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WRITER: RICK COPLEY

RICKCOPLEY

I AM A HUGE FAN OF BEING COMPETITIVE. ROAD RACES, TRIATHLONS, WORKOUTS, COMPETITIONS, FRIENDLY FITNESS CHALLENGES… IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THE SCENARIO; THE FACT IS THAT BEING COMPETITIVE BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN YOU. IT HELPS YOU TO PUSH JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER AND TO GET JUST A LITTLE BITE MORE OUT OF YOUR BODY.

This is how you get results. Period. Some people shy away from competition for various reasons. I am here to tell you that you shouldn’t shy away, but you should seek out competitive environments to excel to be your absolute best. For competitive environments to work, you MUST follow these four simple rules and you must follow them in this order:

RULE 1 Do your absolute best and be safe. It’s the simple run of life, right? If you follow this rule, then all other rules don’t matter.

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This is how you get results. This is a win-win. This is the way to challenge yourself and also help to push others. As long as you are giving it your all and you are safe, then nothing else matters. You have already won.

RULE 2 Challenge your rival. You are in a road race. You look up with a half mile to go and that dude that beat you at the last race is 20 yards ahead. What do you do? BEAT HIM! Why not?

You might as well get a little more out of yourself and go after that rival. Your rival might be your spouse, your coworker or some random person you don’t even know. It’s all about doing your best and getting results. Nothing wrong with stepping up your effort!

RULE 3 Move up the leader board. What place are you in? Are you 11th? Get in the Top 10! Are you sixth? Get in the Top Five! Who is going to win? Remember that if you are doing your best or competing with a rival then you already have won. Why not go for more and grow a little more as a person?

Why not be that person who wins your age group, advances to the next level or wins accolades? WHY NOT YOU?

RULE 4 Understand that winning and losing do not matter. A lot of time people don’t want to be competitive because they think the world is going to end if they lose. They think they will feel or look bad. At the end of the competition, whatever it is, life returns to normal. This isn’t life or death. You aren’t going to be kicked off the island.

Who knows. You may just get good results and have the body of your dreams. You can and you will, but you need to follow the rules of the race.