You Are Born To Be Competitive
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being competitive. The truth is, you were born that way. It is how you are wired.
Without a competitive drive, you would have no desire to succeed. You would have no eustress, (positive stress). Life would move along and you would have no desire to be a real part of it, follow it or anything of the sort.
You would be happy with whatever comes your way.
Competition Enables Action
Could you imagine life without a Michael Jordan, Usain Bolt, Mark Spitz or Sebastian Coe?
What about no Michael Jackson, Celine Dion or Jude Law?
And, without the competitive spirit of Kyle and Carson, you would have no Wealthy Affiliate (WA) to enjoy all the successes that are celebrated here every day.
You are here at WA because you are competitive and because you want to succeed. Whether it is more income, recognition, fame or being ranked #1 on Google, there is some amount of competitiveness in you that drives you to become a successful Digital Entrepreneur.
There is a dark and unhealthy side to the competitive spirit though and you should be careful to manage this aspect of its power as you climb the ladder of success.
It's true the competitive spirit has led men and women to surpass themselves. These personalities made us want to surpass ourselves.
Because seeing these people achieve the best of themselves it simply made us understand that it is also possible for us. We also have our best to achieve. The important thing is to do it in a healthy way while keeping our values as you explain it so well.
Ingrid
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I am happy that you found the tutorial beneficial.
Cassi
There will always be someone who's better than we are. We need to accept that.
You're right about the positive attitude we should keep, so as not to doubt ourselves.
Competition is good. We learn from it. It makes us stronger.
Be better today than you were yesterday.
Peter
We would still be living in cages dressed in loin cloths. There would be no going to Tesco (a large supermarket in the UK) for food. We (or the men at least) would be going clubbing. And I do not mean at your local night club but hunting animals with a club to get your next meal.
Look, as long as there is civilisation man will always look for ways to progress in life, i.e to make life easier. This is where competition comes in.
There are always sections of society which says that is not a good thing, then they would whip out their smart phone (the phone made by Apple, Samsung, Motorala etc the world's most competitive companies) to play the next video game.
Without competitive action we would be nowhere.
Aubrey Schultz
Over time I learned to focus on competing against my previous results rather than focusing on beating others and developed a sense of humility (or gratitude even) for the opportunity to perform. I also learned to not keep secrets... if someone asked for help, ar first I was not always helpful, but as I matured I learned to give as much as possible to help others improve. Eventually, I experienced far more satisfaction from seeing others results than I ever did from experiencing my own previous wins.
I am so very appreciative of you for sharing them with us.
Thank you.
Cassi
