Use envy as your motivation to achieve your goals
Envy is perceived as this negative emotion, but you can surprisingly make envy work with you not against you! “Be curious about the things in people’s lives that make you feel envious,” says Pilar Jennings, PhD, a psychoanalyst in New York City. “It’s a signal that they have something that you want so instead of hating them let yourself be curious about the thing you may want and go for it.” For example, if you envy your newly promoted coworker, talk to your boss about how you can take on more responsibilities at work so you too can get a promotion in the future. Every time you start to feel that envy bubbling inside you, focus on what you need within yourself and use it to your advantage to go after what you want. Envy isn’t the only emotion that can work in your favor—jealousy can too!
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