High-achievers
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Winston S. Churchill
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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
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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Drag and Drop
2. With hard work and dedication, I believe
3. During finals week, many students tend
4. If you want to impress your boss, you need
5. His presentation was so fantastic that he really
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Drag and Drop
2. If you want to be successful in life, you need
3. As a
4. After years of practice, he feels that he is finally
5. This new project aims
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Does being a high achiever make people happy?
Are people born achievers or is it something they make a decision on?
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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?
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