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How do you tap into your competitive spirit? More importantly, how do you stay on top of your competitive game when circumstances aren’t in your favor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In competitive enterprises, you\u2019ll meet plenty of adversity on your path<\/a>, so it\u2019s crucial to learn how to use the negatives as opportunities for growth. To not let your competitive spirit wane in the face of adversity, stay on top of your game by always seeking growth opportunities, even in negative situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to stay on top of your game and maintain a competitive mindset no matter what. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When Injured, Do Internal Work <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In most competitive sports, you run the risk of injuring yourself. Keeping your competitive mindset means treating major setbacks, such as injuries, as opportunities to train the subtle, psychological aspects of your skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While some would see it as a setback, many athletes took the 2020-21 COVID-19 quarantines as an opportunity to train with greater focus. In these \u201cquarantine camps,\u201d<\/a> athletes reported receiving more sport-specific training, emotional health<\/a> support, better recovery facilities, and greater massage and therapy usage. This supports Waitzkin\u2019s view that setbacks, even those as major as a global pandemic, offer opportunities to grow in new ways.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A broken bone or overtaxed muscle can\u2019t stop you if you want to become the best. To live a life of excellence, there\u2019s no room for slacking off<\/strong>. Waitzkin says that if he gave himself time off every time he experienced pain, he\u2019d never get off the couch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After breaking his hand in competition, Waitzkin worked on the soft, subtle aspects of tai chi. With one arm in a cast, he persisted at practice, training his ability to read his opponent\u2019s tells, stay present mid-fight, and time his moves. In spite of the cast, he learned to unbalance his opponents with just one arm, demonstrating that even serious injuries can have huge upsides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Waitzkin is an extremely dedicated competitor, and it may not be a great idea to push as far as he did. Typically, pain is a signal from your body that something\u2019s wrong<\/a>, and it\u2019s important to allow your body to properly heal<\/a>. If you continue to train with a broken bone, as Waitzkin did, you risk developing chronic pain from a poorly healed injury. He says that if he rested whenever he was in pain, he\u2019d never be training\u2014but most of us don\u2019t need to be world champions to gain many of the benefits<\/a> of fitness and competitive fulfillment.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though you can\u2019t directly train the injured part of your body, time spent healing should still be spent training<\/strong>. Every skill has a technical side and a psychological side. Instead of doing technical practice, do mental practice<\/strong>. For example, instead of practicing your free throw, you could work on remaining calm under pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also use visualization to maintain immobilized muscles while you’re injured. Waitzkin details how he would work out the healthy side of his body, then \u201cenergize\u201d the muscles stuck in a cast by performing the same workout with visualization. When the cast came off, his muscles had hardly lost mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Using one-sided training to maintain your strength while injured is called \u201ccross-education,\u201d<\/a> and isn\u2019t as implausible as it sounds. In short, one-sided training can stimulate muscle and nerve growth in the complementary muscle group. So if your left leg is injured, working out the right one may help the injured side to recover, or at least maintain fitness. Further, visualization can help you train while injured:<\/a> It stimulates the nerve cells that correspond to what you visualize, so you can activate a muscle even while it\u2019s immobilized.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actively Seek Out Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Success comes from failure, and you have to be willing to err in order to grow. Make an effort to take on challenges that push your limits<\/strong>, since this gives you more opportunities to learn. For example, you might run a 5K race and try to keep up with a runner who you know is faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waitzkin argues that you\u2019ll need to unlearn many of your old habits when starting a new skill.<\/strong> For example, a chess player learning the strategy board game Go<\/em> needs to let go of all their habits of strategy and tactics, since Go<\/em> is very different from chess.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: The concept of \u201cbeginner\u2019s mind\u201d comes from Zen Buddhism<\/a>, and refers to the idea that the more you know (or think you know) about something, the more closed-off you become to knowledge. In contrast to the expert\u2019s mind, which is relatively fixed, the beginner\u2019s mind embraces failure. It keeps you open, humble, and willing to set aside your ego<\/a>. This helps you grow more effectively\u2014but the paradox is that you\u2019ll need to avoid becoming fixed as you learn. Work to continually foster a beginner\u2019s mind by challenging your confirmation bias<\/a>, conversing with people who hold different beliefs than you, and remembering that intelligence is malleable.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waitzkin says you need to set aside your ego because remaining attached to old habits hinders learning. By letting go of the need to be right, you open the gates to real learning<\/strong>. For example, a sprinter who refuses to adjust his form hinders his own learning; if he admits the mistake, he can learn from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Sports psychologist Carrie Jackson explains that excessive ego, or arrogance, can prevent you from achieving high-level athletic success<\/a>. At the same time, you need some<\/em> ego, since believing in yourself<\/a> gives you the confidence to succeed. The key is to balance it: No ego, as Waitzkin advocates, is good for training. But a healthy, self-assured confidence is better for competition, since it\u2019s not helpful to focus on open-mindedness in the middle of a crucial match.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waitzkin recommends actively seeking opportunities to fail<\/strong>. His tai chi master, William C. C. Chen, calls this \u201cinvesting in loss.\u201d If you go out of your way to get pushed past your limits, you\u2019ll grow more quickly out of necessity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also argues that the faster you can learn from your mistakes<\/a>, the faster you\u2019ll grow<\/strong>. It\u2019s not realistic to notice every mistake the first time you make it, so look for patterns of errors (as we explained in the previous section) and learn from them. If you do this, Waitzkin says, you\u2019ll be able to push past any challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: This approach uses the principle that \u201cnecessity is the mother of invention.\u201d In other words, throwing yourself into deep water forces you to sink or swim. Research has found that people in resource-scarce environments demonstrate a strong ability to innovate<\/a>. The study discusses jugaad, <\/em>a Hindi concept that refers to finding cheap, intelligent solutions through trial and error, especially when resources are scarce. While jugaad deals with the external world, Waitzkin\u2019s all-in approach is a bit like internal jugaad: Put yourself in a situation that you can\u2019t handle with your current internal resources, and you\u2019ll find a way to succeed through trial and error.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How do you tap into your competitive spirit? More importantly, how do you stay on top of your competitive game when circumstances aren’t in your favor? In competitive enterprises, you\u2019ll meet plenty of adversity on your path, so it\u2019s crucial to learn how to use the negatives as opportunities for growth. To not let your competitive spirit wane in the face of adversity, stay on top of your game by always seeking growth opportunities, even in negative situations. 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