Competition can be scary, for kids and even for grown adults, especially when it's not within your nature, but haven't you thought what it might be like to feel on top of the world? Like you can achieve anything and conquer whatever challenge is set in front of you as easily as hopping in and out the shower? I'm here to give you an insight as to why it's important to push yourself and feed your competitive nature.
So why is it important?
Well it's not just about winning, there are stages to understanding the necessity. There are many lessons to be learned by being competitive that involve quite the opposite of winning such as how to handle a loss. Experiencing loss teaches us all that it is simply a part of life, people make mistakes (sometimes the better man makes the mistake) and sometimes we aren't as good as our opponent, whether it be an opponent in sport, a game or even a job interview, we learn that improvements need to be made if we want to get our hands on the prize. It teaches us lessons in humility and being humble as well. When you have a full understanding of losing you are almost reminded that you are not good enough, or in simpler terms 'brought down to earth'. What can we do with this knowledge? Well we can sit and cry and allow our weaker emotions take control or we can accept defeat humbly and work harder towards our goal, in short, this is a wake up call and a sign to improve and never give up on our goals, which is a very respectable trait to have.
However when it comes to winning, there are lessons in this too. Yes, it feels good to earn those bragging rights and rub it in to the loser when your on top, but if you experienced loss before then you'll know to be humble and respectable to your competitors as you have been there yourself. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with reminding yourself who the champ is, just as long as you don't overdo it, it might be you being handed the silver medal instead of gold next time. Most importantly however, the feeling of winning isn't just knowing that you won, it's the sense of achievement after such hard work and dedication to trying to get that win, whether that be playing football for years and scoring the winning goal in a cup final, practicing using a sniper for a year in Call of Duty and absolutely battering your friends in a 1v1 or even grinding out a job you weren't happy in for 3 years in order to move up a position to your dream role. Another lesson in winning is that if you work hard and never give up your chances of success (although they may not always be 100%) will go up and up and up the more you commit yourself.
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