Final Activity

Often in our world we use the metaphor of a ladder to talk about success. We “climb the ladder” in business, or on a team, going from the bottom to the top. That’s the goal anyway. And while there is nothing wrong with wanting to excel and achieve competence in school, or sports, or any other pursuit, it’s important to ask how we’re going about it

The following statements will describe how we can sometimes seek to get ahead by looking out for ourselves rather than looking out for others.

When I have finished ahead of others, I made them feel badly about it

I sometimes hold back information that would help a teammate or friend because I want to have an advantage over them

I sometimes struggle with pride because of my success in a given area

I can work so hard at something that I can neglect family and friends

I would rather not work in groups because I want the credit I deserve

I have resisted helping someone whom I knew needed it because I worried it would give them an advantage, or lessen my advantage

I am motivated more by finishing ahead of others than I am by simply giving it my best

I have sometimes had to apologize after a competition because of the way I treated people during it