What to do if you are jealous of a colleague

Step 1. Acknowledge the feeling and take it

To begin, honestly say to yourself, "I envy you." Do not try to suppress emotions. Suppressed jealousy may be expressed through anger, criticism or prejudice, and it will harm relations with colleagues.

Tell yourself that there is nothing wrong with envy. On this feeling labeled as vice and even mortal sin. But it is with us from the very childhood and hardly a single person is able to boast that no one ever envied.

Envy - one of the usual human experiences, which should not be considered something awful.

Step 2. Congratulate a colleague from the heart

Now that you are aware of envy and admitted it to myself, it's time to brighten up her positive emotions. Try to congratulate a colleague, walk up to him at work or write a letter of congratulation. Not litsemerte, adjust themselves to the sincere congratulations.

It is important to evoke a warm feeling. Think about what this man for a long time was going to succeed, a lot of work and now deserves kind words. If there is no reason for the congratulatory speeches, just mark the achievements of colleagues, praise him.

Step 3. Analyze someone else's success

Think about what your colleague has done to achieve the desired, and what you can change in your work, to also come to success.

Of course, it's not about how to imitate or copy the behavior of another person. We know that it is necessary to compare ourselves only with today's yesterday, and more with anyone else. But other people can retrieve wins something useful that will help in the future to act effectively.

If the analysis you will extract at least one useful idea again mentally thank the man who envied.

Thanks as well as sincere congratulations, neutralize envy.

And finally, one more advice. If you are friendly with the object of envy, just think - you do not really beneficial to have more successful than others? This, too, has its advantages. :)