonderfully made”.  But maybe you don’t always feel that way. Have you ever found yourself just standing in a crowd of people, at the mall or at the grocery store, and just thought “no one even knows I exist”. And in that moment, you probably think there is nothing special about you. You are just another face in the crowd. Your not the first person to feel that way, but you are dead wrong.

You are special, there is no one else like you in the entire world. I’m not just saying this to build you up – it is very true and I hope you know and believe that with your whole heart. In the same breath, we also judge ourselves based upon others. We see someone who is successful, popular, pretty, intelligent or unbelievably kind and we can’t help but compare ourselves to them. And this can leave us feeling empty, dull and like we don’t measure up. Like we are never good enough.

This is true in the blogging world as well as the “real” world. It is so easy to see “bigger” bloggers and how successful they are and get discouraged about our own blog. We wonder if people even read what we are writing, if they even care. But, I will preface – “Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle”.

This is something I have seen A LOT in the past month. I have received email from bloggers who are discouraged because they only have a certain number of followers and they think they will never be successful or that their lives are “too boring” or that “they are creative enough”. They look at other blogs and think “why can’t my pictures look as good as theirs”, “my blog design is terrible compared to theirs”, “their followers actually comment on their posts”, “why can’t my DIY projects work”, or “their life seems perfect”.

But, what you are missing is that YOU ARE PERFECTLY YOU! You are special and so is your BLOG. Everyone has different strengths and different weaknesses. Find your voice and your story for your blog. Having a direction and purpose for your blog is so important and will help you, be you. It is too easy to look at others and compare ourselves. To look at our blog compared to others.

So I will say it again “Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle”. A blog you admire could have gone through the same things as you are going through. Don’t compare yourself to a blogger that has been at it for 2 years, if you have only had a blog for a month. In the same breath, I will say it IS OKAY to learn from them. Just don’t get discouraged. They might be an amazing cook and your idea of cooking might be throwin’ some ramen on the stove. Everyone is different, but this mades us unique and special.

YOU MATTER. YOUR BLOG MATTERS.

Stay focused and most of all, if you are feeling down or discouraged, reach out to bloggers around you for encouragement, support and advice. I think if we aren’t here to help each other then there is really no point. I hope this leaves you feeling encouraged and focused on being you.

Check out this month’s featured sponsor:

Pin this Post
Share this Post
24 Comments
Leave a Comment

You May Also Like...

Blog Tour

August 25, 2014

4 Must Have Camera Accessories + Giveaway

August 7, 2014

Girls Weekend Photos

August 4, 2014
Previous Post
Intimate Messy Friendship
Next Post
5 Tips on Decorating Your Home Together
Hi, I’m Marquis Clarke

Hi, I’m Marquis Clarke

I'm a modern mom of two, who strives to encourage women throughout marriage and motherhood. I embrace life as it comes with toddler meltdowns, family dance parties, and snacks galore. I believe that laughter is the best medicine, simplicity is perfection, and that life is breathtakingly beautiful.

Follow on Instagram

Join the Simply Clarke community and receive weekly updates via email

Motherhood

Faith

Fashion

Home

Shop My Latest Faves

product_title_1

Bible

product_title_2

Coffee

product_title_3

Planner

product_title_4

Shades

  • April 2021 Stitch Fix Review

    April 8, 2021
  • The Best Kid Meals for Busy Nights

    March 11, 2021
  • February 2021 Stitch Fix Review

    February 15, 2021

Current Location

Current Location
Houston, Texas

Follow Along @Marquis_clarke

  • About
  • Disclosure and Privacy Policy
  • Collaborate

COPYRIGHT© 2020 Simply Clarke Site by Simply Clarke