Have you ever felt content with your author business until you saw another author’s sales screenshot, launch results, ad success or publishing pace?

Comparison can do more than make you feel behind. It can make you question a strategy that was working, spend money you hadn’t planned to spend, publish faster than fits your life, or chase a tactic that belongs in someone else’s business.

In this episode, we look at how to learn from successful authors without turning their results into instructions for your own business. We’ll also spend time in John 21:20–22, where Peter asks Jesus, “What about him?” and consider what that exchange can teach us about keeping your attention on what God has asked you to do.

You’ll learn how to spot comparison disguised as research, examine what is driving a business decision, and tell the difference between useful information and pressure to copy another author’s strategy or standard.

If another author’s success has been making you second-guess your self-publishing strategy, marketing spend, sales or publishing pace, this episode will help you make your next decision based on your own business context and biblical wisdom.

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