As I focus on my life here in Santa Fe, I find myself drawing back from competition. Maybe it's because I do this that my career appears to be zooming. I have an opera, a movie and a play all in the works. It would seem that I am "winning" all the more since I've withdrawn from the fray.

Feelings of competition are a sure signal that we have taken the focus off of ourself. Instead of asking "how am I doing compared to me," we are asking, "how am I doing compared to them? How am I doing in the public eye?"

While our jealousy is a map that tells us where we wish to go, it is only by taking creative actions that we disarm our sense of competition.

What action do you need to take today?