I’m what some would call a competitive person. I hate losing more than I like winning. As I tell my 6-year-old son before his soccer games, “Have fun today. But remember: Winning is more fun.” My wife doesn’t like it, but it’s true.
I like striving for excellence and cultivating discipline. I want to be the best—to out-train, outwork, and outcompete the competition. This drive and aversion to losing has been helpful in almost every area of my life. I mostly like this trait that I have.
As I scroll through the social media world, I’ve noticed a new generation of influencers, mostly men, who target men like me. I’m a millennial, and it seems my algorithm wants to capture and capitalize on my attention—selling me on a “rise and grind” mentality that, at first, seems rather winsome. I’m the demographic. But in the life of faith, I also think my drive to be the best can make me the spiritually worst.
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