imagine yourself as a small toddler think about how carefree you were and
think about how carefree you were and
think about how carefree you were and how worried for you were there was
how worried for you were there was
how worried for you were there was barely any competition in anything then
barely any competition in anything then
barely any competition in anything then by the age of about nine or ten things
by the age of about nine or ten things
by the age of about nine or ten things became more and more competitive around
became more and more competitive around
became more and more competitive around them parents start to scream at their
them parents start to scream at their
them parents start to scream at their kids from the sidelines the whole game
kids from the sidelines the whole game
kids from the sidelines the whole game and talk about how they have the kindest
and talk about how they have the kindest
and talk about how they have the kindest kid or the smartest one with the best
kid or the smartest one with the best
kid or the smartest one with the best grades parents are even competitive
grades parents are even competitive
grades parents are even competitive about you when you’re young it is seen
about you when you’re young it is seen
about you when you’re young it is seen most intensely in sports on a scale of
most intensely in sports on a scale of
most intensely in sports on a scale of here to here how competitive are you
here to here how competitive are you
here to here how competitive are you okay as life goes on
okay as life goes on
okay as life goes on the competition increases and serves the
the competition increases and serves the
the competition increases and serves the stress show thirteen-year-old even be up
stress show thirteen-year-old even be up
stress show thirteen-year-old even be up here on stage talking about this now
here on stage talking about this now
here on stage talking about this now that stress over 44 million US
that stress over 44 million US
that stress over 44 million US adolescents between 6 and 18 years of
adolescents between 6 and 18 years of
adolescents between 6 and 18 years of age participate in the youth sports
age participate in the youth sports
age participate in the youth sports every year since I was 5 or 6 I have
every year since I was 5 or 6 I have
every year since I was 5 or 6 I have been playing in Reece ports back then it
been playing in Reece ports back then it
been playing in Reece ports back then it wasn’t all that competitive however now
wasn’t all that competitive however now
wasn’t all that competitive however now it’s much different as competition
it’s much different as competition
it’s much different as competition increases so does the stress but how
increases so does the stress but how
increases so does the stress but how does competition affect your character
does competition affect your character
does competition affect your character personality and general well-being both
personality and general well-being both
personality and general well-being both pro and con
pro and con
pro and con according to LIVESTRONG and Huffington
according to LIVESTRONG and Huffington
according to LIVESTRONG and Huffington Post articles when one plays more
Post articles when one plays more
Post articles when one plays more competitive sports free time is lost yet
competitive sports free time is lost yet
competitive sports free time is lost yet the more time spent playing sports the
the more time spent playing sports the
the more time spent playing sports the more active and healthier one becomes
more active and healthier one becomes
more active and healthier one becomes and when spent when one spends more time
and when spent when one spends more time
and when spent when one spends more time playing on a sports team they make more
playing on a sports team they make more
playing on a sports team they make more friends however they don’t have as much
friends however they don’t have as much
friends however they don’t have as much time to spend with their other friends
time to spend with their other friends
time to spend with their other friends also competitive sports can cause injury
also competitive sports can cause injury
also competitive sports can cause injury which can affect an athlete’s ability
which can affect an athlete’s ability
which can affect an athlete’s ability later on to be active
pluggin competitively can cause one to
pluggin competitively can cause one to always put forth their best effort to
always put forth their best effort to
always put forth their best effort to get through stress and frustration and
get through stress and frustration and
get through stress and frustration and to always bring their a-game as part of
to always bring their a-game as part of
to always bring their a-game as part of my TEDx experience I created a survey to
my TEDx experience I created a survey to
my TEDx experience I created a survey to see how my peers felt about competition
see how my peers felt about competition
see how my peers felt about competition I asked my friends on snapchat to take
I asked my friends on snapchat to take
I asked my friends on snapchat to take the survey through my Instagram bio of
the survey through my Instagram bio of
the survey through my Instagram bio of the 33 respondents 86.7% said that
the 33 respondents 86.7% said that
the 33 respondents 86.7% said that competition is good for you well when we
competition is good for you well when we
competition is good for you well when we 13.3% said that it hurts you this shows
13.3% said that it hurts you this shows
13.3% said that it hurts you this shows how most people think that competition
how most people think that competition
how most people think that competition is better but may not see the negative
is better but may not see the negative
is better but may not see the negative aspects I even surveyed or I even spoke
aspects I even surveyed or I even spoke
aspects I even surveyed or I even spoke to a sports psychiatrist dr. John E
to a sports psychiatrist dr. John E
to a sports psychiatrist dr. John E Makery from Ridgewood New Jersey
Makery from Ridgewood New Jersey
Makery from Ridgewood New Jersey I assume how he felt about competition
I assume how he felt about competition
I assume how he felt about competition he said competition is good as long as
he said competition is good as long as
