The moment you feel threatened by a competitor, ask: What are they doing that I am not? Are they more consistent? More creative? Kinder to their network? When you stop seeing them as a threat and start seeing them as a free lesson, you win. You steal their best moves and make them your own.
So, step onto the field. Respect your rivals. Learn from them. But run your own race. The Competition
But if you’ve ever stayed up late, exhausted, watching a rival succeed while you stalled, you know the dirty secret of competition: The moment you feel threatened by a competitor,
"That's not fair," said the slow one. "You have a better rod. You got here earlier." Kinder to their network
The race is long. In the end, you aren't competing against the person next to you. You are competing against the voice that says "give up."
4 minutes We live in a world that measures us. From the scoreboard on a Friday night football game to the quarterly earnings reports in a corporate boardroom, the message is the same: Compare. Rank. Win.
The scoreboard (the award, the promotion, the ranking) is a snapshot of a single moment. The Game is your skill, your discipline, and your joy. Play the Game. Let the scoreboard take care of itself.