The ACHIEVER is a total purpose junkie. Fueled by your need for growth and achievement, you are ever motivated to follow your dreams wherever they take you.

ACHIEVERS are capable, passionate, and multi-talented individuals with unusually resilient spirits. As an ACHIEVER, you’re not easily satisfied with “good enough” or “second best.” Instead, you have a compulsive urge to take on new initiatives, pick up new skills, and juggle multiple roles and responsibilities simultaneously.

Your friends admire your passion, although they often tease you for your inability to rest or relax. When they see you striving, they’re often inspired to tackle their own goals with similar grit and creativity.

Natural risk-takers, ACHIEVERS often choose purpose over security. Where others fear change and uncertainty, you see it as an opportunity to grow. Of all the Clarity Types, you have the greatest ability to catalyze change and make the world a better place.

The ACHIEVER faces a variety of goal-oriented concerns when it comes to an unexpected pregnancy.

As an ACHIEVER, you may worry the pregnancy will delay your plans or put your dreams on hold. Perhaps, you’ve watched pregnant classmates drop out of school, working mothers pass up big promotions, and coworkers never return from maternity leave. You know your story is unique, but even so, you can’t ignore the pattern. What if this temporary setback turns permanent? What if the path you choose for your pregnancy has a lasting impact on your future?

Well-meaning friends may warn you not to “throw it all away” or “bite off more than you can chew.” Friends may even express concerns about your ability to succeed in light of the pregnancy. As an ACHIEVER, you recognize these concerns as limiting and disempowering, but you see their point. What if continuing this pregnancy results in mediocrity, failure, or even burnout?

With your strengths and concerns in mind, here are some suggestions designed to bring self-awareness, confidence, and clarity to the ACHIEVER.

What makes ACHIEVERS extraordinary is their ability to choose purpose and significance over security and ease. Unexpected pregnancy is like any unforeseen challenge on the road to success. This pregnancy may have an impact on your goals and priorities—but only to the degree you allow.

Some ACHIEVERS are prone to mistaking an impressive resume for a life well-lived. Allow this pregnancy to bring into sharp focus what matters most to you.

Your ACHIEVER nature may also put you at a heightened risk for burnout. High impact ACHIEVERS value their internal strength, but they also value community. Surround yourself with individuals who want to support you and see you succeed. After all, no one ever achieved anything of significance alone.

As an ACHIEVER, you are no stranger to struggles, barriers, or conflict. Let your resilient nature and ACHIEVER spirit pull you through so you can reach for more than you thought possible.