Redefining Competition.

Competition is a buzz word today. Be it any aspect of life, everyone wants to compete with their competitors to reach the top of ladder. In this blog we will try to look competition from different view point.

First, we will look at competition for a student. Take a common conversation between child and parent after the result of  final examination.

Child: I got 90% in the final examination.

Parent: XYZ’s son has score 92%, ABC’s son has scored 95% in examination. Why did you score less than them?

Despite scoring 90% in examination, parents are not happy. The child is scolded because he has scored lesser mark than his friends or child of parent’s friend. This undue expectation from beginning might be detrimental to his overall career and life in the long run.

It needs to be remembered that not everyone can score first rank in school. Student should be encouraged to work hard in studies and let the result follow automatically.  Parents should concentrate at the effort of their children being in the right direction irrespective of the result. They need to intervene should there be any negligence in their effort.

There is uniqueness in every individual .Parents should  not compare their children with anyone else. He might have scored less in examination from XYZ’s son but he will be better than him in ten other activities. (Painting, Dance, Writing etc.). Also, if there is a unique talent pursue them to take up that hobby.

If Ajit Tendulkar would not have taken a young child to Ramachand Achrekar, world would have not seen the cricketing legend in the name of Sir Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

Fast forward to the profession life, everyone wants to reach the top of corporate ladder using short cuts. (Undermining other’s achievement, taking undue credit etc. to name a few). They want to compete with their colleagues in every aspect and want to emerge superior come what may. These shortcuts may be successful in short term but will not bear fruits in the long run.
Remember, it would be your talent, perseverance and hard work that will help you achieve your goals and reach to the top in the long term. You should be unfazed by the competition around you. As long as your attitude is right, you are working hard and true to your potential, results would be taken care of.

In nut shell, we are over fazed by the word competition. The person with whom we want to compete will keep on changing as we achieve more success in life and we create a vicious circle of never ending competition with our ever changing competitor. This process will lead to unhappiness in life. The best person with whom you want to compete would be Self and this competitor will always be constant throughout the rest of your life. Just try to be better person than what you were yesterday and rest all would be taken care of J

(It’s purely my opinion and is not meant to hurt anyone.)