# To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@WellsFargo
- Speaker: Dean Furness
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_furness_to_overcome_challenges_stop_comparing_yourself_to_others)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When you stop comparing yourself to others, you can accomplish great things, says wheelchair athlete Dean Furness. He shares how, after losing the use of his legs in an accident, he discovered a powerful new mindset focused on redefining his "personal average" and getting better little by little.

## Lectures

1. [To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dean_furness_to_overcome_challenges_stop_comparing_yourself_to_others/70f6809cae1c), 13 min (TED's player)