Essay: Achievement orientation articles
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"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win." - The Apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians 9:24
Below is a collection of achievement orientation related articles.
General personal development
- Personal development
- Human flourishing
- The Personal Development blog link page, Personal Development blog
- Transformation - Resource Link page, Personal Development blog
- What causes you to act the way that you do? How can you improve your behavior?, Personal Development blog
- Transformation Resource Links, Efficiency and Management blog
- How Upgrading Your Beliefs, Mindset, Identity, Learning Skills, Thinking Skills and Emotional Intelligence/Stability Mitigates the Social Influence of Underachievers and Toxic People, Personal Development blog
Character, virtue and faith
- Character and Character and Wisdom Development Articles Link Page, Efficiency and Management blog
- Virtue
"The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion." - Proverbs 28:1 (NASB)
- Humility and Intellectual humility
- Meekness
- Magnanimity
- Courage
- Self-confidence and Self-confidence - Link page, Efficiency and Management blog
- Assertiveness
- Mental toughness and 4 C's of mental toughness of the MTQ assessments
- Psychological resilience and Psychological capital
- Antifragility
- Work ethic
- Conscientiousness
- Comfort zone and Personal change management
- Agility quotient
The keys to spiritual growth
See: The keys to spiritual growth
"The Resurrection" by Carl Heinrich Bloch.
Core mindset & beliefs
- Mindset and Your Ultimate Guide On The Concept of Mindset: Must-Read Blog Posts to Explore, Personal Development blog
- Belief and The Psychology of Belief: How Your Inner World Shapes Your Outer Life, Personal Development blog
- Identity (psychology) and Your Ultimate Guide On The Concept of Identity: 16 Must-Read Blog Posts to Explore, Personal Development blog
- Truth
- Epistemology
- Self-confidence
- Books about having a winning mindset
- Attitude
- Growth mindset and Growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset
- Narrative and meaning-making thinking
- Limiting beliefs and Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life and There Are No Limits: Breaking the Barriers in Personal High Performance
- Personality Isn't Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story by Benjamin Hardy
- Be Who You Want: Unlocking the Science of Personality Change by Christian Jarrett
- Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change by Olga Khazan
- How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Self-management & discipline
Self-management diagram
- Self-management
- Self-awareness and Ladder of inference and Self-distancing
- Self-control
- Discipline and A 16‑Part Series on Discipline, Identity, and Behavioral Mastery, Efficiency and Management blog
- Self-regulation
- Will (psychology)
- Self-confidence
- The Power of Discipline: How to Use Self Control and Mental Toughness to Achieve Your Goals by Daniel Walter
- Habit (forming good ones and breaking bad ones)
- Journaling
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Power of Habit: What We Do in Life and Business
- Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
- Self-control, willpower and resisting temptation quotes
- Mindfulness (Psychology)
- Self-confidence and Self-confidence vs. conceit
- Self-concept
- Self-efficacy
- Self-esteem
- Self-worth and Self-criticism and Self-doubt
- Core self-evaluations
- Locus of control
- Procrastination and Escapism
- Perfectionism
- Commitment device
- Self-care (Importance of taking care of one's health so one can get more done)
- Accountability partner
- Jonah complex
Motivation & inner drive
- Motivation and Self-motivation and Metamotivation
- Motivation Series: Link Page, Efficiency and Management blog
- Purpose
- Goal setting
- Passion (psychology)
- Conscientiousness
- Work ethic
- Comfort zone
- Commitment as a virtue
- Devotion
- Temptation bundling
- McClelland's Need Theory
- Grit (personality trait) and Persistence and Perseverance
- Personality
Having a sense of urgency:
- Urgency theory
- The Benefits of Having a Sense of Urgency
- Speed and Urgency: The Twin Engines of Transformation
- High motivation, speed and urgency: The three engines of transformation
- When Speed Is Survival: What the Israeli Defense Force Teaches Us About Urgency, Motivation, and Transformation
- Urgency Series - Link Page
- Essay: The importance of having a sense of urgency
Books on self-motivation:
- 100 Ways To Motivate Yourself: Change Your Life Forever by Steve Chandler. Career Pr Inc; Revised edition (January 1, 2004)
- Motivation: The Manual (Motivation: Your Manual, Your Way) by Dr. Dan Bishop. Independently published (December 8, 2023)
- Master Your Motivation: A Practical Guide to Unstick Yourself, Build Momentum and Sustain Long-Term Motivation by Thibaut Meurisse. Independently published (July 16, 2019)