Then I saw her face, I'm an achiever!

Not a trace of doubt in my mind!

I was talking to my sister the other day and wondered to her, "What makes people (ie:  me) be so driven? What makes them try? What gives them the desire to do more, be better, take it one step further?" and thinking that one step further, can you teach that or does it just come naturally?

She sent this to me. 

Achiever | Clifton StrengthsFinder Theme

Your Achiever theme helps explain your drive. Achiever describes a constant need for achievement. You feel as if every day starts at zero. By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. And by "every day" you mean every single day -- workdays, weekends, vacations. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied. You have an internal fire burning inside you. It pushes you to do more, to achieve more. After each accomplishment is reached, the fire dwindles for a moment, but very soon it rekindles itself, forcing you toward the next accomplishment. Your relentless need for achievement might not be logical. It might not even be focused. But it will always be with you. As an Achiever you must learn to live with this whisper of discontent. It does have its benefits. It brings you the energy you need to work long hours without burning out. It is the jolt you can always count on to get you started on new tasks, new challenges. It is the power supply that causes you to set the pace and define the levels of productivity for your work group. It is the theme that keeps you moving.

I don't know how I do this but, I do and I find myself (especially as I get older) getting completely frustrated with people who are not this way.  Unachievers?  I don't understand them, I can't relate to them.  Honestly, it's tough for me to even associate with them.  It's that difficult!  How do you not want more than this?  How do you just accept this as enough and sit back and wait for something to fall in your lap?  How do you not DO anything?  How do you not reach for it?  I just don't get it.

But, looking at this, I also wonder when is it done?  When is it enough?  When do I finish?  Where I just seem to move on to the next project, the next achievement.

Where did this come from?  Was I born like this?  Did I learn to be like this?  Did this come from something I needed to overcome as a child?

I think I like being an achiever - even if I don't understand it. 

I'm an achiever, I couldn't leave her if I tried...