What is competition and is it even real? 
Competition is an illusion. 

Competition is only competition to you because you BELIEVE it to be.

Everything that you believe to be your competition is only pointing you toward yourself.  The notion of competition exists only in your head.
THAT'S your competition:

Your thoughts
Your mindset
Your limiting beliefs
Your lack mentality 
Your ego 
Your judgements
Yourself

Competing and looking outside of yourself is taking away the precious attention and energy that should be going toward yourself.  That is how you will get ahead.

Competition doesn't FEEL good because it's not true.  I believe we all have a 'truth' antennae that resonates and knows when something is true.  TRUE feels good and pure and hopeful and abundant and peaceful.
Anything that does not feel like that is not true. 

There is more than enough.  There is SO much more than you could ever comprehend.  There is no need to compete.