Starting when were children in school, were often labeled based on how other people perceive our achievement.

Yet these are concepts that can follow us the rest of our lives.

Heres what they had to say.

What are the signs of being an overachiever?

Still, being familiar with some of these traits can be helpful.

For those who are labeled overachievers, it simply means they met their goals.

But overachievers tend to have secret goals too.

One of the most visible examples of these dual public/private goals is in the world of sports.

They usually start by identifying a goal that appears unachievable by sports standards.

They experiment with new equipment, new stances, or strengthen different sets of muscles.

Yes, those were just overachievers who radically changed their sports.

In these cases,Dr.

And once any of these goals are achieved, they typically jump into working toward new ones.

Their energy is their vision and belief or faith for something more or better to come, Robeck explains.

This can manifest in different ways, Magavi explains.

First of all, overachievers often blame themselves for failures and hold themselves to sometimes unrealistically high standards.

They are usually outcome-driven, Magavi tells Lifehacker.

They may be perfectionists and rigid in thinking.

Body language can indicate what is going on in the brain, she tells Lifehacker.

Tony Robbins bursting on stage is a good example.

Often, big movers function best when they have many projects going at oncesetting themselves up for overachievement.

DISC stands for dominant, influencer, steady and conscientious.

There is no wrong way to be, she explains.

If you have never taken the DISC test before, there arefree options available online.

Heres how she explains it:

As a D, your priorities may include getting immediate results (e.g.

have you ever caught yourself saying, Time is money!

Also, as a D, you may be motivated by winning, success and just good old-fashioned competition.

If this resonates, then you may be of the dominant persuasion.

In that case, Davenport says that its important to recognize your two greatest enemies: boredom and hand-holding.

Davenport also recommends that people in this category surround themselves with self-starters to minimize any hand-holding.