There's no problem comparing yourself with others if you have the right attitude towards it. Envy should be harnessed as a motivator. You should study your competitor and analyze where his success is coming from and how you can improve in those areas.
It was through asking this 'how am I being beaten?' that I prepared my self-improvement goals for the year. It also forced me to analyze competitors carefully and made me learn a great deal. I think this analysis of others and their actions is part of what 'naturals' do when they are young, allowing them to home-in on success faster.
It is important though to make sure you also reminisce on your previous position, to feel the comfort of how far you've come, otherwise you risk interpreting the envy in a desperate way.
It was through asking this 'how am I being beaten?' that I prepared my self-improvement goals for the year. It also forced me to analyze competitors carefully and made me learn a great deal. I think this analysis of others and their actions is part of what 'naturals' do when they are young, allowing them to home-in on success faster.
It is important though to make sure you also reminisce on your previous position, to feel the comfort of how far you've come, otherwise you risk interpreting the envy in a desperate way.