As a general rule I would not consider myself to be a competitive person. However, I tend to be really competitive with my kid brother, always trying to prove to him that I can be as tough or adventurous or outgoing as he is. This has often led me to try new things that I would otherwise have been too afraid to try.

For example, my family decided one year that they wanted to do a banff canada vacation together. After looking through a bunch of different canada vacation packages, we found a banff ski vacation that my brother wanted to do. The idea of even getting on to a ski lift was terrifying so you can imagine how afraid I was at the thought of flying down the mountain on skis.

I bit my tongue and swallowed my fear and agreed to the ski vacation because I was determined to be as tough as my brother about things. I got on the skis, rode the ski lift and flew down the mountain. And then I did it again. Because I loved it. My brother makes me brave and that’s what’s introduced me to a lot of cool new things in life.

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