cooperation and personal integrity are the best way to raise the bar
I've been thinking about this a lot. competition narrows our vision. instead of being with our full potential we are distracted trying to win. when we see what the other did as an inspiration (even when we don't like what the person did), we don't waste any energy trying to fight or win, we just accept what is and get back to ourselves and to work - and what we can create this way is unimaginable.