How Do We Measure Ourself Against Others?

Bob Greene: Dave Mustaine chose to measure himself by whether he was more successful and popular than Metallica. He says the experience of getting thrown out of his former band was so painful for him that he adopted success relative to Metallica as a metric. Greene: Our values determine the metrics by which we measure ourselves and everyone else. If you want to change how you see your problems, you have to change what you value and or how you measure failure success.