This document discusses the difference between constructive and destructive competition. It argues that competition brings out the best and worst in people, but does not have to be that way. Constructive competition, like Federer and Nadal pushing each other to improve, is given as a positive example. The document advocates focusing on contribution rather than competition, having an abundance rather than scarcity mentality, and comparing yourself to your past self rather than others. Destructive competition is likened to crabs in a barrel pulling each other down or sabotaging others, while constructive competition sees others as motivators rather than threats.
4. We are meant for more than competition
Competition is a fact of life,
but it is not the only fact of
life
From animals to humans:
from survival of the fittest to
sacrifice by the fittest
5. You are unique – like everyone else
Focus on what your contribution
is, not on what your competition is
We all can contribute to shaping a
better world if we can focus on
how we can do better, not on how
we can do better than others
6. Expanding our consciousness
Scarcity mentality: “There is only
so much pie"
vs
Abundance mentality: “There is
enough pie for me; I just need to
discover it”
7. Look inwards
What lies behind us and what
lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within
us
- Oliver Wendell Holme
8. Our attitude matters more than our competition
What holds us back is
not what we are, but
what we think we
aren’t
9. Our attitude matters more than our competition
Creativity is not a
competition.
Eg flower just blossoms,
doesn’t seek to be better
than an adjacent flower
10. Focus on what you can bring out
We have talents and
capacities we don’t know
about
Eg Inheritance with buried
treasure in backyard
11. Thought-exercise
Think of a time when you
discovered that you
could do something you
had thought you couldn’t
20. Achievement & Fulfillment
We may not achieve all our
dreams,
But when we focus on
contribution, not competition,
our achievement brings
fulfillment
