Do you constantly compare yourself to others? Is coming in second place not an option for you? Today on the Thoughtful Talents show we are spotlighting the CliftonStrengths® Competition® talent theme. We’ve invited our guests -- fellow e2grow and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach Kevin Thiele and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach Samantha "Sam" Berg to share with us insights into their Competition® talent.  Sam and Kevin share with us how their Competition® theme drives them to be #1 at everything they do. Perhaps you’ve heard the saying ‘comparison is the thief of joy’, but for our guests, this is simply not true. For them, comparison is knowledge. This knowledge provides them information to win. Allowing them to quickly assess their odds of winning, and not just to win, but to win against someone else.  We learn from our guests, they can’t be competitive on their own, they need the presence of others with whom to compete. This is true for winning for themselves as well as within a team. In everything they do, their Competition® theme is looking at how they compare and helps them determine how they can win -- even if that means they achieve the "win" through others. The journey to the win isn’t what motivates them, but the finish line -- coming in first and beating the competition. If Competition is in your Top 5, what did we miss? What could you add to win the title of ‘best insights’ for this conversation? OUR GUESTS   Kevin Thiele @ Sales Code LinkedIn | Podcast Kevin’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Command | Communication | Achiever | Self-Assurance | Competition Samantha Berg @ Choice Bank LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-berg-09678685/ Sam’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Ideation | Competition | Achiever | Significance | Relator   YOUR HOSTS: Jen Werner @ Jen Werner Coaching LinkedIn:| Website Jen’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Responsibility | Achiever | Belief | Deliberative | Activator    Chad Ahern @ Talent and Teams Consulting LinkedIn | Website Chad’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Learner | Deliberative | Responsibility | Harmony | Analytical =================== Learn more about CliftonStrengths Talent Themes:  https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx The opinions and insights we share on each CliftonStrengths theme are our own and are based on our understanding of Gallup’s strengths-based development research. They are also informed by our unique work with our clients. Even though we are both Gallup Certified Strengths Coaches, the insights we share here are not formally vetted, approved, or endorsed by Gallup, Inc. The same goes for everything shared by our guest coaches   Gallup®, CliftonStrengths®, and the 34 theme names of CliftonStrengths® are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.