It Is All About Team Spirit
Healthy competition means that there is a strong team spirit.
Reflect on the culture of WA for a few minutes. One of the most difficult aspects of WA to decribe to someone is the behavioural culture that exists. It is something that you feel from day one.
You have to experience it to believe it. When you do, you find it hard to be away from it and certainly want to incorporate it into your life in some way.
Even though each WA Member is working hard to build their own online business, they still find the time to share, comment, support, engage, congratulate and network.
At WA, the sense of team spirit is what drives you to succeed and achieve more than you ever thought that you could.
Collective Competition Creates Flight
I recall a lesson from Covey, many years ago about how geese fly. I have never forgotten it.
They fly in a 'V' formation for 2 important reasons:
1. It conserves energy.
Each goose positions itself slighty above the one in front and to the side. This reduces wind resistance and gives them a stronger and faster glide and greater visibility. As the ones in front get tired, they change places with one behind to rest.
They never stop.
2. Every goose can be accounted for.
The 'V' formation and slight elevation from front to back, much like the seats in a cinema, means that every goose can be seen and accounted for by those in the back.
This way, if anything happens to a member of the group it is easy to see and communicate with the others in the formation.
Have you ever noticed that fighter pilots often adopt this formation?
There is very good reason for them to do so.
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
