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“Met concurrentie is op zich niks verkeerd en competitie kan best leuk zijn. Het wordt een probleem als het hele leven in het teken van competitie komt te staan. Het idee dat concurrentie alleen maar ons professionele leven betreft en we thuis lekker kunnen relaxen klopt niet langer. Ik ben een product dat ik zelf aan de man moet brengen, in voortdurende competitie met andere producten in een omgeving die één grote markt geworden is. Omwille van die concurrentie moet ik mezelf aanprijzen en oppimpen, want enkel zichtbaar succes telt mee. Voor wie doe je het eigenlijk? De boodschap is dat we ons de vraag moeten stellen wat een goed leven inhoudt, goed voor mij en goed voor de ander.”

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