We all want to be better, but it can be hard to know what that really means sometimes. Does it mean we want to better ourselves? Or does it mean we want to be better than everyone else?
There is an important distinction between the two. Ambition is the driving force of the first one. We use our ambition to drive us forward to a goal that is entirely set on our own terms.
However, if we focus on the second one, the driving force becomes competitive. To be the best we have to better than everyone else. This forbids collaboration and means playing to a goal which you may not have set.
I’m a competitive soul. I like to win when I can, and I do enjoy pitting my wits against others in a variety of games. While this is healthy to an extent, we all need a bit of competition every now and again, it can have its downsides.
When you are in the competitive zone, you are less focused on yourself and more focused on who you are competing against. You are watching them to see what they are doing. Observing them to see if you can find any weaknesses.
While if you have only focused on improving yourself, you’re only competition is yourself. You can concentrate on areas that need improving instead of worrying about what everyone else is doing.
