Closer Than Before

I used to watch somebody else's race

And wonder why I wasn't in their place

Counting every trophy they could show

While forgetting all the ways that I had grown

Different roads Different starts Different battles Different hearts

Why would I measure where I stand

Against somebody else's plan?

So I look into the mirror

And I finally understand

The person I am chasing Is the person that I am

Better than yesterday That's the race I'm running A little wiser every

day A little stronger becoming

I don't need your timeline You don't need mine We were never

meant to grow At exactly the same time

Better than yesterday That's enough for me One more lesson One more

step One more possibility I don't compete with everybody

I compete with who I used to be

Maybe someone launched before I did

Maybe someone found success as just a kid

Maybe someone's million came at twenty-two

That doesn't tell me what I'm meant to do

Their victory is not my loss

Their road does not become my cost I can cheer when others

win And still believe my time begins No jealousy inside me

No bitterness to feed

Another person's harvest Doesn't steal away my seed

Better than yesterday That's the race I'm running A little braver every

day A little stronger becoming

I don't need their numbers I don't need their name My responsibility

Is improving my own game

One percent better

One page more

One stronger habit One opened door One better conversation One lesson understood

One mistake corrected One decision made for good That's progress That's power

That's how mountains move

You don't have to become someone else You have something here to

prove To yourself

I am improving.

I am learning. I am growing at my own pace.

I respect my journey.

I celebrate other people's success.

Their success does not diminish mine.

I do not need comparison to create motivation.

I can become better without becoming bitter.

I am building skills that nobody can take away.

I am proud of how far I have come.

And I am excited about how far I can still go.

Yesterday taught me Today can change me Tomorrow will meet The person

today's

choices made me

BETTER THAN YESTERDAY That's the life I'm building A little smarter every

day A little more resilient My lane My pace My purpose My

way I'm not trying to become them I'm becoming better every day

Better than yesterday Look how far we've come No comparison No competition

With anyone

One more lesson One more victory

The only person I must beat Is yesterday's version of me

Don't chase somebody else's life.

Build yours. Better than yesterday.

Every day.