{"id":3575,"date":"2017-05-24T07:23:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T07:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2017\/05\/24\/the-true-achiever-challenge\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T11:13:12","slug":"true-achiever-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/true-achiever-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The True Achiever Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this world, there are two types of people: \u00a0true achievers and everyone else.<\/p>\n

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The problem is that a lot of the people in the \u201ceveryone else\u201d category mistake themselves for true achievers. \u00a0When you think you are great and you\u2019re not, that misconception is actually a barrier to greatness. \u00a0You don\u2019t seek new challenges. \u00a0You just go on doing what you are doing. \u00a0And, as such, you can never reach your potential.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, true achievers have a certain fire in their bellies to always want to do better. \u00a0For example, maybe they really are great procurement negotiators. \u00a0But they don\u2019t want to stop improving their procurement negotiation skills.<\/p>\n

This fire that true achievers have translates to other parts of their lives as well. \u00a0They don\u2019t just come home from doing a great job at work and relax on evenings and weekends. \u00a0They see setting goals and overcoming challenges as a part of their hobbies as well as their jobs.<\/p>\n

If this applies to you, congratulations! \u00a0If it doesn\u2019t but you want to be a true achiever, allow me to challenge you.<\/p>\n

The Summer is often a more chilled out time of year. \u00a0Use it to test how much of an achiever you are by becoming good at something you aren\u2019t right now, not just your job.<\/p>\n

For example, challenge yourself to:<\/p>\n