12/06/2023
This introverted mind of mine has been ruminating on three topics lately: competition, motivation and personal success.
Today’s post comes as combination of the three.
So let me ask you this: what motivates you? Where do you find it within yourself to keep chasing your goals?
I’m a highly ambitious person. I can stay focused for long hours and long years. I can do things out of my comfort zone. And I can learn to excel at them.
But if winning meant proving superiority to another person… oh, man.
There’s something about competition that saddens me terribly.
Especially when it feels like it’s someone’s life’s mission to defeat me. As if they would only mean something to themselves through that victory.
The paths I follow come from somewhere deep, wonderful and true.
If I were to run the race just to prove superiority, I’d rather slow down and cheer for others who see more value in a shiny trophy than I do.
Are you winning your battles for yourself?