A Healthy Competition

The Office

Rule of individuality says all are unique and no two persons are completely alike. Each person is blessed with a set of skills and talents but no two individuals will have the same combination or influence. The intricate mixture of personality, interest, drive, experience and talent will ultimately differentiate one from another. This weaved web of traits is too fluid that people tend to see them at a singular angle. In truth, a multiple perspective will critique and distinguish a certain characteristic in a logical manner.

Therefore, when talent is equal or fairly matched, the delimiting mark would be personality, interest, experience and drive. There is no perfect recipe of these august ingredients but there is always the right one. In any field or profession, one can find abundance if not absence of talented beings. However, it is wrong to compete with talent as your ground; you have to take which identical piece of the puzzle fits. Furthermore, before you compete you have to acknowledge first. Acknowledgment of a rival's talent means to accept one's limit, being humble permits improvement and is conducive for learning. Then, you get busy and prove yourself. Healthy competition can always bring out the best in people.

The prize should not be what you're competing for but who you're competing against. Knowledge gained from intellectual rivalry is a higher stake than a mere trophy of power to show off. If you're skilled, there's no need to boast because talent can't be contained and will always find a way to burst out in the open. And those around you will inevitably feel its impact.