Don't strive to be better than others; 

strive to be better than your best self.

 I read this quote earlier today and it's something that I really need to remember and work on. I am currently taking an..alternative route through getting my degree and working on securing a career in software development, and compared to others who took a traditional route, if I were to sit here and compare myself to them, I would easily get bummed out and get anxious and think that I'm going to fail miserably. But in reality, that's not going to happen, as long as I continue to improve myself.