🌴185. How to use envy as career fuel instead of letting it destroy you
I’m reading out my latest Work Fame article, and it’s all about envy. Yep, that tight feeling you get when someone you know just posted another win on LinkedIn and your stomach does a backflip.
We all feel it. But instead of letting it eat us alive or make us scroll angrily through our feed, what if we used envy as a breadcrumb trail toward what we really want?
In this episode, I cover:
💥 The difference between jealousy and envy (they're not the same!)
💥 Why envy is actually a shortcut to figuring out what you want
💥 How to keep an “Envy Journal” that turns your LinkedIn scroll into research
💥 What your dismissive thoughts about someone’s win might be revealing
💥 How to build an inner circle that celebrates your wins (instead of getting awkward)
We’re all navigating this weird online career playground together — so why not make those pangs of envy useful?
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👯♀️ And hey — if this episode sparked something, send it to a friend who gets it. Or better yet, start your own envy journal and let me know what it reveals. I love hearing your reflections.
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