Archive for October, 2009

Acknowledging our gifted adult personality

“I did not perform well socially in junior high. I was a strange girl and I was in a lot of pain because of that, like most teenagers.” Claire Danes
Elaine Aron, PhD comments on some of the consequences of being very sensitive as a child: “…family and school problems, childhood illnesses, and the like all [...]

Anxiety/Stress • Identity / Self concept
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Adult underachievement - not living up to our high potential

Adult underachievement – not living up to our high potential

In a very real sense, everyone may be called “underachieving” regardless of whether they are gifted or not. One short definition is “Performance below potential.”
But high ability and giftedness are much more than advanced potential, high scores and notable achievements. What really matters in talking about underachievement is the inner experience of “falling short of [...]

Achievement
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