Comments on: Motivated by Achievement: a Blessing and a Curse http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/04/12/motivated-by-achievement/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:52:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emily http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/04/12/motivated-by-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-7254 Emily Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:44:00 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=416#comment-7254 Awesome post, Jenny! Strengthsfinder ROCKS.MY.WORLD. I am so surprised that achiever is not my top 5 strengths but I do realize you have 10 strengths if you go deeper into the assessment. Awesome post, Jenny! Strengthsfinder ROCKS.MY.WORLD. I am so surprised that achiever is not my top 5 strengths but I do realize you have 10 strengths if you go deeper into the assessment.

]]> By: jennyblake http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/04/12/motivated-by-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-6797 jennyblake Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=416#comment-6797 Thanks for your great comment, Colette! It's so true what you said - "just because we have the stamina doesn't mean we should exploit it at all times." Knowing when to rest and relax is so important. I love that you are going to focus on the sprinter mentality in 2011 - have you read "The Power of Full Engagement"? Great book on that very topic. Happy Holidays! Thanks for your great comment, Colette! It’s so true what you said – “just
because we have the stamina doesn’t mean we should exploit it at all times.”
Knowing when to rest and relax is so important. I love that you are going to
focus on the sprinter mentality in 2011 – have you read “The Power of Full
Engagement”? Great book on that very topic.

Happy Holidays!

]]> By: Wee C http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/04/12/motivated-by-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-6730 Wee C Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:13:00 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=416#comment-6730 Thanks for sending me to this post, Jenny. I can identify with EVERY.SINGLE.THING. here. I especially love your line: In many ways I feel defined by what I do, not who I am. I've been saying that about myself for years. Plus, I always say that I'm a Praise Junkie, so overachieving is pretty good fuel for that :) The challenge for me is to fully embrace the second paragraph of the definition of an achiever and, while not letting what's in the first paragraph suffocate that out of me. The behaviours outlined in the definition are naturally at odds. You can't be fully innovative when you're burning the candle at both ends, nor can you see what new ventures may be ahead of you when the immediate pile of work is blocking your view. And, just because we have the stamina doesn't mean we should exploit it at all times. Relaxing doesn't make us lazy (albeit, I bet that's how many of us feel). Rather, relaxing allows us to open our minds to the next great project or challenge. In 2011, I'm going to be focusing on living the life of a sprinter - going hard and fast when I'm in the middle of the race, but between races, resting and restoring my mind and my body. Thanks for this post, Jenny. It's nice to know that the journey to living a fulfilled life is a shared one. Thanks for sending me to this post, Jenny. I can identify with EVERY.SINGLE.THING. here. I especially love your line: In many ways I feel defined by what I do, not who I am. I’ve been saying that about myself for years. Plus, I always say that I’m a Praise Junkie, so overachieving is pretty good fuel for that :)

The challenge for me is to fully embrace the second paragraph of the definition of an achiever and, while not letting what’s in the first paragraph suffocate that out of me. The behaviours outlined in the definition are naturally at odds. You can’t be fully innovative when you’re burning the candle at both ends, nor can you see what new ventures may be ahead of you when the immediate pile of work is blocking your view. And, just because we have the stamina doesn’t mean we should exploit it at all times. Relaxing doesn’t make us lazy (albeit, I bet that’s how many of us feel). Rather, relaxing allows us to open our minds to the next great project or challenge.

In 2011, I’m going to be focusing on living the life of a sprinter – going hard and fast when I’m in the middle of the race, but between races, resting and restoring my mind and my body.

Thanks for this post, Jenny. It’s nice to know that the journey to living a fulfilled life is a shared one.

]]> By: Interview: Life Coach and blogger Jenny Blake | Brand-Yourself.com Blog http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/04/12/motivated-by-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-4276 Interview: Life Coach and blogger Jenny Blake | Brand-Yourself.com Blog Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:33:51 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=416#comment-4276 [...] our lives aren’t matching-up to some set of pre-defined expectations we had for ourselves. My quarterlife crisis came exactly at age 25. I thought I would somehow avoid it because I had a great job, a house, [...] [...] our lives aren’t matching-up to some set of pre-defined expectations we had for ourselves. My quarterlife crisis came exactly at age 25. I thought I would somehow avoid it because I had a great job, a house, [...]

]]> By: Tall Brunette http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/04/12/motivated-by-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 Tall Brunette Sun, 10 May 2009 23:34:54 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=416#comment-1493 I would actually prefer to hire you for your help. :) Keep blogging, I love your stuff! AND- congrats to you on all your achievement. You have been able to keep going, whereas I feel I've hit a burn out point. But you acknowledge your faults and use them to your advantage, and THAT is commendable! Thanks for your advice and company! Ciao! -TB I would actually prefer to hire you for your help. :)

Keep blogging, I love your stuff! AND- congrats to you on all your achievement. You have been able to keep going, whereas I feel I’ve hit a burn out point.
But you acknowledge your faults and use them to your advantage, and THAT is commendable!

Thanks for your advice and company!

Ciao!
-TB

]]> By: Tall Brunette http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/04/12/motivated-by-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-5318 Tall Brunette Sun, 10 May 2009 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=416#comment-5318 I would actually prefer to hire you for your help. :) Keep blogging, I love your stuff! AND- congrats to you on all your achievement. You have been able to keep going, whereas I feel I've hit a burn out point. But you acknowledge your faults and use them to your advantage, and THAT is commendable! Thanks for your advice and company! Ciao! -TB I would actually prefer to hire you for your help. :)

Keep blogging, I love your stuff! AND- congrats to you on all your achievement. You have been able to keep going, whereas I feel I’ve hit a burn out point.
But you acknowledge your faults and use them to your advantage, and THAT is commendable!

Thanks for your advice and company!

Ciao!
-TB

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