Which is better...competition or creativity?
"why do we insist on trying to do things the hard way"
Most of us were raised to believe in the benefits of competition. If we worked a little harder or did something a little better than the next guy it would lead to some form of victory or success.
I now believe we would be better served if we changed our focus from competition to creativity. The end result would be that we become happier and more successful. Less stress and more reward.
Competition attempts to be like. In competition we analyze the opponent and copy what we think we see as successful. Then we try to do a little more or do it a little better. That sounds logical but there is a major flaw in that strategy. And that is that it breeds sameness. We end up trying to do the same thing only a little better.
The great achievors in life are focused on creativity. Creativity leads to newness. A new way to do things and not just a slightly better way. A totally new product instead of a slightly better one.
To create something is much more satisfying. It leads to whole new ways of doing things. It is exciting and not just a grind.
Competition is an outdated model that leads to modest gains. Creativity can blow the doors open and do what has never been done before.
The greatest things in life are those that you created!
Eduardo
Right now I'm using my creativity to create a shorter work week!
posted by Edward McBeth at
10:19 PM
4 Comments:
AMEN!! I HATE competition. It means somone wins and feels a bit better about themselves and all that-- but it also means someone LOSES-- and that negativity has hurt more egos and self-images than anything man ever came up with. Personally, I think competition is the devils idea, but that's another story. Anyway, with creation, there ARE NO losers--only benefits shared by everyone!!
WONDERFUL!! Oh, and let me know how that work week thing goes-- might try that myself.
One more thought I just had was that competition is born from the thought, there is isn't enough to go around so we must compete for what is available.
I believe we live in abundance and the source of that abundance is never empty nor lacking!
BEAUTIFUL!! If we ALL lived in creativity instead of competition, that old thing about the top 20% having 80% of everything and the bottom 80% of the people having 20% of everything would fall by the wayside. Like you said, the "source" is UNLIMITED -- and WE are created in that image, we just need to learn to act like it.
great insights as usual Chappy!
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