Anyone who has ever been on a sports team knows the value of competition between teammates. It is not just about playing time, it is about being a better player and pushing your teammates to be better too. The chain itself may be defined by its weakest link, but the chain's potential is defined by the strongest one. A great player can make a good team great through competition. The good players will want to rise to the level of the great player. Not to outshine them necessarily, but to play alongside them.
Ever since kindergarten we have heard "choose good friends". One of the reasons having good friends is so important is because we are all a little competitive. The same concept that applies to sports teams, also applies to groups of friends. If you all go snowboarding on the weekends for fun and three people can do flips but you can't, you are more likely to work on doing flips. Not to be better than them, but to be like them. They are then making you a better snowboarder. If all of your friends have a high alcohol tolerance and like to go drinking, you are more likely to try drinking a lot too. They make you a better drinker. If your best friend is the nicest person at school, you are more likely to be nice to others. She is making you a nicer person.
Having good friends that push you to be your best is the way in which we improve. In this there is some degree of internal motivation as well--otherwise the best would never be the best. It is possible to be great without the influence of others, but we are inherently social beings. Having good friends makes striving for greatness so much easier. It is all about friendly competition.
Anyone who has ever been on a sports team knows the value of competition between teammates. It is not just about playing time, it is about being a better player and pushing your teammates to be better too. The chain itself may be defined by its weakest link, but the chain's potential is defined by the strongest one. A great player can make a good team great through competition. The good players will want to rise to the level of the great player. Not to outshine them necessarily, but to play alongside them.
Ever since kindergarten we have heard "choose good friends". One of the reasons having good friends is so important is because we are all a little competitive. The same concept that applies to sports teams, also applies to groups of friends. If you all go snowboarding on the weekends for fun and three people can do flips but you can't, you are more likely to work on doing flips. Not to be better than them, but to be like them. They are then making you a better snowboarder. If all of your friends have a high alcohol tolerance and like to go drinking, you are more likely to try drinking a lot too. They make you a better drinker. If your best friend is the nicest person at school, you are more likely to be nice to others. She is making you a nicer person.
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