2007-03-11 07:50:30 · 11 answers · asked by John 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Have you ever heard the saying, " My greatest strength is my greatest weakness. "
Competitiveness can drive you to get ahead and survive where others may fail. On the other hand it can turn selfish. You could hurt others and compromise your heart condition and your conscience to the point that you become selfish, calloused and unloving, therefore unloved.
The key to any personality trait is balance. This can take a lifetime to learn.
2007-03-18 03:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by Pandora 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 4-year-old who has a competitive personality is a brat. An older and wiser person with a competitive personality ought to know enough to not "win at all costs".
I'd also like to float the idea of coopetition. In the scientific realm, and in the software industry, you'll often find companies that simultaneously cooperate and compete with one another. I find it a very interesting style of behavior... I think that coopetition is the best attitude to have when it comes to debate, science, Yahoo Answers, and things like that.
If your ego is huge + you've got the competitive personality, then you're probably a total dick and no one really likes you. The only good thing about those types of people is they tend to get ahead in ultra-competitive areas of life...high-stakes finance, armed conflict, etc...
If your ego is small and you're competitive, then you're ok with losing, it can even be enjoyable. Seeing all human social conflicts as a zero-sum game is immature. Life is not a ruthless, no-holds-barred cage match....most of the time.
2007-03-19 10:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Competitive personality is a hard-working person, strives to achieve a goal. Success in a lot of endeavors.
On the negative side, a competitive person tends to form a habit of *comparisons*, thereby remain in enmity to others, and being mean sometimes.
2007-03-19 04:14:58 · answer #3 · answered by Timeless - watcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your in a competition, who are your friends? I find competitive people will walk on others to reach their goal-Hurry up, get there first, be the best, your the prettiest the smartest your the most qualified-then here comes the next one-wow he's better then the last....
2007-03-11 15:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by doe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A competitive personality can drive a person to achieve, a good thing.
It can also be destructive and wasteful and egocentric. Destructive: wars are very competitive, and competitive leaders instigate them. Wasteful in that many times the competitive fight battles that exist only in their minds. Egocentric because in essence competition proves to the competitive that they are better, that is enables them to feel better about themselves. And, of course, that implies a deeply innate sense of inferiority, the need to prove oneself.
2007-03-11 14:58:01 · answer #5 · answered by Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having a competitive nature is good only when you are challenging yourself to be a better person.
2007-03-11 22:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by butterfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A competitve personality is good because you will always strive to do well but it is also bad because you can become snobbish and you will generally take defeat harder on yourself.
2007-03-11 14:57:51 · answer #7 · answered by Mystic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Competition can make you excel and test your mettle, but it can quickly turn into win at all costs. Then people get hurt.
2007-03-11 14:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by Sophist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's good in that it compels you to excel. It's bad in that everybody hates you because your obnoxious and competitive.
2007-03-11 15:06:04 · answer #9 · answered by dudezoid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its good cause it makes the world advance in technology (technological competition)
its bad cause you might be a victim of bomb explosion
(ego competition)
2007-03-19 06:26:42 · answer #10 · answered by tutero_k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