I have found that much of my free time is spent socializing with friends and competing in numerous sports and hobbies. I've found that much of my daily life revolves around competition, from playing soccer at the collegiate level to playing video games with friends. Competition has always interested me since I was very young, when I started playing football. However, I have found that there is a distinction between healthy competition and unhealthy competition in my interests. Healthy competition was about doing my best to advance and develop a skill or process. Instead, unhealthy competition was the only goal of victory and a trap I fell into many times. In today's world of work, healthy competition can be a monumental tool used to engage and motivate employees. In class we talked about a company called Nucor that has used intra-shift competition to advance technology through innovation and increased production. I believe that my interest in competing and my competitive drive, if placed in the right environment, could be a great motivator in the future