Poll: Do you have a competitive personality? Người gửi thông tin lên tuyến đoạn: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you have a competitive personality?".
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Edith van der Have
Hà Lan
Local time: 06:22
Thành viên kể từ 2016
English to Dutch
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I set goals for myself – usually pretty high ones, too – but those are not related very much to what others do or what their goals are. Of course I can compete in the market (otherwise I would not have had a successful business), but competition with others is not at all a driver for me.
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Muriel Vasconcellos 
Hoa Kỳ
Local time: 21:22
Thành viên kể từ 2003
Spanish to English
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It's not in my makeup. I was behind the door when they were passing out the competitive gene.
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neilmac
Tây Ban Nha
Local time: 06:22
Spanish to English
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I don't know how useful it is asking people to define themselves this way.
My response would probably something along the lines of "up to a point", but with a healthy modicum of self-doubt. I try to be aware of my shortcomings and am only willing to compete if I think I stand a chance of winning.
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I am not competitive at all with others. Well, maybe I was a little bit back in my younger days: I hated losing to my brothers. I am competitive with myself. I set my own goals, I have a persevering nature, I don’t give up easily and looking back I am proud of all the obstacles I was able to overcome.
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inkweaver
Đức
Local time: 06:22
French to German
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I do set very high goals for myself (too high sometimes) but they've got precious little to do with others.
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Yes, sometimes I feel the need to prove myself, which motivates me to work harder.
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not at all, not even in sports
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EvaVer (X)
Local time: 06:22
Czech to French
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| Yes, and that's the trouble | Feb 18, 2017 |
My life would be easier without it.
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Mario Freitas
Braxin
Local time: 02:22
Thành viên kể từ 2014
English to Portuguese
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| In general, no | Feb 18, 2017 |
but in certain aspects, yes, and sometimes a bit inflexible too.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 22:22
Dutch to English
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I would rather work together with people rather than compete.
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Yaotl Altan
Mê hi cô
Local time: 23:22
Thành viên kể từ 2006
English to Spanish
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What is a competitive personality?
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Mario Freitas
Braxin
Local time: 02:22
Thành viên kể từ 2014
English to Portuguese
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Kay Denney
Pháp
Local time: 06:22
French to English
I want to earn decent money but not at the expense of others.
I actually think competition is evil.
For example in sport: OK you can get a thrill out of racing. But those who lose, lose more than just a race. Their self-esteem gets a battering, and they don't enjoy running as much any more. Millions of people get turned off sport this way. This is one reason why we now have loads of people with health issues that would clear up in no time if only they exercised.
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