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If you feel there is favoritism in the workplace, the first step is to verify and validate that hypothesis. Assume all co-workers are rational. Be curious, and the investigation will keep your mind focused on positive thoughts. The strategy and next steps will then reveal themselves.

If it is a family owned concern, then you just have to put up with it. Or find a professionally managed company to work for. Or start your own company and be the guy who practices favoritism.

If there are cliques that control rewards and resources, try to join the cliques (if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em). Start your own clique, but use it for the benefit of all.

If there is a reason you cannot discover the reason, keep trying, but in the meantime, keep your sword shining, keep the negative thoughts out, and work on your achievements. There is plenty of work to do. When faced by favoritism, we feel alienated or “exiled.” From time to time everyone goes into “exile” in the workplace. Lord Rama and Steve Jobs both went into exile. Both of them focused on fulfilling their purpose in this world and came out on top.

Life is unfair, don’t make it worse by not suspending judgment.