competitive mindset
Drive to prevail
A competitive mindset is an orientation toward winning, outperforming others, or measuring oneself against external standards.
Someone with a competitive mindset sees situations as contests with winners and losers: She brings a competitive mindset to everything, even board games with family.
The term appears often in sports psychology and business contexts, where it's treated as a quality to cultivate.
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- focusConcentrated attention point
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- winning mentalityPsychology geared toward triumph
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
resilience · mental toughness · drive · will to win · rivalry · perseverance · never say die · killer instinct · underdog · goal-setting · hunger · play to win · strategic planning · sportsmanship · leave it all on the field · dog eat dog · zero-sum · self-discipline
- mindsetsopen-minded, closed-minded, open mind, beginner's mind, open-mindedness
- sport psychologymental toughness, flow state, self-talk, concentration, confidence
competitive mindsetcooperative spirit
Willingness to work together
communal spirit · solidarity · mutualism · camaraderie · esprit de corps
competitive mindsetcomplacency
Uncritical satisfaction with oneself
apathy · contentment · acceptance · indifference · lack of ambition