The Dictionary’s definition of competition is an event or contest in which people take part in order to establish superiority or supremacy in a particular area.
Any event you take part in should be in line with your passion because that is what will define the attitude you do it with and how well you reach the finish line. Passion is the fuel that drives one’s determination to succeed and has the power to disguise hard work as fun.
There is no doubt that competitions are there to be won, and everyone enters a competition either believing they can win it or hoping that they will win it. The difference between those that believe they can and those that hope is attitude, a competition is not only won by finishing ahead of another person or being on top of a podium after an event because the best victory anyone can experience is beating their previous best.
The point I am trying to make is that life presents a new competition to us daily and that competition is against the person you were the previous day, in order to be crowned a champion there needs to be improvement every day. Even if you ran 5kms in 20mins yesterday and today you run the same distance in 19mins 59secs, you can consider yourself a champion for that day because you did better than you did yesterday and have every right to celebrate and give yourself a standing ovation.
There is no such thing as a small victory, they all count so do not be afraid to celebrate when you reach certain milestones, because the ability to appreciate the so called “small” victories gives you the motivation you need to continue to push for the end result.
Start a contest against your former self each day and make sure that before you go to sleep, you reign supreme against that person and celebrate the victory like Usain Bolt celebrates breaking his own record at the Olympics.
Keeping It Real With
Rori Matsetela
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