I love your conclusion, so I'll bold face it:
We want to pluck the fruit off trees we did not plant and tend. So believe in your abilities and reap the fruits of your own success.
Yes... excellent words @rainbowsky -- I would love to quote you in a future article, an when I do, I'll link back to you as a reference. Great job!
Exactly this. Whenever I feel envious, I try to use it as fuel for my motivation for whatever it is, then apply that motivation to the work that needs to be done in order to achieve what I was envious of in the first place.
A very nice way to respond and self-correct your envy. Now I'm envious of you. Oh wait... maybe I shouldn't be envious. Let me self-correct that feeling. Ha haha
Haha!
by all means, please do! thank you so much for the comment. how motivating!