Overcoming envy and jealousy is a crying need for good natured people, because they feel ashamed of those emotions. Jealousy clearly differs from envy. Jealousy originates from fear or anger over the prospect of failure in achieving a desired goal. Career growth, a partner's love, or a mother's undivided attention are usually the threatened goals. Envy originates from regret, leading to anger, over one's powerlessness to get an alluring asset owned by a perceived equal.