When you were a toddler, you didn’t know what a struggle to walk means.

On your very first day in school, you didn’t know what the word expectation means. Your imagination would play on the four walls and a ceiling of your room. And everyone was a stranger to you.

When you want to shift from the chosen course to what you really want to do after college.

When your goal is to achieve those abs and forms while you’re tempted with food photos on Instagram andyour work requires you to sit for at least 6 hours.

When you unexpectedly get your girlfriend pregnant and don’t know what to do first.

In the middle of failure and success, you realize that between the two virtual worlds is a real world.

In your startup, what you read is different from what is actually happening. Malcolm Gladwell explains it in his book Outlier.

You feel you’re the best and the rockstar in the industry. But you still need to learn the old “Five Forces of Analysis” by Michael Porter.

You want to buy a car and you’re hesitant because you don’t know how to drive.

Your lifestyle hinders you from investing independently.

At 30s, 40s or 50s, you’re thinking of moving to another country. There’s a man of the computer revolution who considers the speed of the Internet as the primary reason. For the breadwinners, it’s the classic reason of seeking for a green pasture. To those who want to change the world, to learn to adapt the new culture is more important than learning the new technology.

As a goal-setter, you think about what to write on your journal. As a starter, you are challenged by the tasks given to you. As a mover, the summon is how to sustain in the fight. As a fighter, you build yourself to be in shaped. As an achiever, you perceive the competition.

I was a sprinter during my high school days. The purpose was not to compete. Rather, it was for fun and to be exempted from a military training. Eventually, the discipline has been installed.

In life it’s the same game. You think you have to compete with others. The reality is you’re competing with yourself. The challenge is in which situation you are. While others may inspire you, the opponents become an obstacle of your goodness.

Learn how to motivate yourself. Remember when you were still a child learning how to walk, you had no idea of what the competition was all about.