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Monday, 27 February 2017
Competing with Yourself
Daily Om: The urges that drive us to compete
with others tend to be straightforward. Years of both evolution and
societal influences have shaped us to pit ourselves against our peers.
The needs and desires that inspire us to compete with ourselves,
however, are entirely personal and thus far more complex. A need to
outdo our earlier efforts--to confirm that we have grown as
individuals--can motivate us to reach new heights of accomplishment. We
are capable of using our past achievements as a foundation from which we
venture confidently into the unknown. Yet if this drive to compete with
our former selves is the result of low self-worth or a need to prove
ourselves to others, even glowing successes can feel disheartening.
Examining why we compete with ourselves enables us to positively
identify those contests that will enrich our existence.
There are many reasons we strive to outdo ourselves. When we are
ambitious in our quest for growth, we are driven to set and meet our own
expectations...read more>>>...