Competition - How good?

This is the blog post about competition.

In the end, when it comes to competition, how good are you? Do you spend hours at a time practicing your moves in order to up your game? Or do you just go for it and hope for the best? There's no wrong answer here—in fact some people thrive on the adrenaline of being pitted against others. But what is certain is that we're all different and fall into one of two categories: there are those who love competition and those who don't really care either way.

The Competitors

You're one of those people who loves a good bout. You live for the buzz and have always been in some sort of competitive environment, whether that's school sports, a job, or outside sports. Even when you're not fully committed to something you enjoy being good at it and being seen to be good at it. You don't see competition as a means to an end; you love the feeling you get when your competitors are defeated—it makes you feel on top of the world.

Because building self-confidence is no problem for you, your goal setting is always realistic, so that you know exactly how far away from success you are (after all there can only be one winner). Not only that, you actually believe in your own ability to make it in whatever situation you're in.

You have little to no anxiety about the possibility of failure. You are confident that you can succeed, so if something does go wrong there's nothing for you to really worry about. While others may struggle with negative self-talk, as a competitor your thoughts are focused on the future and how your performance will benefit others—you know that any mistakes will be temporary and won't lead to regrets. You believe that competition is the best way of improving yourself and that your natural abilities are not just sufficient enough. As a result, you are always pushing yourself and making sure you're improving.

The Arrogant Competitors

You're the complete opposite of the competitor. You don't spend lots of time practicing and you don't build your skill. Instead, you are cocky and confident in your abilities—you expect to win every time and your confidence is just non-existent when it comes to people who disagree with you. You forget that there's such a thing as failure because everything has already gone according to plan for you up until this point.

When it comes to setting goals, you know that your confidence will not be damaged if you fall short. In fact, you're pretty sure that some would say that failure is a step on the way towards success—so why worry about it? Your general confidence allows you to take risks and try new things without the fear of giving up. You see competition as a way of measuring yourself against others—yes, you compete for the win, but it's also a way for you to see whether or not your abilities hold up in real life situations. You don't spend much time practicing because as long as people around you are making progress (and in some cases even more than what they expected) then your ability must be good enough.

When it comes to competition, you don't have much to worry about. Your performance is already good enough and your confidence is in the high notes of major chords. You tend to be most worried about any mistakes that you make because you will get scolded by others for them—of course, at least some of the time it can be fun scolding others back.

The Competitiveness Scale

As we said, both categories are interesting and have their own perks. As you can see, there's no right or wrong for either one. If you're a really competitive person who loves the feeling of competition and want to keep going, then take note of the second category. If you think that competition is something you could take or leave and aren't too bothered about whether or not everyone else around you is improving, then maybe try the first option.

With any luck, however, we've managed to provide some interesting information on the topic of competition—so if you do read it all through before deciding what your position is, then please let us know! We'd be very interested in hearing your views on this subject. Also, if you'd like to get in touch with me to let me know why you feel the way you do about competition then please go right ahead. I'm always happy to discuss my views on things with others and learn things from them.

Anyway, that's all for now. I'll see you next time. Thanks for reading and have a good one.

© 2018 Oliver Jedrzejek

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Conclusion

What do you think? We hope that our article showed you that there are two completely contrasting views on competition out there. Both views are equally important and unique in their own way. Which view is the right one then? Well, the answer to that will probably depend on whether or not you're a competitor yourself.If you'd like to get in touch with me to let me know why you feel the way you do about competition then please go right ahead! I'm always happy to discuss my views on things with others and learn things from them.Anyway, that's all for now. I'll see you next time.