Why It's Important for Competitiveness In Youth

When it comes to the 'real world', particularly the working world, it can be ruthless. A world were meritocracy is King and actions have real consequences, if there's a man better at his job than you, being let go from your role only to have him replace it is a very real possibility. Understanding the need to learn and improve isn't only important when it comes to your adult life, it's just as important to teach this to our Youth.

Why is competition important for kids?

Firstly, it's important to note the significance of the time factor when it comes to learning a skill. For example, who is likely to be better at playing football out of a child who began playing the sport at 5 or a teenager who began playing at 16? Lets add 10 years onto this, one player is 16 and another is 26 however one player still has a good 10 plus years on this hobby to play and improve whereas the other has a shorter playtime lifespan because of aging. Logic states that it is more than likely the  person who spends the most time learning a skill will have a better understanding of it, and will therefore be better at it than the other. Joe Rogan had Mike Baker on his podcast, where the topic for competition in young kids came about

So to answer the question, the younger you teach kids about competitiveness and it's importance, the more time they will have spent learning it and dealing with the information. When they spend more time than others learning about it, they'll know more and be better at handling their competitive nature than others, which is more than likely to give them a head start in their future  adult life and indoctrinate an attitude of 'Well if I want it, I'm working for it, no one is giving me it for free'.

Teaching our Youth (including toddlers and teenagers) how the 'real world' works ensures they're more ready for it before they enter it, being prepared will help them beyond words. To reiterate some prior points from other blogs, they'll understand that in order to get what they want and KEEP it, they need to prove their the best, which will mean constant learning.

So if your Son or Daughter wants to take up singing, the local rugby squad, boxing, football or anything involving competition or even anything else where they have to be extremely skilled at what they do, never say no, it might burn a hole in your pocket yes, but it will be worth it for them.