There is a difference between competing and using what others do to motivate you to better yourself for YOU. I know that may seem confusing at first glance, but go ahead and read it again (I’ll wait)…
Okay… I say this because I think competition is good, but not ALL the time. There doesn’t always have to be a loser, when you can always be a WINNER. That sounds nice doesn’t it? Always being a winner? Damn right it sounds amazing, I always want to be a winner.
I imagine you asking yourself right now, “But how can I always be a winner? How do you learn anything if you never lose?” Well that’s simple my friend, it’s actually rather easy. You learn when you “lose” per say, correct? Well, you change to fit the demands of a “winner” after you are beaten by said “winner”, right? So, if you never lose, and just constantly use other people to motivate yourself to make changes in your life, rather than competing, you’re never a loser!
Here’s a real life example:
My best friend, we’ll call him Jon, and I never really compete. We (unspoken) mutually decided that it’s pointless, years and years ago. Instead we watch and inspire each other by what we do in life. We have meaningful life talks all the time and motivate each other with our words and actions to push each other to succeed, and then when they do succeed, we see that everything is possible. It motivates the other one to push harder to be on the same level of greatness. It’s not competition, it’s motivation.
So when Jon is doing great things, I know that I can be doing better things with my life (living happier), so I start pushing to live happier too because I know it’s possible. Then when I get there, there are two winners, never a loser. There is never a fear of losing to hold back anything because “The fear of losing means you have already lost”. Why not just motivate and always win, always be happy and healthy mentally? Doesn’t that just sound appeasing compared to being called the loser?
Granted if you are in a sport or real life game/competition, you can’t bend the rules to make two winners (i.e. sports, game shows, race to promotions, etc.) because there really can be only one winner.
But when it comes to LIFE, the game that we are ALL playing all day everyday, why can’t you rest with your head high at the end of every day knowing you’re a winner? I know I’m a winner, Jon is a winner, and I know you, too, are a winner. With that being said, start living life like a CHAMPION, you deserve it.
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