Life Is Not About Winning

The sooner you realize that life is not about winning everything, the more successful you will be. If you try to win every argument you find yourself in the middle of, that is just extra time you are wasting on your ego, rather than actually spending that time living. Now don't get me wrong, winning an intense argument with your partner or parents may feel good. However, that does not mean it is worth-while. Life is all about living in the moment and experiencing new things, and how is anyone going to do that if all they are thinking about is how to win the next argument or battle? A small competitive game can be great fun between a group of friends, but when does that competition become too much? When it gets to the point you are risking things for a competition, it has become too much. Whether the risk is money to the point that you are living paycheck to paycheck, or a friendship, it has become too much for you to keep in your life. If you grow to like the feeling of winning to the point it becomes all you think about or you are fixated on winning any disagreement that comes your way, you have gone too far. Life is not about winning everything, but learning how to roll with the punches. At some point, to grow up, you have to realize that not everything will always go your way and that often you have to settle. Life is about compromise. Many great things that come to you come from compromise. Life is full of hardships, in which you have to accept that you cannot force things to go your way.

When you realize that life is not about winning, many new doors open up for you. New opportunities come to light and doors open up. You grow up and realize that you have been wasting your time and energy trying to win and not giving in. When this is seen, you realize that friendships may have been ruined because of what was thought to be a simple competition. However, as simple as this realization seems, many people do not come to terms with this fact until they have hit fully-grown adults and it is ultimately too late to repair the damage that has been done. At some point, if you want to move further with your life you have to see that you must give in and compromise at times. For example, in a job, when your boss asks or tells you to complete a task you must give in and do that task or risk your job by trying to get your way. In such cases, it proves best to put the stubbornness aside and listen.

When you are risking things just to get your way or win an argument, it has become too much. At this point, if not way sooner, everyone must realize that winning is not, and can not be everything. When it takes over your life, you miss out on various opportunities and chances you may never get back. Life is about taking those chances so you can get further. Everything you do in life is a risk, a chance you take to see where it gets you. Getting out of bed every single day is a chance you have to make this the best day ever. If you spend those moments stressing about what you should have said last night when you fought with your best friend, you miss many chances to take you higher and make you better as a person.