Sept 24 Intention: Cooperate with' Competitors'
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"A flame loses none of its brilliance in igniting another flame”

This week’s intention is to reframe our thinking so that ‘competitors’ become comrades.  In corporate America being competitive, and even cut-throat, is often viewed as an attribute.  While there is nothing wrong with the desire to succeed, the concept that one can only succeed or be valuable by beating ‘the other guy’  assumes that we exist in a world of scarcity. Such thinking actually creates the scarcity, need and greed that we fear.

If we shift our attention to cooperation and abundance, ‘competitors’ become comrades.  Life is much more pleasant when we ‘win’ by embracing our commonalities and working together.  

Below are two stories to demonstrate how this concept works in ‘real life’.

The Race (story found on internet here, monique did not author)
In the Seattle Special Olympics, a group of big-hearted athletes demonstrate how to win through cooperation.

The race was the 100-yard dash and nine contestants, all with physical disabilities, stood ready at the starting line. The gun fired and everyone took off, not exactly in a dash, but all eager to win. All, that is, except for a little boy who stumbled and tripped, then fell to the ground and began to cry. Hearing him, the other contestants stopped running to see what had happened. Then one by one, they turned around and went back to help him up. Every single one of them.

When he was back on his feet, dusted off and tears dried one girl with Downs Syndrome had put her arms around him and kissed him gently, saying, .This will make him better.. Afterwards all nine children joined hands and the audience watched spellbound as they walked together to the finish line. Nine gold medals were awarded in that race and the crowd that cheered the winners on with a standing ovation learned something about friendship that day that they would never forget.

You’re in My Space
One of my regular students, Janice, told me a story about a time that she arrived to class and found a woman in ‘her’ regular spot.  Janice was peeved the entire class. In essence, Janice was feeling competitive with the other woman, whom she felt swooped in and ‘stole’ her spot. Upon later reflection Janice began to question her competitive attitude toward the other woman. She then realized that it was silly to be angry or upset at the other woman. With a gleam in her eye, Janice shared with me how her thinking transformed with a simple thought. She said, “I was so irked that she took my spot, but then I realized that we most have a lot in common. After all, we both want to see class from the same vantage point.” 

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