This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons #2 collection, is drawn from the Proactive Coaching booklet "Compete – Thirteen Traits of Elite Competitors." It explains that being a competitor is a choice and a lifestyle rather than a matter of gender, sport or genetics, describes how competition tests, measures and grows people, and lists the thirteen traits of a true competitor.
Introduction
Bruce E. Brown, Proactive Coaching LLC
From the Proactive Coaching booklet entitled, "Compete – Thirteen Traits of Elite Competitors"
Being a competitor is not dependent on your gender, your sport or your genetics. Being a competitor is a choice; it is a decision, and it becomes a lifestyle.
Competition tests and measures people but it also helps them grow and expand their vision of what is possible. A true competitor elevates the performance of everyone around them and the entire culture of a team. When a team has an example of competitiveness, it allows everyone to work harder and set standards and therefore, reach more challenging goals.