Maybe it is more useful to use terms like Feminine and Masculine, it might feel derogatory to use the word “Fear” to imply someone might be driven by fear. People might take offense to imply they might be afraid. But really it’s not a judgment, derogatory or negative implication. It’s a primal survival mechanism that we’ve valued and used since the survival of humankind.
Competition is a function of survival. Survival is a function of fear. Competition is the track where the engine of fear drives. Fear is channeled through forcing function of competition. Competition is how we determine the value worth. If it wins out at the end, makes it to the top, it most be good or worthy.
I think the mistake is to assume that the dominant survival function or most competitive advantage comes from the masculine energy. I think the more difficult approach but worthwhile is to use a holistic mindset. Is it possible for someone to be competitive not driven by fear, to work just as hard, fight to win, master the craft as someone that competes with the fear of “losing”, has “winning” as their identity, trying to dominate others or “be better” than somebody else. I think it is. It’s a more difficult position, requires more fortitude, stamina, precision, self-control and discipline but I think might be more needed, essential in these times. It’s not competition over compassion -or- compassion over competition, it’s compassion + competition.