Maintaining a Healthy Competition

Hello Everyone,

I'm someone who has always been on both sides of the competitive environment, I've come to realize that competition can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can drive us to push beyond our limits and achieve greatness. On the other hand, it can drive you into a toxic force that undermines your well-being and relationships. This was why I earlier tagged competition is a double sided concept.Let's take for instance the company I am currently working with, My boss will always highlight best workers of the week, we are more than three hundred staffs that are hoping to be selected for the Best staff of the week.so I work with a fintech company, Moniepoint as a Business Relation manager. Our Major goal is to Maximise agents and Merchants activities using Moniepoint products like Point of Sales (P.O.S sales and usage), Loans, EPR integration, Monify and many other company products.

When I started the work newly, I had little to no drive and motivation, this was because I felt so overwhelmed and lack Drive and Mentoring.
Although I wasn't new to the Job but I just didn't find my way.

But then our State Coordinator started doing some things that made me Gear up. She started the weekly and Monthly best staffs on Terminal Activation, Loans and Monify sales. Luckily I was selected as a Best Terminal Sale, as A newbie then, she paid me a bonus of #50,000 (fifty Thousand Naira). I was so happy and satisfied that I started devising more plans to do better than all my colleagues, I wanted to continue being selected as the best at something.

To be Candid , This weekly recognition has been a powerful catalyst for my growth in the company.

This healthy dose of competition has pushed me to achieve more than I thought possible. competition can be a powerful catalyst for growth.

The Power of Healthy Competition
When harnessed correctly, competition can be a powerful motivator. It can:
Fuel our passion by igniting a fire within us, driving us to improve and strive for excellence.
It can also Spark innovation, I personally noticed that Rivalry can lead to creative solutions and new ideas, as we strive to outdo one another.

It can also Build resilience, when you are in a healthy competition, Overcoming challenges and setbacks can be more easier.

Whenever competition becomes an all-consuming force, it can have devastating consequences. Toxic competition can: Create undue stress, for example Excessive pressure to win can lead to anxiety, burnout, and a host of other mental health issues, at one point of my life, I noticed that I don't even want to be in any competitions that can alter my mental health. Also unnecessary competition can strain friendships, teamwork, and even family relationships. finally An overemphasis on winning can lead to an unhealthy obsession with success, causing us to lose sight of what truly matters.My Answer is Yes we can always maintain a healthy competitive spirit by focusing on personal growth over Validation of people, just do your thing and don't expect or rely on any validation from people. Also Set realistic goals and Celebrate others' successes: be genuinely happy for people, whenever they do well.

Like my Dad will always say in Pidgin:

Life no Hard, Na people dey make things Hard for themselves", this simply means that life is not that hard or serious, take things easy and life your life.

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