There is an old belief that competition makes us better.

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That it causes us to try harder.

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To strive more.

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Yet in today's world things have shifted.

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This old model does not work anymore.

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And it certainly is not sustainable.

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Competition is force that drive a wedge between us.

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It keeps us separate and apart.

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Like a virus that conquers the cells in our body and causes disease.

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Competition keeps us from cooperating and helping each other.

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Yet what we need is the exact opposite.

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It is not competition that drives innovation.

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It is cooperation.

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For when we come together and work together we can accomplish great things.

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Bringing people together in cooperation is the greatest grift we have.

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It is how all of our biggest structures have been built.

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Cooperation is what made it possible to build the pyramids.

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Or the Eiffel Tower.

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It is how we are able to send people into space.

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Explore the polar regions.

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And map the deepest parts of the oceans.

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It is through cooperation that we will survive as a species.

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For if all we promote is competition, then we will surely succumb to the challenges in front of us.

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Cooperation allows us to make some of the greatest medical breakthroughs.

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It has raised the standard of living and created a less violent world.

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Yet we still have a lot to learn.

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While both cooperation and competition exist side by side, one must ultimately prevail.

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We must learn to think and act differently.

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To stop this virus known as competition.

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The antidote is cooperation.

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We can see it so clearly in our own lives.

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Even on the smallest level.

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When a family comes together and works together to achieve a goal it easily surpasses a family that does not.

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By coming together, especially in difficult times, we get through any challenge is much easier way.

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When we go it alone, it is always harder.

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The trick is to come together before a disaster strikes, not after.

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We all benefit from working together.

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Cooperation is the key to everyone's success.

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So where in your own life can you stop acting out of competition and start acting from cooperation?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour