instead of competition

The roots of the word “compete” are the Latin con petire, which meant “to seek together.” What each person seeks is to actualize her potential, and this task is made easier when others force us to do our best. Of course, competition improves experience only as long as attention is focused primarily on the activity itself. If extrinsic goals—such as

Our self-compassion can be contagious, as with the electromagnetic field of the heart in a state of coherence.

By tuning into how our intention can serve others, we invite benefactors and assistance we could never have imagined if we had pursued our goal only for our own self-interest.

In a you-or-me world, reciprocity and collaboration don’t fit.

Collaboration and reciprocity are natural, and yet in the world we inhabit, competition and the fear of scarcity often block us from seeing these ways of being with one another.