On Being Competitive

When is being competitive good and healthy and when is it detrimental? Muge and I dig into this topic. According to a recent Gallup survey, a significant portion of the population identifies as competitive. While exact numbers can vary, about 50-60% of people in the U.S. often consider themselves at least moderately competitive, with a smaller percentage, around 10-20%, identifying as highly competitive.

Competitiveness is often associated with certain personality traits in the Big Five personality model, particularly high levels of extraversion and low levels of agreeableness. Studies have shown that individuals who score high in traits like conscientiousness and extraversion are more likely to be competitive. Join us on this episode where you can learn more about when this is good and not so good. Take a 7 question quiz to assess your level of healthy or not so healthy competitiveness.