We’ve all heard the saying:“There’s room for everyone at the top.”But what if, deep down, we were taught the opposite? As a South Asian woman, I often felt like I was walking a tightrope — trying to climb toward success while secretly scanning the room to see who else was climbing… and whether they were ahead of me. It’s subtle. It’s quiet. But it’s there.That unspoken tension between sisterhood and success. A Culture of Comparison Disguised as Ambition In so many South Asian households, ambition is encouraged — but with a twist. We’re told to work hard, be number one, and make our families proud. But alongside that drive comes…