Where does competitiveness lead us?
Posted on September 30, 2021 by Roxana Borcsa, One of Thousands of Career Coaches on Noomii.
• Are you competitive just to win anything, anytime, anywhere at any cost?
• Or do you just want to excel while being eager to outdo yourself?
The desire to win, whether it is a simple adversarial discussion, a game with friends, an important contest, or career advancement, exists in each of us more or less depending on what drives us to performance, to achieve success and to achieve many of the goals we have set for ourselves.
• Are you competitive just to win anything, anytime, anywhere at any cost?
• Or do you just want to excel while being eager to surpass yourself?
Competitiveness is a way to be first in what you have to do.
In many aspects of social life, competitiveness can be considered a quality, which aims to achieve goals and generate the best possible results for those working to implement the plan.
Is competition closely linked to competitiveness?
The impact of competition, both useful and harmful, results from the way it is organized and conducted. As a coach, I have learned, understood and applied the importance of objective clients guidance when it comes to achieving goals to ensure that the competitive experience remains positive even if we are in competition.
Are you willing to do that, even in a competitive situation? This is the kind of question that helps you understand what you are willing to do to achieve your goals, and more, if used properly can help you feel motivate in difficult situations.
Some people are very competitive, making any small challenge a reason to compete, from which they feel the need to emerge winners. A client compared his competitive spirit, to that of a wild horse that he wanted tamed even if somehow he appreciated its wildness, he wanted to be able to manage it better. And here the role of a coach intervenes to keep them in touch with their true values and holding the reins of the stallion, to know how to lead without being knocked to the ground.
Competition also involves comparison. A healthy, objective comparison leads to progress, it helps us set goals.
But these goals must belong to us, to be made in the direction of our values, preferences and concerns.
For me, the competition motivated me to the level of obtaining qualifications, knowledge and especially a deeper understanding of what I really represent, so it is a tool not a value, and it is part of my authenticity.
Where does competitiveness take you?
