Are you a Competative Person?

I've always been very competitive when it comes to individual sports. Throughout my teen years, all I did was play softball and various other sports. My goal was to be the best athlete in whatever sport I chose. As a female, I played many sports even football and loved every minute. Didn't do this to get recognition from the boys. My primary goals were to be good and noticed. Don't feel the need to be competitive when it comes to responding to myLot discussions or starting a discussion. The ratings really don't concern me. I might call it lack of interest lately since I've been busy with other things in my life. Have a good weekend, carolbee

Faith....good to see you back. I hope everything turned out ok with your son. Definitely not in sports...I am a klutz, but academically, maybe a little. I plan on returning to school this fall and since I will probably be the oldest person in the class, I intend to raise the bar. Not only do I want to get A's, I plan on blowing the curve for the whole class. I am going to start with Bio or A&P for a nursing program...I hope I can do it. I am downloading and watching and listening to podcasts on the subjects and reading and studying now.

I have been known to do this many times in here. I know there are many topics that I am still ranked HIGH and quite Happy with that, and then there are those that it seems like I am lowly ranked and wondering how to move up with those as well. I think sometimes it helps starting New discussions in those topics, or responding back to a lot of the discussions there, but it could still be anyone's game here as well.

Playing catch up here lol I play a lot of games online so in a sense, I am competitive but only in that way. Hubby and I used to play a lot of board games and I was competitive in that but we don't play much of that anymore. I don't wish to win every time because everybody has to have a chance to win every now and then so I guess I'm competitive. Am I? lol

When I was younger, I was much more competitive than I am now. Whenever I did something I wanted to be the best. I would practice more, play harder, study longer.... The person I was most competitive with was my older brother. many of the things that I tried were things that he did. Of course, after I got involved, I was competitive with my peers. Now, however, I am much more laid back and mostly the person I compete with is myself. I want to improve on my own abilities for my own self satisfaction, not to be better than someone else.

I used to be competitive person, especially in junior high school, lol everyday i thought was that : how to be NO 1. But now, i think i am not competitive ,sometimes i lack of confidence :(

I am competitive in alot of ways, but then there are some areas of my life that I'm not. I especially notice the competing nature come out in me when I'm dealing with anything that has to do with my brothers. I feel horrible when my step dad will put down what I do in order to tell me what the boys have done lately. It just seems that no matter what I do, it isn't good enough! So I'm always trying to out do them.

competition is everywhere now a days. one can not restrict it to sports only. We have competitors everywhere if we see. I have also set a target of to be on the top with quality responses and i hope i will make it but on the other hand i know that there are many others like you who would be competing with....so i think its every where....

i am not competitive at all. i just do my thing and do not compare it to what others are doing or what they have achieved. i have enough daily pressure on me to get things done and i do not need to be competing with anyone in the process. my son is not competitive either and in a way i think it is a good thing because he is happy within himself and with what he has and does not care to go after something just because others are. being competitive can be a good thing in sports and even on the job.

I am a very competative person in many ways. I love when there is a competition mainly due to the fact that it really pushes me to go where I might have not been able to go. A competition gives me an energy boost and the fact that I hate to loose really bums me out. I think that every person should have at least a little competition in their life because it will keep him/her going forward.

i am usually not very competitive person and if you are here you need to be very very competive person as it is very bad competition here and i love to take life easy and since i am an indian girl so i got an easy option to be a housewife and let my husband earn for the family which i plan to do. Being competitive is a full time job and if you work so hard and yet you dont get what you are working your behind off and then only find you got pipped because someone else cheated.. no sir not for me.

Being competitive in any aspect is more of not only showing the abilities but how you have to share them to others. I don't consider it as a race but rather the ideas that is to be shared and people to get response to as well. I do jump into these kinds of competition in my old life, but for now, its just a mere of outreaching..

I think we are all competitive. Some people just forfeit easier than others. I also compare myself to other people a lot which is sort of like a competition. I think a good question is when you are ahead, Can you pull for other people to make it too, or do you root against everyone else.

Extremely. It's in my genes, my grandpa, father, brother, uncle, my entire family on my dads side is competitive. The worst part is I am competitive in not only physically but also in academics too. Oh well, i try to control it but not matter what anybody says loosing sucks.

I have always been a competitive person but it was mainly in sports. I am now competitive in many areas of my life. I set gols for myself to reach daily.

I am definitely NOT a competitive person. I prefer to do things for "fun" than to win. I understand that there are some healthy things that can come from competition, but I also know that sometimes competition can bring out the worst in people. There are people that want to win at all costs, I can't stand being around that type of person or atmosphere. There are a lot more important things in life than "winning".

I do think that I am somewhat a little bit of a competitive person. I used to think that I wasn't, but I realize that I actually am a little bit of a competitive person. It's not a quality that I enjoy having, but it's something that I can control fairly easily, in my opinion.

I was competative academically when I was in college but that was probably the only time I have been. I think it's good that you've set this goal for yourself and I wish you a lot of luck climbing the leader boards.

hi ya i am actually this is my mom's id...my mom is also competitive and i am too competitive...if u are not competitive the outside material world people are jealous and they turn u into competitive race so called the cat and rat race.... bye luv shek & mano

...its true that we're not competent in all areas...upon reading your discussion i've come to remember the multiple intelligence way back in highschool.....based on this intelligence you can have a lot of subdiscussion.. e.g when you're good at computer programming you would be one of the prospect in the field of computing sciences...i'm stilol workin to become a competent man...