High-achievers

High achievers

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston S. Churchill

Discuss the questions below

1 What does achievement mean to you personally?
2 What do you think makes someone a high achiever? Can you name someone you consider an achiever?
3 What motivates people to aim for high achievement in their career or personal life?
4 What are the downsides of being a high achiever?
5 In what ways do you think society defines achievement differently than individuals do?

What characteristics would you say a high achiever should possess?

What makes one people more successful than the others?

Watch the clip on the psychology of high achievers. Do you agree with the speaker?

Answer the questions.

1 How does the speaker define a high achiever? Do you agree with the definition?
2 What are the thinking patterns of the high achievers mentioned in the clip?
3 What is a growth mindset and a fixed mindset and why is it vital for a high achiever?

success 

goal 

effort 

progress 

to reach a goal 

to achieve success 

to improve skills 

set high standards 

strong determination 

great potential 

ambitious
driven
motivated
resilient
persistent
proactive
visionary
dedicated

Read the idioms below. Can you guess the meaning?

to reach for the stars
the sky is the limit
to burn the midnight oil

to go the extra mile

to knock smth out of the park

to rise to the occasion

to make your mark

a trailblazer

to be at the top of your game 

to break new ground

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Match the following idioms with their definitions

• to try to get smth that is difficult or impossible to get

• no limits

• to work late into the night

• to make more effort than is expected of you

• to do something much better than someone else

to reach for the stars

the sky is the limit

to burn the midnight oil

to go the extra mile

to knock smth out of the park

• to reach for the stars

• the sky is the limit

• to burn the midnight oil

• to go the extra mile

• to knock smth out of the park

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Match the following idioms with their definitions

• to show that you can deal with a difficult situation successfully

• to have an important effect on something

• the first person to do smth, who shows that it is also possible for other people

• to be performing extremely well

• to do or discover something new

to rise to the occasion

to make your mark

a trailblazer

to be at the top of your game

to break new ground

• to rise to the occasion

• to make your mark

• a trailblazer

• to be at the top of your game

• to break new ground

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1. She always encourages her students ​

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in their careers. 

2. With hard work and dedication, I believe ​

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for you. 

3. During finals week, many students tend ​

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to study. 

4. If you want to impress your boss, you need ​

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. 

5. His presentation was so fantastic that he really ​

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. 

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to reach for the stars

the sky is the limit

to burn the midnight oil

to go the extra mile

knocked it out of the park

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1. When faced with challenges, she always knows how ​

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. 

2. If you want to be successful in life, you need ​

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on the world. 

3. As a ​

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in technology, she inspires many young people to innovate. 

4. After years of practice, he feels that he is finally ​

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​ . 

5. This new project aims ​

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in renewable energy solutions.

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to rise to the occasion

to make your mark

trailblazer

at the top of his game

to break new ground

Does being a high achiever make people happy?
Are people born achievers or is it something they make a decision on?

Discuss the questions with a partner.
1 How do you define over-achievement and do you know anyone who is an over-achiever?
2 What are the signs that someone is pushing themselves too hard in pursuit of success?
3 Have you ever experienced burnout or stress related to over-achievement? What happened?
4 How do the expectations of the society add to the pressure to over-achieve?
5 How does over-achieving impact personal relationships?
6 How do you think the pursuit of over-achievement influences work-life balance and career satisfaction?