A few weeks ago, I was sitting in my local coffee shop doing some homework with my best friend. After she left, I was alone working on a project and there was a group of girls hanging out and talking at the table next to me.

I’m nosy, so I overheard them talking, and the one girl kept talking about how worried she was about her career. She had a great job for just getting out of college, and she’s on her way to moving up soon.

The thing that she was worried about was the fact that she knew someone that she graduated with who was in a completely different major, but she had a better job and had already moved up in the company.

I’m graduating high school soon, and everyone is getting accepted into schools and they’re going after their dreams.

You wouldn't believe how many times I've heard people bragging about the schools and programs they got into or that their parents are paying for college or where they're traveling for senior week.

It’s crazy how we’re obsessed with how we’re doing compared to others. The fact that we gauge our own success based on how much we make or what job we have instead of how happy we are is honestly crazy to me.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand jealousy. It’s a completely normal human feeling. It’s when it starts to control your life and relationships is when I have a problem with it.

Next year I’m moving to the city of my dreams to study my dream career, and I couldn’t be more excited. I have friends on track to be doctors, and they’re excited to make tons of money when they graduate.

I could be bummed that my job isn’t going to pay as well as theirs, or I could be excited to finally start living my life the way I’ve been planning to ever since I was a kid.

If I’m being honest, part of me doesn’t really care what other people do as long as I’m happy and living how I want to.

There are so many things to worry about in the world; I'm not gonna waste my time worrying about things that don't really matter.