From destructive competition to constructive competition
- 2. Where competition helps and where it hurts Competition brings out the best in things and the worst in people. Does it have to be like that?
- 3. Constructive Competition example Djokovic: Federer and Nadal have made me better players
- 4. We are meant for more than competition Competition is a fact of life, but it is not the only fact of life From animals to humans: from survival of the fittest to sacrifice by the fittest
- 5. You are unique like everyone else Focus on what your contribution is, not on what your competition is We all can contribute to shaping a better world if we can focus on how we can do better, not on how we can do better than others
- 6. Expanding our consciousness Scarcity mentality: There is only so much pie" vs Abundance mentality: There is enough pie for me; I just need to discover it
- 7. Look inwards What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us - Oliver Wendell Holme
- 8. Our attitude matters more than our competition What holds us back is not what we are, but what we think we arent
- 9. Our attitude matters more than our competition Creativity is not a competition. Eg flower just blossoms, doesnt seek to be better than an adjacent flower
- 10. Focus on what you can bring out We have talents and capacities we dont know about Eg Inheritance with buried treasure in backyard
- 11. Thought-exercise Think of a time when you discovered that you could do something you had thought you couldnt
- 12. Destructive Competitions destructive results Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. - Attributed to Einstein
- 13. Destructive competition -> Disaster Growth is natural & desirable Cancer also features growth, but it is disharmonious & destructive
- 14. Destructive competition In action: We sabotage others so that they dont succeed Eg. Crabs in well keep each other down
- 15. Destructive competition In intention: We sabotage ourselves by our negative comparisons Eg. Ant moving south on an elephant moving north
- 16. Towards constructive competition See others as spurs, not threats Compare yourself with yourself
- 17. Spiritual perspective We have been provided what we need for our existence, why not for our success? Eg. Food & Digestion
- 18. The power of conscious intention When we exert our full power with positive intent, we attract powers beyond ours to cooperate
- 19. Thought-exercise Think of a time when factors beyond you facilitated you in achieving something important
- 20. Achievement & Fulfillment We may not achieve all our dreams, But when we focus on contribution, not competition, our achievement brings fulfillment