We make a life not out of coming first or second but what we choose to excel at and how we commit ourselves to that process. We can't all come first and we can't all be the best. But we can succeed. We can achieve. We can do our best.
Competition is focused on events, moments, circumstances.
Competition focuses on our efforts in comparison with others at a moment in time. Excellence invites us to challenge ourselves every day. It's important we not confuse achievement and excellence with gold medals and first places. Life is not a contest. But it's not about winners and losers, or first and second.