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It seems to be a reoccurring problem for me lately. My dreams, my desires, my ambitions; they are so alive inside that I wish I could do them all right now. This is not the problem. The problem is that every day it seems I find others who are already doing the same thing - or close to it. Some are doing it a little different than I would; some are doing a little better than I probably could. This discourages me immensely. What is it inside of me that makes me believe I have to be the only one doing it? What makes me think I am the one that should be doing it? What makes me think that I should go ahead and do it and prove to the other people already doing it that I am their worst nightmare? Is it competition? Is it entrepreneurship? Is it greed, lust or jealousy? Is there room for more than one idea in the arena of life? Coke and Pepsi. McDonald’s and Burger King. Toyota and Honda. Tivo and Replay. Starbucks and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Quiznos and Subway. Nike and Reebok. The list goes on. So it seems there is room for two or more doing the same thing. I’m still restless.

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