Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

What you were dealt is not the interesting part, and it is not the part you have any say in. Two people with the same circumstances make very different things out of them, and the difference is entirely in the playing. Not every hand is equal, and pretending otherwise is no help. Still, the only move available to you is the one in front of you.

Stop the running comparison with whoever seems to have drawn better. Look at what you actually hold this week, including the things you have written off as weaknesses, and ask how they could be used rather than hidden.