ARE YOU AN “ACHIEVER” – The Meaning of the Term “ACHIEVEMENT”

ACHIEVEMENT – DEFINITION and MEANING

Musings

By

VIKRAM KARVE

I like the definition of the term ACHIEVEMENT by the late Bernard Haldane.

He says:

 “achievement is something you yourself feel you have done well, that you also enjoyed doing and you felt proud of”

In other words achievement means that you are looking for an accomplishment that gave you three pleasures:

1. Enjoyment while doing it

2. Satisfaction from the outcome

3. A sense of Pride

That does not mean you may not have sweated as you did it – or hated some parts of the process – but it does mean that basically you enjoyed most of the process. 

The pleasure was not simply in the outcome – but along the way as well.

Now ask yourself: What do you want to “achieve”?

What do you understand by the term “achievement”?

Let us examine the definition of Achievement by Bernard Haldane once more:

Achievement is:

1. Something you yourself feel you have done well

2. Something that you also enjoyed doing

3. Something you felt proud of doing

Achievement is an accomplishment that gave you enjoyment while doing it, satisfaction from the outcome and a sense of pride.

Close your eyes – reflect on the meaning of the term “achievement” – and ask yourself: 

Are you “achieving” anything in your present career or job ? 

Or better still – ask yourself: 

Are you “achieving” anything in your life ?

If the answer is “Yes” – then you can call yourself an “achiever”

VIKRAM KARVE

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THE AIM OF LIFE

THE AIM OF LIFE

(A THOUGHT FOR THE NEW YEAR)

  

There are Two Things to aim at in Life

1. To get what you want

and, after that,

2. To enjoy what you have got

Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second part

Paraphrased from a quote by Logan Pearsall Smith (October 18, 1865 – March 2, 1946) -  American essayist and critic.

Wish you a Very Happy New Year. May you get what you want, and, more importantly, may you enjoy what you get.

ACHIEVEMENT - DEFINITION and MEANING

ACHIEVEMENT  -  DEFINITION and MEANING

Musings

By

VIKRAM KARVE

I like the definition of the term ACHIEVEMENT by the late Bernard Haldane.

He says:

achievement is something you yourself feel you have done well, that you also enjoyed doing and felt proud of.

In other words you are looking for an accomplishment that gave you three pleasures:

enjoyment while doing it

satisfaction from the outcome

and

a sense of pride

That does not mean you may not have sweated as you did it, or hated some parts of the process, but it does mean that basically you enjoyed most of the process. 

The pleasure was not simply in the outcome, but along the way as well.

Now ask yourself: Do you want to “achieve”?

What do you understand by the term “achievement”?

Let us examine the definition of Achievement by Bernard Haldane once more:

Achievement is:

1. something you yourself feel you have done well,

2. something that you also enjoyed doing

and

3. something you felt proud of.

Achievement is an accomplishment that gave you enjoyment while doing it, satisfaction from the outcome and a sense of pride.

Close your eyes, reflect and ask yourself: 

Are you “achieving” anything in your present career or job? 

Or better still, ask yourself: 

Are you achieving anything in your life?

Please comment and let us know your answer and your views on the meaning of the word ACHIEVEMENT. 

VIKRAM KARVE

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SUCCESS - a definition

Success lies in doing

not what others consider to be great

but what you consider to be right

John Gray

FRIDAY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - a nobody and a somebody

It is better to be a nobody who accomplishes something

rather than a somebody who accomplishes nothing

What is the definition of ACHIEVEMENT

I like the late Bernard Haldane's definition of an achievement.

He says achievement is something you yourself feel you have done well, that you also enjoyed doing and felt proud of.

In other words you are looking for an accomplishment that gave you two pleasures: enjoyment while doing it, and satisfaction from the outcome.

That does not mean you may not have sweated as you did it, or hated some parts of the process, but it does mean that basically you enjoyed most of the process. The pleasure was not simply in the outcome, but along the way as well.