Have you ever thought about what a High Achievers Mindset might cost you as an entrepreneur, business owner, or in your career?
It may not be a question you’ve ever thought about in this context, but here’s why it’s important to consider
Whilst a High Achiever is often associated with someone who performs to a very high standard, some other calling cards of a High Achiever include personality traits such as:
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- People pleasing
- Overthinking
- Overwhelm
And all of these calling cards come at a cost to valuable assets like:
- Time which is a LIMITED resource;
- Money which is a VALUABLE resource; and
- Emotional well-being, which may arguably be the MOST VALUABLE of these assets
Some of the ways a High Achiever’s Mindset may be costing you as an entrepreneur or business owner include:
- Inability to make decisions because you fear you’ll make a mistake and get it wrong
- Not taking the action that creates momentum in your business, because you’re afraid of mistakes or being judged by others
- Being busy doing things that really don’t move the needle in your business
- Outsourcing decision-making to ingratiate other people, only to find it come back to bite you
- Thinking you need to do every single thing in your business, even if it’s not your zone of genius, because nobody can do it as good as you
- Overthinking every decision and going around in circles
- Feeling overwhelmed by the growing list of Things To Do because you’re stuck in procrastination.
- Physical, mental and/or emotional burnout
Some of the ways a High Achiever’s Mindset may be costing you in your career include:
- People pleasing behaviour resulting in you getting walked over and missing out on career opportunities
- Not going for that promotion because you’re afraid you’ll get passed over for someone you think is better than you
- Not asking for a pay rise because you’re afraid your Boss will say No
- Wasting time re-doing tasks over and over again because it doesn’t meet your standard of perfection
- Insisting you do everything yourself because nobody can do it as good as you
- Working excessive hours in your pursuit of excellence and a strong desire to please others
- Physical, mental and/or emotional burnout
And these are just a few examples of how a High Achievers Mindset may cost you in your business or career.
If you identify with this and would love some support around leveraging the power of a High Achieving Mindset, please contact me to for a confidential discussion about how I may be able to support you, or your organisation.
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