The Dichotomy Between Motivation,Being Inspired And Competition

There is a very thin line between being motivated / inspired and being competitive. It's the same line that draws the division between good and evil,  between love and hate.It is okay to be motivated and be inspired by another person, to want to be better but it is never okay to get into unhealthy competition and rivalry with anyone.

Motivation and inspiration puts people, things and circumstances behind you to give you a push towards your goals while competition takes those, things and circumstances and puts them between you and your goals. Now you begin to see them as obstacles and enemies standing between you and you goals and something you need to conquer before you can get to where you want to be. You now have to do more work to try to press against them.

What is bad with this is that you would begin to lose sight of your goal because now all you see in front of you is your competition, you main focus has now shifted to conquering that person. You become so blind that all you want to do is pursue them and overtake them little did you know that their path lies in a different direction. So you totally abandon your journey and start chasing after someone or something that is traveling on a different path all because you want to conquer it. You may end up conquering the person/circumstance only to find out that you've ended up somewhere else other than where you ought to be.

Being in an unhealthy competition is even more difficult when you are traveling uphill. Since you have placed this obstacle between you and your goal, you would have to work extra hard to if you hope to get to your destination. Reasons because you now have more obstacles you need to push against. Maintaining your balance when traveling uphill is difficult enough then you decided to put another load that you need to push before you can take the next step. The worst part is when the natural force of gravity begins to act against you and the load that you have places above you. If you are not careful, both you and the load would end up on the ground (As a matter of fact, it would be more fatal because this load would land on you and crush you).

Here are some signs to look out for to check if you have crossed that line

....to be continued!