"And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department." ~Andrew Carnegie
This quote definitely challenges my belief that life is not (and 'should' not be) a competition.
I'm definitely in the mood to have that belief challenged today.
This belief gets in the way of my happiness.
I am not a competitive person by nature. In the past I have found myself caught in a competition type issue without even realizing that I had stepped myself into it. It was totally by accident, and at the same time the person on the other end of that competition has felt threatened. They've felt the same way that I feel when I've had competition thrown in my face.
I hear myself saying to people all of the time, how much I despise the competitive nature of life and business. You know the 'step on anyone that gets in your way, to make a sale' type of stuff.
I would prefer for humanity to have a 'stand together as one power' than a 'divide and conquer' kind of attitude towards life.
Yet over the last few weeks I have been hearing more and more people express their competitive nature towards me, I have seen their competitiveness popping up. There is definitely a reason why this is being brought to my attention.
I have resisted competition my whole life. It's been just recently that I'm beginning to understand why and how it is that I need to change that resistance, if for not other reason than to release the stress of that resistance.
When I resist the idea of competition I begin to feel more and more uncomfortable, more anxious and more withdrawn.
It really hit home when I heard myself verbalize this belief last night. I finally heard what I was saying about competition and I could feel he effects it was having on me. I immediately knew I had to change it, if I was ever going to move forward, if I was ever going to stand in my power and be successful.
Then this quote popped up in my inbox this morning. How appropriate the Universe's timing.
It's time to release this limiting belief about competition. It's not going to go away just because the 'goody two shoes' voice in my head wishes it would.
With that being said, I'm not sure I'll become competitive over night, I'm not sure I'll become competitive all. However I know that by allowing myself to release the belief that competition is somehow bad or counterproductive will definitely open up some doors of opportunity for me.
And I welcome that with open arms!
This quote definitely challenges my belief that life is not (and 'should' not be) a competition.
I'm definitely in the mood to have that belief challenged today.
This belief gets in the way of my happiness.
I am not a competitive person by nature. In the past I have found myself caught in a competition type issue without even realizing that I had stepped myself into it. It was totally by accident, and at the same time the person on the other end of that competition has felt threatened. They've felt the same way that I feel when I've had competition thrown in my face.
I hear myself saying to people all of the time, how much I despise the competitive nature of life and business. You know the 'step on anyone that gets in your way, to make a sale' type of stuff.
I would prefer for humanity to have a 'stand together as one power' than a 'divide and conquer' kind of attitude towards life.
Yet over the last few weeks I have been hearing more and more people express their competitive nature towards me, I have seen their competitiveness popping up. There is definitely a reason why this is being brought to my attention.
I have resisted competition my whole life. It's been just recently that I'm beginning to understand why and how it is that I need to change that resistance, if for not other reason than to release the stress of that resistance.
When I resist the idea of competition I begin to feel more and more uncomfortable, more anxious and more withdrawn.
It really hit home when I heard myself verbalize this belief last night. I finally heard what I was saying about competition and I could feel he effects it was having on me. I immediately knew I had to change it, if I was ever going to move forward, if I was ever going to stand in my power and be successful.
Then this quote popped up in my inbox this morning. How appropriate the Universe's timing.
It's time to release this limiting belief about competition. It's not going to go away just because the 'goody two shoes' voice in my head wishes it would.
With that being said, I'm not sure I'll become competitive over night, I'm not sure I'll become competitive all. However I know that by allowing myself to release the belief that competition is somehow bad or counterproductive will definitely open up some doors of opportunity for me.
And I welcome that with open arms!
