while discussing our current job environments, a friend of mine and i began discussing the difference between healthy and unhealthy competition. he explained to me he was ecstatic that another co worker at his level was already showered with accolades to the point that this other co worker was already assigned her own team. he even went on to say that he was happy that he wasn't even offered this new team because he was afraid of the amount of work.
i have to to be honest and say that i was shocked by this reaction. i have always been the person who strives to do and be more. if i happen to surpass others around me in the process, then so be it. but to say that i am perfectly content with my position in a certain place is something that i can't even fathom. or understand, for that matter.
it can seem sad to some that i never really feel like anything is enough. i don't consider it as a lack of something in my life, but i'm excited by the possibility of something new or more. i'm never disappointed by what i've accomplished, but i can never wait to begin something new. i know that to the naked eye, this makes me seem highly competitive. but to be honest, the only person i'm really competing with is myself.
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