http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/to-strive-with en-us 60 <p>Who came up with the idea that the word &ldquo;compete&rdquo; has anything to do with &ldquo;striving <em><strong>against</strong></em>&rdquo; someone?!?</p><p>The word comes from the Latin <em>com- &lsquo;together&rsquo; </em>+<em> petere &lsquo;aim at, seek.&rsquo;</em></p><p>The true essence of the word &ldquo;compete&rdquo; is to strive WITH someone toward a goal, NOT <em>against</em> someone.</p><p>So, let&rsquo;s strive together, shall we?</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:22 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:485:485 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/485