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When is competition valuable?

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Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona
How do you feel about competition or competitiveness? Are you competitive? How do you respond to competitive people?
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Competition can be valuable when...

Posted on Jul 6th, 2008 by Rachel : The Listener Rachel

Competition can be valuable when it pushes you to do your very best. To be all that you can be. As long as you do not step upon others in a hurtful manner during your competitive... More »

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I'm highly competive in my...

Posted on Jul 5th, 2008 by Heather : peacemaker Heather

I'm highly competive in my job but I have to be times mean money so I have to be fast and acurate every time. At home there is no competion need we are equal. Competion... More »

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At 12 I started swimming....

Posted on Jul 5th, 2008 by Elke : Silent Rock Elke

At 12 I started swimming. At 18 I joint a swimming club. At 25 I was a member of the Belgian Paralympic team and got a silver and bronze medal in Arnem (The Netherlands).  I... More »

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Competition is most important to...

Posted on Jul 5th, 2008 by jia

Competition is most important to someone when their is no one to compete with. Then is the time the individual feels lonely and party isolated. The strive to do better may sometime lie in the... More »

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Whatever is being created in...

Posted on Jul 4th, 2008 by halinagold : Playful Being halinagold

Whatever is being created in our world, is being created for a reason and is valuable. So if you/I create "competition" then it's because it supports our journey. And it's a wonderful joke too: One... More »

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I am only competitive with...

Posted on Jul 4th, 2008 by Carolyn : Mystic Empath Carolyn

I am only competitive with myself; I strive to be better than I was ~ in the things I do and in who I am. Becoming a Woman of Purpose Blog

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I am very competitive, but...

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008 by Jamilah : Creative Thinker Jamilah

I am very competitive, but I usually keep it under control because I know if I let it loose my competitve spirit can overwhelm me. (And destroy some relationships along the way.) As a child,... More »

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When it makes you as...

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008 by C : being C

When it makes you as well your competitiors better people. I used to not like competition at all. I thought it brought out ugliness and selfishness in people. And in some ways it does. Look... More »

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I think competition is a...

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008 by I-P : Individual-Person I-P

I think competition is a social and psychological pathology involving a relative failure of individuation, extrinsic and relatively ego-based motivations and insecurites and many other relatively unhealthy tendencies and I can't remember  ever not feeling this... More »

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When there is no competition,...

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008 by Hat Man : Coder and Writer Hat Man

When there is no competition, life gets pretty slow. When people focus on competing, life tears itself in half. Like salt: you can add it to enhance the flavor, but the dish will be nasty... More »

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