This all leads me back to the Carol Dweck profile on mindset. The person with the idea that intelligence is fixed ends up being threatened by the success of others. The person who believes that intelligence can be developed finds inspiration in the success of others. Here's the diagram, which I have shared here before:

http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/images/features/dweck/dweck_mindset.pdf