tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post9135719004527585646..comments2023-10-10T11:29:31.639-04:00Comments on Overachievers: The Definition of OverachieverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-89937264263933590822013-11-17T02:24:31.902-05:002013-11-17T02:24:31.902-05:00I 'think' that I'm an overachiever bas...I 'think' that I'm an overachiever based on some notes that I've read (including this blog). I just wanted to know if it's a good or bad thing? and if there is an 'in between' in underachieving and overachieving? Like a balanced person of some sort. Thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-86142471789500964682013-09-20T10:32:54.415-04:002013-09-20T10:32:54.415-04:00Is it really a good thing??Is it really a good thing??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-10876732706739262082012-09-24T19:24:03.516-04:002012-09-24T19:24:03.516-04:00complete nonsense. with no meaning or use. talk fo...complete nonsense. with no meaning or use. talk for talk. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-60846226811714938222012-06-27T13:18:52.311-04:002012-06-27T13:18:52.311-04:00I do not see being an overachiever as an enviable ...I do not see being an overachiever as an enviable thing, whatsoever. I have several friends who are 'overachievers' and they usually have skeletons in the closet that set the precedent for such ambition, i.e. they don't understand a love of themselves, or life, as just 'as it is', just 'being', is not enough, is not lovable enough, is not GOOD enough. that's not healthy, however you try and slice it. Second, many of my overachiever friends also have a biological predisposition - ADHD (only to have been discovered when she was 50...all those years never knowing why she 'just couldn't sit still'), high metabolic rates, overactive thyroid etc. there are only 2 of the several I know here in silicon valley who actually fall under the heading of 'super high IQ', which would then make sense for 'wanting of more' not feeling mentally satiated. <br />last, I also know several who were later hit with a very serious illness, cancer being the predominant. <br /><br />I think it's GREAT to want a full life, that's fabulous. and to do well at work, that's great. But to not feel ever satisfied with a 'leisurely sunday walk', just hanging with friends or alone all weekend never accomplishing much of anything (without feeling guilty), never realizing being over achieving, or that you are ok and loved as is (and I seriously challenge all to do a hard internal search on this without answering it here....I bet 99.9% of the time you do not feel you or life are adequate as is)...is just NOT healthy, nor admirable. <br />Balance, health, love....the most important achievements in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-282349028209248152012-04-20T03:15:52.155-04:002012-04-20T03:15:52.155-04:00i want to be a overachiever but dont know how.. An...i want to be a overachiever but dont know how.. Any TIPS?:) thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-52378010813328915452011-06-16T00:22:44.815-04:002011-06-16T00:22:44.815-04:00Well my father always referred to me as an overach...Well my father always referred to me as an overachiever starting in childhood. I just had my first 6 month review on a new job & I was told that I exceeded their expectations. After reading the description, I see I fit it. I do stress out when I do not accomplish a week's worth of things on my to do list in one weekend's time. Although lately I have chosen 3-4 goals to focus in on & accomplish in 1-2.5 years time. I accomplished them in about 1 year or less. This has helped me to focus on what's really important & not let the other stuff get in the way too much. To answer Pradeep- I was in a major crisis about 2 years ago. I devised a plan, worked on it, and the crisis was over in the manner in which I desired. And yes a person can have ethics and still achieve things. Why would you assume they can not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-30852742764651946442009-02-20T17:29:00.000-05:002009-02-20T17:29:00.000-05:00is it completely a good thing?Nevertheless much be...is it completely a good thing?<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless much better than procrastinating or wondering, not raising that as a concern...<BR/><BR/>do they have tools to cope when things does not work their way, in face of crisis?<BR/><BR/>Do they always uphold ethics and greater good?Pradeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07833144030035455497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-87466592763274282322009-02-09T14:41:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:41:00.000-05:00Yes, many overachievers don't feel like they do en...Yes, many overachievers don't feel like they do enough to be considered an overachiever. Check out the post "Why you might feel like an Underachiever": <BR/><BR/>http://overachievercoach.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-you-might-feel-like-underachiever.html<BR/><BR/>Being an overachiever means that you share a unique way of thinking with other highly-driven people. The fact that you feel like you should be accomplishing more probably means you share that overachiever mentality!Lee Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833324407314393743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760577208892621677.post-32152935438008723542008-11-18T10:48:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:48:00.000-05:00Hi, my name is Jenna and I'm an overachiever. Thi...Hi, my name is Jenna and I'm an overachiever. This is pretty much spot on, including the "they don't see themselves as such"Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527818338914322176noreply@blogger.com