Competition is all about the dark side

[Razard86]

If you have ever competed at a high level in anything then you will understand.

If you care about being humble and polite, that gets you killed on the battlefield of competition. 

Aggression and assertiveness are important in elite competition. And arrogance is rewarded when it is backed by a humble application to attention to details. 

[Spiritual Warrior]

"I just think he was... He was just too nice." 

Hahaha. 

I love basketball so I enjoyed this share, thanks.

I'm actually playing some pick up tonight and I've been trying to trigger stage yellow in my basketball games instead of stage orange, doing anything and everything I can to make sure that the system that is my team is thriving and ultimately wins the game. This requires me to take my ego out of the equation and not care about my own success and achievements. It goes beyond just one person at stage yellow, you need to think about everyone individually and also the system as a whole. 

I play point guard so I can dictate where the ball goes and am at the top of the zone on defense so I can lead by example with my hustle and effort.

Of course I can try to take over a game if I feel that I need to.. but the intention at stage yellow needs to be that I am taking over for the betterment of the team, not for my own selfish gains. 

All of the NBA greats that have several championships must have done the same thing. It's a team game and you're not going to win unless the entire system is firing on all cylinders.

Edited November 20, 2023 by Spiritual Warrior