he said competition is good as long as it’s healthy competition or competition
it’s healthy competition or competition
it’s healthy competition or competition that helps you succeed however does
that helps you succeed however does
that helps you succeed however does healthy competition it really exists or
healthy competition it really exists or
healthy competition it really exists or is it just a term thrown around to
is it just a term thrown around to
is it just a term thrown around to justify the high levels of competition I
justify the high levels of competition I
justify the high levels of competition I believe it does exist because there are
believe it does exist because there are
believe it does exist because there are many different levels of competition
many different levels of competition
many different levels of competition where can help or hurt you I chose a
where can help or hurt you I chose a
where can help or hurt you I chose a psychiatrist from nearby because they
psychiatrist from nearby because they
psychiatrist from nearby because they would know how competitive the area is I
would know how competitive the area is I
would know how competitive the area is I can tell summit is very competitive
can tell summit is very competitive
can tell summit is very competitive because they have many very good teams
because they have many very good teams
because they have many very good teams this shows how dr. Makery knows how
this shows how dr. Makery knows how
this shows how dr. Makery knows how competitive the area is these may be the
competitive the area is these may be the
competitive the area is these may be the levels of competition where it becomes
levels of competition where it becomes
levels of competition where it becomes unhealthy unhealthy competition is right
unhealthy unhealthy competition is right
unhealthy unhealthy competition is right near by and at home it can really hurt
near by and at home it can really hurt
near by and at home it can really hurt you when it’s that way although they can
you when it’s that way although they can
you when it’s that way although they can be beneficial competitive sports can
be beneficial competitive sports can
be beneficial competitive sports can cause injury these injuries can be very
cause injury these injuries can be very
cause injury these injuries can be very major and long-term for example if an
major and long-term for example if an
major and long-term for example if an athlete like a football player tears
athlete like a football player tears
athlete like a football player tears their ACL when they’re 13 they could
their ACL when they’re 13 they could
their ACL when they’re 13 they could have bad knees when they’re 30 this is
have bad knees when they’re 30 this is
have bad knees when they’re 30 this is just one of the risk factors of playing
just one of the risk factors of playing
just one of the risk factors of playing competitive sports when one is young but
competitive sports when one is young but
competitive sports when one is young but competition isn’t only in sports
competition isn’t only in sports
competition isn’t only in sports it isn’t other aspects of life – it can
it isn’t other aspects of life – it can
it isn’t other aspects of life – it can helping someone later on you probably
helping someone later on you probably
helping someone later on you probably see competition every day competition is
see competition every day competition is
see competition every day competition is seen in business – there are different
seen in business – there are different
seen in business – there are different pros and cons for example and
pros and cons for example and
pros and cons for example and this when they want to sell more of a
this when they want to sell more of a
this when they want to sell more of a product they do it quickly so their hire
product they do it quickly so their hire
product they do it quickly so their hire more workers which helps the economy
more workers which helps the economy
more workers which helps the economy grow but when they want to do it quickly
grow but when they want to do it quickly
grow but when they want to do it quickly the product could be very bad quality
the product could be very bad quality
the product could be very bad quality plus if companies want to make more
plus if companies want to make more
plus if companies want to make more money than other companies they may
money than other companies they may
money than other companies they may skyrocket prices these are just some
skyrocket prices these are just some
skyrocket prices these are just some examples of the pros and cons in
examples of the pros and cons in
examples of the pros and cons in business these are similar because they
business these are similar because they
business these are similar because they show that you have the drive to do
show that you have the drive to do
show that you have the drive to do better but can crack under the pressure
better but can crack under the pressure
better but can crack under the pressure in life there will be competition in
in life there will be competition in
in life there will be competition in almost everything you do however it it
almost everything you do however it it
almost everything you do however it it always needs to be healthy competition
always needs to be healthy competition
always needs to be healthy competition for you to succeed and grow as a person
for you to succeed and grow as a person
for you to succeed and grow as a person after I’m done I want you to turn to the
after I’m done I want you to turn to the
after I’m done I want you to turn to the person sitting next to you and tell them
person sitting next to you and tell them
person sitting next to you and tell them one aspect of your life that you have
one aspect of your life that you have
one aspect of your life that you have competition in and if you think it’s
competition in and if you think it’s
competition in and if you think it’s healthy or not and if it isn’t healthy
healthy or not and if it isn’t healthy
healthy or not and if it isn’t healthy tell them how you can make it healthy so
tell them how you can make it healthy so
tell them how you can make it healthy so you can grow as a person
you can grow as a person
you can grow as a person thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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