THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Competition

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Learning not to Compete

Most of us have grown up in a competitive society. We compete with our siblings for the attention of our parents. We compete with other kids in sports. We compete with fellow students for the best grades to get into the best universities and later to get the best jobs. This sense of competition then carries over into our work life, where we try to outperform our colleagues so that we can get bigger bonuses, faster promotions, and more opportunities.

But what if beating the competition was no longer the most significant key to success? How could we turn off our competitive nature, or use it only at the right times? And how would we know that we are on the right track if we couldn't define ourselves largely in terms of being better than others?

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