From the moment we are born many of us are conditioned and brought up to be competitive. From the first Personalized Sports Ornaments given to us as a toddler or the tennis rackets when we are a little older, we are encouraged to play sport – and to win at all costs.

The good side of this is of course that we are encouraged to partake in healthy sports, which can only improve our physical and mental agility. A healthy body, as they say, leads to a healthy mind and sport is invaluable in both areas.

Being competitive can of course be a good thing. Darwin did not come up with his survival of the fittest theory for nothing. He or she who is the fittest, most capable and most motivated will surely stand a much better chance of winning in life.

However, for some people it becomes the single most all-consuming aim in their life – to be the best. They cannot be satisfied unless they are winning in all arenas of their life, and unfortunately someone who is too driven can experience relationship and happiness problems, as the desire to win makes them unable to appreciate other things in life.

So you have to strike a balance – play to win, but not to the detriment of everything else, including your happiness and health.