Today's writing prompt

IS: Are you a competitive person or not? What helps you refocus and/or work harder when you find yourself slacking off?

I wouldn't say that I am competitive, I would say that I don't want to be left behind or in the dark. As I am finishing up my degree, I would like to think that I've had a collaborative relationship with my cohort peers, being supportive, supported and just being there. There is always the one that posts first, makes the argument first, and is the leader of the pack, but I wouldn't say it's me! I am the one who sits quietly among the crowd gleaning information and taking it all in and then will add my two cents.

So let me pose the question another way. Am I a competitive person when it comes to my hubby? YES!!! But I always lose :-) And know that I will lose, but still the competition is ON!

When the heat is on, I don't know that there is one thing that can help me to focus. That comes from the inside. Let's take running for example. I don't consider myself to be a "runner" perse, but like to keep active and well. . . it's good for me. It's definitely not easy for me and having someone to run with is most beneficial for compliance. I run with a co-worker who is 14 years younger than me and for the most part I can keep up. Now I would not say that it's competitive between us, but we do support each other. We just ran our first 5K together and she finished 2 minutes ahead of me! Good for her! Again, I'm just happy I'm running and doing well with it. We are talking about looking into some 10K runs for the spring and this will be good as we work toward supporting each other to increase our running distance and endurance. Not competitive. The thing that keeps me focused is that I know it's healthy for me to do, I feel better when I do it and I'm hopefully being a good example for my daughters. Fenric the dog gets his exercise too! So. . . competitive, I don't know if I fit that bill in my adult life.