Comments - Castrating Competitiveness - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T19:42:18Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1754451&xn_auth=noGood post Doug. I agree. Fa…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-09-27:502551:Comment:17548542013-09-27T02:44:27.688ZNoel Coccahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/NoelCocca
<p>Good post Doug. I agree. Father of 2 (8 and 100) athletic kids I quickly involved myself as a coach to help curb this trend a bit. I think encouraging kids was the goal but it has gone a little too far. I am around many kids, teens, and twenty year olds. What I see is not an overwhelming loss of competitiveness but an expectation that "things" should or will go their way. Not everyone mind you but more then I can remember in my days. </p>
<p>Some of the most important lessons on…</p>
<p>Good post Doug. I agree. Father of 2 (8 and 100) athletic kids I quickly involved myself as a coach to help curb this trend a bit. I think encouraging kids was the goal but it has gone a little too far. I am around many kids, teens, and twenty year olds. What I see is not an overwhelming loss of competitiveness but an expectation that "things" should or will go their way. Not everyone mind you but more then I can remember in my days. </p>
<p>Some of the most important lessons on success come from learning from a failure. Nice post!</p> Competitiveness is the engine…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-09-26:502551:Comment:17546692013-09-26T07:08:21.877ZCurtis Whitlerhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/CurtisWhitler
<p>Competitiveness is the engine of progress and if we eliminate it we will stop the progress. That’s hardly a desirable outcome. Yes, all people are equal and should be treated in the same way, but people aren't born with equal talents and haven’t developed equal skills and this IS normal! Whilst making the brainiest people to slow down and wait for the others to catch up is ridiculous!</p>
<p>Competitiveness is the engine of progress and if we eliminate it we will stop the progress. That’s hardly a desirable outcome. Yes, all people are equal and should be treated in the same way, but people aren't born with equal talents and haven’t developed equal skills and this IS normal! Whilst making the brainiest people to slow down and wait for the others to catch up is ridiculous!</p>