by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
“Keep your eye on her, she’s a high-achiever.” “I work really hard because I want to be the best.” “He’s willing to do whatever it takes, he’s a high-achiever.” What does it mean to be a high-achiever? What is being achieved and why? Clearly, our...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
I get a kick out of hearing people make declarations about themselves being Type A. The most recent account coming from an NPR segment featuring a U.S. athlete competing in an Olympic fencing competition. He lost his qualifying match and afterward declared he was Type...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
This is part one of a two-part series exploring the sometimes complicated relationships between career, identity, values and self-worth. It is estimated that the average working person will spend approximately 80,000 hours of their life on their career – 40...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
Recently, I wrote about factors that contribute to many of us chasing superiority in our lives, only to realize that our need to be superior can have adverse impacts on our happiness levels and our relationships. Those same factors – growing up in a culture that...
