Overachievers

"What are your talents? Your passions, your goals? What do you own, what do you want? What do you expect and what do you dream about...

"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure." - The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

How do we "figure out" what we believe on a given topic? Some people have strong and immediate opinions on everything; they know i...

We don't want to be just another X - we've always wanted to do something noteworthy or important with our lives. This desire to do ...

Driven, Ambitious, Stubborn, Perfectionist, Singularly-focused, Selfish, Pragmatic, Career-oriented, Go-getter, Only out for #1, Results-ori...

My brother likes to come up with rhymes each New Year (It's 2009 - Drink More Wine, Feelin' Fine in '09), and one of the few goo...

Are you taking care of business or doing busyness? For the new year, I bought a tiny day planner to help me be sure I hit my biggest priorit...

I've been doing CrossFit for a while now, and before a recent Workout of the Day ( WOD ) our instructor (Jeff Tincher ) drew 3 Christm...

I've seen a few of these positive messages pop up in unsuspecting places and am always glad to have my camera with me when they appear. ...

Are You Better Than Yesterday? from the blog of Tim Ferris (author of The 4-Hour Work Week): "When you’re trying to become more respec...

"Taking Care of Business in a Flash" TCB is a motto that Elvis embraced and you can see it here on his private plane (taken while ...

There are beautiful and touching things in this world. Susan Boyle's recent performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksNoLxitd1c (no ...

Here's a great post on Stoicism by way of Tim Ferriss ' blog and how it can be a very practical philosophy for personal developmen...

In working with one of my career coaching clients on their cover letter, I made the analogy that a cover letter is like an early-stage love...

This quote was originally said by Ed Macauley , basketball player from the St. Louis Hawks (now the Atlanta Hawks) and it was what inspired...

If you were in charge of building a team, who would you rather hire? A thinker (who lacks follow-through) vs. A hard worker (who lacks i...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Just before the gluttony, I was reading the NY Times online and thoroughly enjoyed the article, ...

Does it take you forever to post your vacation pictures? Do you drag your feet on cleaning your desk, sorting your music, or emptying out yo...

Overachievers are ambitious, driven, and motivated to do (and be) the best. They have a unique mindset that keeps their brain on overdrive ...

It's that time of year for some. Many of you have considered going back to school and I'm excited for those who have ponied-up and d...